Re:Pi-hole v6
by globular-toast on Wednesday February 19, 2025 @08:25AM
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Nah, I used to have a YouTube plugin that worked years ago but don't any more. I don't use it for "TV" purposes, though, it's more of a home cinema device. I don't have background screens in my house.
But my point wasn't literally to use a Raspberry Pi 2, just that you can get cheap low power devices that beat "smart TV" crap. You can of course get much more recent ARM-based boards that support all the latest HD standards etc. I don't do the hedonic treadmill, though, so I'm still happy with 1080p Blu-ray.
Re:Pi-hole v6
by doubled112 on Wednesday February 19, 2025 @08:42AM
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Can't disagree with that. If it's still fulfilling it's purpose, why change?
Smart TVs really aren't very smart and a nicely ripped 1080p Blu-ray often looks better than what the streaming services will stream you anyway.
I don't think I'd even have a TV if it were just me. Wife and kids seem to need one though, so simplicity counts. What would they do if they couldn't watch people who watch people play games?
I don’t have any HEVC media so I’m not sure there, but the lack of 4K output would be a big stopper for me.
I’m also not sure about the streaming services it would support, but chances are if your running off of a Pi2, you’re sailing the seven seas for media. Will that thing even play YouTube in a browser at this point?