Some people who use my Jellyfin server have access through Roku. The Roku client doesn’t use the user language preferences and has been slow to gain Jellyfin features. They would like to replace it with something that can access Jellyfin and conventional streaming services. What do you recommend? FOSS is preferred but not required. Same for raspberry pi options.
Firefox? 😅 Roku is basically cancer for TVs… so best of luck.
FireTV is cancer for streaming boxes; Roku isn’t too horrible.
I’m 85% of the way to an nAiCE to meet you joke, but it’s just not coming together…
What’s wrong with Roku?
Nothing really… I just have a bone to pick with data harvesting corporations in general. I especially don’t appreciate my leisure time being monitored/analyzed/etc. and that seems to be their whole purpose.
Fair enough. Just curious.
I use an older Pi (can’t remember the model) running LibreELEC + Jellyfin client + the Kodi Sync Queue plugin on the server. Jellyfin takes over the entire Kodi library on the client. Control is via CEC from the TV.
My understanding is that Raspberry Pis are not great value anymore if you don’t need the GPIO pins, so there may be a more affordable Single Board Computer out there that will run LibreELEC. Maybe even x86.
I’m also trying an Apple TV 4K which I got on sale. It works well, and there’s a free Jellyfin client app in addition to a couple of pay ones, but I haven’t figured out how to configure my universal remote so I don’t need the Apple remote.I got one for free, it didn’t have a remote. Found some on scamazon for cheap, and they are definitely that but they work great. I say they because they were so cheap I figured I’d end up with duds so I got more than one, turns out even though they’re basically made of paper they’re actually pretty good. Maybe just not for a little kid.
What features do you see as missing?
The client uses Roku’s built-in language capabilities. If they set their language on the Roku device, the client will use that language.
It doesn’t override a forced language. If an episode has English and Russian and Russian is forced for some reason the web client can override it if the option is selected. I don’t know of any missing features right now but it didn’t have skip intro for a while after Jellyfin got it.
if you do android tv you can use android debloater on it to make it less shit
Formuler tv box with the fladder app, or normal jellyfin android tv app when fladder stumbles
Old thinkpad with linux?
I had a roku, and was unable to play HDR, Atmos, and subtitles would be a pain. I broke down and got an Nvidia shield. While the shield still has a few quirks it’s way less than Roku, Webos or Firesticks.
