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honestly, i'm just gonna hook my TV up to a thinkcentre or some shit, my android TV is horrible to use. if they're gonna make it difficult to use their product the way i want, i'm not gonna.
Since it's android you can make it work how you want it to.
Install a different launcher, like Projectivy and you can make your homescreen exactly what you want, no cluttered mess of ads
Get SmartTube for youtube
change what your buttons do with TVQuickActions
My dirt-cheap $20 walmart Android TV box now looks nothing like it did when I first booted it. Completely customized to how I want it to work. I even have it set up so my Disney button makes my livingroom lights dim for movies.
i still need to purchase an extra device, since my tv runs on version 4 or something like that.
might as well use something that's REALLY customizable. but i will definetely consider an ATV box.
Try SmartTube first
Careful, Netflix won't slow maximum resolution on a PC.
i'm not using netflix. again, not usable the way i want to.
private jellyfin server FTW.
If you use the app it does
AFAIK there is no netflix app on linux and browser playback is limited to 720p. And if you're looking to avoid your TVs bloated, ad-ridden spyware OS I see no point in using microsoft's bloated, ad-ridden spyware OS instead.