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Alternative to Apple TV/Fire TV stick etc.? (feddit.org)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/buyeuropean@feddit.uk
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Does anybody know of a proper alternative to Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV sticks, Roku sticks, etc.?

At the moment, Iโ€™m still using a Fire TV Stick with my old TV, but ideally, Iโ€™d like to replace it with something European. Is there anything?

Requirements are:

  • Runs a Jellyfin client
  • Apps for typical streaming services like Disney+, which I wonโ€™t be able to get rid of yet (I have people in the house who love Disney).
  • Wi-Fi, ideally
  • remote control so that we can control it easily from the couch
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[โ€“] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

You can run Android on it. Then you have your pick of apps.

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  • [โ€“] [S] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    That sounds promising. Any idea how I could remote control it, though?

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 1 year ago

    However one thing you need to be aware of, is that most apps will throttle your resolution to 720p with a setup like that.

    There is basically no way to get proper streaming from these apps except by buying a completely premade android device, and then never ever messing with it.

    The DRM system they use for this is called Widevine.

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