What is the current best smart TV software/brand/ecosystem option?

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What is the current best smart TV software/brand/ecosystem option? - sh.itjust.works

After spending the last few days, tinkering and trying to put together an HTPC for my family, I wasn’t able to get a smooth enough experience to match even our old, ad-filled, laggy, Roku. In particular, every streaming service I tried needed to be controlled almost exclusively by mouse, as everything has been reduced to electron apps/websites with little-to-no keyboard or controller navigation support. As such, I’m looking for other options, although considering how quickly these platforms change and how outdated a lot of the information available on them is its hard to single out the best options. In particular, I’m looking to be able to: * Use Netflix, Prime Video, and Disney+. Ideally other services too, since we tend to juggle subscriptions. * Control it with a remote, controller, or similarly simple device * Be able to stream to it Does anyone have much experience with options for this - esspecially if you’ve tried multiple and can compare?

I still haven’t found something better than Chromecast that can stream obscure video sites (yar-har). Everything else seems to only accept large companies with dedicated apps (Netflix, YouTube, Crunchyroll, etc.). Unfortunately, with Google phasing out their Chromecasts, I might have to go back to a super long HDMI cord connected to my PC.