Yes, I’m fully aware that the best way to have a streaming box is to run Linux on a Raspberry Pi, and if anyone has a guide for how to best set that up, connect to various streaming services, and allow casting from a phone then I’m very happy to check it out. However, I’ve heard Android TV boxes/sticks are still relatively customisable so I’d really just like something I can run SmartTubeNext on and cast YouTube to the TV without any ads. I’m not going to be putting much in the way of personal data on it so it’s obviously doesn’t need to be the most secure/hardened thing in the world, but I’d still rather avoid the dodgiest of boxes. Any recommendations for something cheap-ish and private-ish?
The Google Chromecast one is really good
As in the “Chromecast with Google TV”? Looks like it’s full customisable (side-loading, custom launcher, etc), is that the case?
That’s the one, I’ve side loaded SmartTube on it for youtube, but haven’t done much else. I would imagine it’s customizable since it’s a google product, and their pixel phones are very good for that too.
I’ve done a quick search and it seems you can replace a lot of the stock ad-filled UI etc, so sounds like a good shout, cheers!