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submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by randomcruft@lemmy.sdf.org to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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Hi and hope all are well today. First, thanks in advance for any / all responses. Second, apologies if this isn’t the best place to ask this question.

I’m curious if anyone, has moved completely from using an AppleTV to something else. Current use case for the ATV is a few streaming apps (Crunchyroll / HiDive, Tubi, etc.) and Apple Arcade (a few casual games).

If you did completely switch, what did you decide on using? Did you go back to buying movies / using a DVD/Blu-Ray player, setup a mini PC and stream from websites / rip music and movies, use a gaming console instead, etc.?

Exploring options and entertaining thoughts for right now. Again, thanks and have a good day / evening.

Edit - 2024/01/01 - Just wanted to thank everyone for the lively discussion and resources (links, recommendations, etc.) related to my question.

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[–] eramseth@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Not sure if it's a factor for you but roku tries to phone home a lot more than anything else on my network (or perhaps my firewall just catches it more than other devices and apps). Otherwise roku is pretty good.

Nvidia shield tv is better though. It's the best set top box. Made even better by replacing the default launcher/ home screen (android TV default launcher now has 2/3 or more of the screen taken up by ads or "recommended content" which is just ads).

[–] Osiris@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

ProjectIvy is a great launcher if anyone needs it

[–] eramseth@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

That's what I'm using now and I like it.

[–] randomcruft@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 10 months ago

I will give this a look, appreciate it!

[–] randomcruft@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

One of the concerns is the current state of "privacy" with these devices. Interesting that you can mod the Shield (as mentioned by a couple of others as well). Good to know, even if I get one just to tinker / experiment. Thank you so much!

[–] eramseth@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yes that's a concern with all of them, Apple TV included.

[–] randomcruft@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 10 months ago

Agreed, Apple is not above scrutiny on the privacy front. Appreciate the response.