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Smart TV OS Alternative (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago by Goombalover3000@lemmy.world to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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Good day! I am trying to find a good alternative as not to use the"smart" functions or using an Xbox to consume our media. I found a few options ie like plasma big screen but it's no longer in development. Essentially I would line love to have it running on an rpi4 and just hooked up to the TV.

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[–] Guenther_Amanita@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

The option(s) other commenters gave are great! But just to give you more options, I'll give you a few additional ideas.

KDE Connect: You can still use a normal desktop (preferably KDE or Gnome), set your display scale to 150+%, and then use your phone remotely to control the cursor, media playback, and more.
Bazzite: often used to replace SteamOS, it also boots into Steam big picture mode by default, where you can set applications in the start menu. It has a nice console-like interface, and you don't have to maintain anything, e.g. updating. It also supports Waydroid and webapps by default.
An old laptop or mini-PC with Bluefin or Aurora. They are basically like Bazzite, but without gaming stuff. You can set the display scale to 200% and enjoy a worry-free experience. Optionally, you can install Phosh or Plasma Mobile on top, which is made for mobile devices.

[–] mmhmm@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Is bazzite couch friendly? I'm expecting to need a mouse and that isnt my ideal setup

[–] OhVenus_Baby@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

In big picture mode it's couch/ controller friendly. In desktop mode you'll need a mouse. Either way you'll need a peripheral device for any platform.

[–] mmhmm@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I would like a controller. I'll give bazzite a better look when I get to a home theater PC. Thanks for the input

[–] Lyricism6055@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Bazzite is my daily driver and I really like it

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

KDE connect is not coach friendly

[–] Guenther_Amanita@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm using it for years now to control the laptop from my couch? And it works great.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Except the UI is not designed for that. I want a TV interface that is controllable via a remote either physical or virtual. I'm not going to try and deal a full desktop. If it takes me more than a few seconds to do something that's way to long.

[–] Guenther_Amanita@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

KDE Connect has a remote feature for presentations. Maybe one can create a small interface/ WM for it?

For example, Niri WM, configured with just left, right, and laserpointer as confirmation button. Based on uBlue, so it updates itself. Does that sound practical?