roku remote app showing ads now

https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/12193887

I recently stopped using my firestick. Even though I only used it for Jellyfin, the ads on the home screen were too much for me. So I swapped it out for a Raspberry Pi with LibreElec as the OS, and there have been literally no downsides.

  • Jellyfin for Kodi add-on with Embuary skin shows your entire Jellyfin library on the home screen with continue watching and next up widgets right there when you turn on the TV.
  • You can set it up entirely through the GUI. Works with either keyboard and mouse or remote.
  • Uses HDMI-CEC so works with my TVs original remote and even my firestick remote.
  • If you want to use an app remote, Kore is officially supported and has no ads.
  • Invidious add-on with the Send to Kodi and libredirect Firefox extensions means I can cast YouTube videos to my TV with no ads.
  • You can even run an Ethernet cable from your router/Jellyfin server to the Pi. I did this and have not experienced any buffering since.
  • It even passed the spouse test. My wife says she likes that it’s faster and more responsive. Plus she likes the asteroids screensaver.
  • What kind if Pi? Can you watch UHD without issues on it?
    Pi 4B with 4 gigs of RAM. And yes! I was surprised, but it had absolutely no trouble with playing 4k, especially after using a wired connection.