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  • Lumisal@lemmy.worldtoSelfhosted@lemmy.worldSmart TV OS Alternative
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    4 hours ago

    Currently I’m working on a Plasma Bigscreen build that still gives some privacy and 1080p Netflix/Disney+/Crunchyroll etc by using extensions/WebApps and getting S-Tube and other android apps (including tv web browser) via Waydroid + Flauncher, all controllable through a simple IR controller.

    If you pm me I’ll set it as a reminder for when I finish to share the package. It’s designed for an Odroid C4.

    As for dumb tvs or more privacy friendly tvs, you can find them if you know where to look. Here’s some options from LG:

    https://www.lg.com/us/business/digital-signage

    They had a dumb 65" 4k OLED too but it’s currently out of stock.















  • Desktop has both Mint and Bazzite. I use both daily.

    Mint can’t natively control my display or sound, and it has had issues with internet and the Nvidia graphics card before.

    Bazzite can natively control display and sound, and I haven’t had to use the CLI even once.

    New Lenovo Laptop I tried both too. The mousepad and fn shortcuts for brightness and sound didn’t work on Mint. Fedora mousepad works perfectly and fn shortcuts work

    Old 8 year HP 4gb ddr4 laptop neither worked well, so went with a lightweight distro that was debian based.

    Old 12 year HP 16gb ddr3 laptop; mint gave internet LAN issues and DVD drive issues, keyboard shortcut for brightness issues. Fedora XFCE no issues.

    Friend’s 4 year old Asus laptop; Mint gave issues with WiFi, Nvidia graphics card, and controlling screen brightness. Fedora no issues.

    Another friend had similar issues with their laptop on Mint but said no issues on Zorin btw, and Zorin also worked better on their mom’s old desktop. Both are debian based interestingly enough, but Zorin is sort of paid so makes some sense I guess?..

    This is all anecdotal of course, but at least based on what I’ve seen, Mint has never been as beginner friendly as it seems compared to Fedora in that it usually requires more tinkering. You even see that here with the pro mint comments suggesting some use of a CLI.