randomcruft

randomcruft, 6 months ago

Appreciate your insights on how you use the Roku devices. Understood about gaming, my eyes can’t handle mobile gaming :)

randomcruft, 6 months ago

Thanks for the reply. Seems Roku / Plex are a fairly common combination.

randomcruft, 6 months ago

Understood about the ads / sponsored content. I’ve not used anything but an ATV, but I’ve heard similar (ads, interface, etc.). If I come up with a different solution, I will revive the post and let folks know. Thanks.

randomcruft, 6 months ago

I’m seeing a few comments on the Nvidia. I know of them, but had not really given them a serious look. Thank you so much!

randomcruft, 6 months ago

Thanks, this seems like a common theme as well as Roku and Plex. At least you can recoup a few dollars on the ATV if you sell it.

randomcruft, 6 months ago

Got it, and yes, current ATV is hardwired. Wi-Fi in my home wasn’t too bad, but wired is definitely better. Appreciate the response / thoughts.

randomcruft, 6 months ago

Thank you for the comment. I should’ve provided more context in the original post. Without getting too deep, I’m starting to reconsider my personal views on privacy, content ownership (vs. streaming), where / how I spend my money, etc.

I’m in the Apple ecosystem but wondering if going back to open source, purchased media (music, movies, etc.), donating to projects, etc. is “better”. Which is highly subjective and personal, of course.

The reason for the question was to see what other folks may be doing.

randomcruft, 6 months ago

And with my luck, the day I buy a Shield is the day they announce a new one :) Luckily it’s just me, so I’m the only to complain if I do something dumb, ha! I’ll start keeping an eye on the Shield, as I’m not in a rush to buy / change.

Appreciate the device info and response!

randomcruft, 6 months ago

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!

randomcruft, 6 months ago

If I may ask, what are you using to host the Plex server? I’ve read about people using NAS devices (Synology, etc. which has Plex available natively) and running a PC with a lot of storage. Appreciate the comment!

randomcruft, 6 months ago

Appreciate your comment, and that seems like a common setup. If you didn’t have the ATV, what would you front end the Plex server with? I have a Synology router and would probably buy a Synology NAS, if I went that route.

randomcruft, 6 months ago

Yup, I did go down the rabbit hole and read the links and stuff. Interesting reading and something to consider. I guess it’s back to a non-networked DVD/Blu-Ray player and get stuff from the local library or Craigslist :)

randomcruft, 6 months ago

Yeah, a sad side effect of the subscription/advertising economy. Current TV has as much of that turned off, that I can find at least. Although I haven’t gone full “remove everything from the network”, yet 🙂

randomcruft, 6 months ago

Thank you for this! I’ll look more at the Synology NAS devices and see what that’s all about. I’m probably the other way around, stream more, and emulate once in a while.

randomcruft, 6 months ago

Appreciate the comment. The Roku seems to be pretty popular and luckily it’s just me, so I can experiment.

randomcruft, 6 months ago

I will give this a look, appreciate it!

randomcruft, 5 months ago

Appreciate the info / response. I’ll have to check out alldebrid, stremio, and torrentio; those are new to me.

randomcruft, 5 months ago

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

randomcruft, 5 months ago

Thank you for the info on these. As I figure out what I want to do, I will keep these in mind! Sounds like some good stuff.