I currently have two TVs, one I use an appleTV with and the other with a googleTV HD (device formerly known as Chromecast), but they both have issues.

The jellyfin app on appleTV is messed up, it fucks up audio and subs all the time, and in general has a hard time with media that has multiple audio tracks, not using the audio I select with the remote.

The googleTV just stutters with almost everything, direct stream or transcoded doesn’t matter. All of my library is just 1080p, I have proper wifi to it, all mobile devices stream just fine.

So neither of these provide me with a solution that really works.

What solutions can you recommend, that allows for seamless navigation of jellyfin with my remote? I don’t want anything resembling a mouse/keyboard combo for navigation whatsoever.

  • dingdongitsabear@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    12 days ago

    an old laptop/desktop (like 6th-gen Intel or newer) that boots directly into jellyfin-media-player in TV fullscreen mode. it supports any remote that can emmit up-down-left-right, enter, esc (like, via InputRemapper). disable transcoding on the server and play anything you want via direct stream.

      • dingdongitsabear@lemmy.mlEnglish
        2·
        12 days ago

        stove them out of sight? well, you can go for a mini-PC if price isn’t an issue. but these things can be had for ultra-cheap, especially if you have one laying around or get one with a busted screen or sumsuch. an android box is a hit or miss, maybe it’s good, maybe it’s crap, maybe it’s loaded with malware… the middle ground would be a Raspberry Pi, there are unofficial LineageOS Android TV builds.

        • ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPEnglish
          1·
          12 days ago

          stove them out of sight?

          We have a fairly minimalistic setup around the TV, there’s nowhere to hide it which is why we originally went with an appleTV because it looks pretty decent.

          • dingdongitsabear@lemmy.mlEnglish
            31·
            12 days ago

            Raspberry Pi with a cute case then, and/or glued/velcroed to the back of the TV. they also support HDMI-CEC so your TV’s remote can work.

              • dingdongitsabear@lemmy.mlEnglish
                1·
                12 days ago

                like a commercially available one? negative, you have to tinker and make it such.

                if you have linux on the player (like with said PC or Raspberry) you have full control and can set it up to boot directly into jellyfin-media-player in fullscreen TV mode (that’s the one where remotes work).

                • ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPEnglish
                  1·
                  12 days ago

                  Yeah I really prefer as close to plug-and-play as possible, I don’t want to spend hours tinkering to get something that basic working.

                  I’ll take a look and see if it’s low effort enough.

              • 31337@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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                12 days ago

                You can also just install the libreelec os (Kodi), and install the Jellyfin Kodi addon. Haven’t tried that addon. I used to use Kodi when I had only one TV, and liked it. Now that I have 2 Android TVs, just installing Jellyfin on the TVs works fine. I might go back to rPIs and disconnect my TVs from the internet though.