I setup a micro PC with Ubuntu and plugged it into my TV for media streaming, and was just wondering if there was a way to optimize the experience for non KBM

  • Synestine@sh.itjust.works
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    5 months ago

    Personally, I use Kodi for that. It works very well with minimal keyboard and no mouse (though it can handle both), so much so that I’ve run it for years using only an IR remote.

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      5 months ago

      This.

      Using a CEC link will make things even more simple, but that might involve additional hardware. Those raspberry thingies have native CEC on hdmi. For x86 you might have to look at some extra hardware.

      And of course, Kodi is an example of a 10 foot interface.

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      5 months ago

      I always have strange lag problems when I try to use it, even on powerful hardware. I think the audio visualization stuff is just buggy because going in and out of fullscreen takes ages and often crashes or freezes.

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      5 months ago

      I use Jellyfin as a backend for my Kodi boxes (I have 3, and JF keeps them in sync). I used to have a YouTube plugin, but YT broke that this year.

  • Max-P@lemmy.max-p.me
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    5 months ago

    KDE has Plasma BigScreen. It even maps remotes to regular common keybinds so you can navigate apps without native support for that kind of use.

    I haven’t seen it in the wild and I don’t think there are many apps that do integrate very well with it, but it exists to mess with.