Re:Fox to Buy Roku Streaming Service in $22B Deal
by presbyterian on Monday June 15, 2026 @09:31AM
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If you’re already DIYing, set up a Jellyfin server and then any of the streaming boxes will work.
Re:Fox to Buy Roku Streaming Service in $22B Deal
by pickleglitch on Monday June 15, 2026 @09:42AM
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Jellyfin is great, but it is solving a different problem entirely.
Re:Fox to Buy Roku Streaming Service in $22B Deal
by presbyterian on Tuesday June 16, 2026 @12:13PM
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Not really. The person I'm replying to wants to watch streaming services and their own files. Grab any streaming box that supports the services, and it almost certainly has a Jellyfin app or a compatible one. Problem solved.
Re:Fox to Buy Roku Streaming Service in $22B Deal
by NetMageSCW on Monday June 15, 2026 @09:59AM
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Apple TV.
Re:Fox to Buy Roku Streaming Service in $22B Deal
by IshKebab on Monday June 15, 2026 @11:21AM
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Fine for Netflix etc. but it's not going to let you run bittorrent or whatever without a lot of pain.
Re:Fox to Buy Roku Streaming Service in $22B Deal
by CrimsonCape on Monday June 15, 2026 @02:56PM
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Yeah, this space seems pretty sparse. Some of the Radxa SBCs are getting closer to a hardware solution for your vision, but there isn't real mainstream software. A self-hosted DNLA server is probably the most realistic option but DNLA has seemed to fall by the wayside in favor of paid streaming and plex/jellyfin.
That said, Tailscale did not exist when DNLA was popular, and DNLA over Tailscale seems a really promising non-jellyfin avenue.
Ultimately the problem will be lack of hardware decoders and poor interop with Dolby, DTS, etc.
https://bret.dk/radxa-dragon-q8b-a-laptop-cosplaying-as-an-s...
Re:Fox to Buy Roku Streaming Service in $22B Deal
by IshKebab on Monday June 15, 2026 @03:59PM
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I think the problem is that legit apps like Netflix are super restrictive about what they'll run on. Even if you just do it through a browser you need to be using Chrome on Windows or whatever or they'll restrict you to 720p.
I agree, there seem to be no good options for this. You can use Kodi or whatever, but I want something that supports playing my ... totally legally acquired content... and Netflix/Disney/iPlayer/etc. In a package that's silent and low power.
Doesn't seem to exist unfortunately. I guess the closest is Nvidia Shield. You can apparently still sideload APKs onto that... for now. I'll buy one when they release an update. I'm patient!