I’ve got a Chromecast on which I have disabled Google Services and only use NewPipe and VLC from F-Droid.

I was wondering what I could replace it with when it stops working.

The remote depletes batteries within a coulle days and the Chromecast has started rebooting randomly…

What I want to do:

  • watch videos from my SMB share
  • watch videos from media.ccc.de
  • optional: Youtube access
  • nice to have, but optional: PeerTube access

I’d prefer something very free and open. Could be something I build myself, I’ve recently been given a used FireTV remote, perhaps I could re-use that and avoid some e-waste.

EDIT: other functionality is optional and I don’t need anything like casting or AirPlay.

  • Gabadabs@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    3 days ago

    I swapped to a retired office PC with Linux on it, using KDE. I use KDE connect on my phone to use the browser to watch whatever I want. Some increased scaling made the interface more readable from a distance, and I set the hotbar to hide when I maximize a window. It’s not perfect, but honestly it’s been better than any other option I’ve tried.