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Re:YouTube TV removed from Roku channel store amid Google co... by johnnyanmac on Friday April 30, 2021 @09:59PM (#27002188)
>but there isn't really an option that is "unaffiliated" anymore :(

micro PC + some multi-launcher? I'm sure there's some 3rd party windows/Linux app that streamlines multiple services. Then add Plex server for any custom/downloaded media. It takes setup, but that's seems to almost always be the case; either a black box or assembly required (stability never guaranteed).

Perosnally, my "set top box" is a chromecast. and then localcast/airflow for anything that doesn't have chromecast support (all my subcribed streams do, fortunately). It's google so it's not really "unaffiliated", but as long as I can mirror a screen, I technically never have to worry about contracts blocking chromecasting.

Re:YouTube TV removed from Roku channel store amid Google co... by dleslie on Friday April 30, 2021 @10:05PM (#27002229)
This is what I do: there are dozens of cheap x86 microPCs available now, for around or under 200 dollars, that can easily play all streaming media services. Passively cooled, good enough CPU and GPU to decode HD video.

I run Kodi, Freetube, and the native Netflix and Prime Video apps on mine.