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BlankSystemDaemon
Mar 13, 2009



If anyone are just using TVHeadend like I was (just letting it run quietly in the background because it's just one of those pieces of software that work consistently), you may wanna check if there's a version that includes all the changes done since the last release.

There's been more than 2000 changes in total, including the ability to define a "Now" in the EPG, full support for Perl-Compatible Regular Expressions in searches, several updates to the EIT EPG grabber, updates to ffmpeg and libav, and many many fixes.

Xenix posted:

I've had the same HTPC for about 11 years now and it's been slowly dying. I'd love to replace it with something like a Raspberry Pi, but they are perpetually out of stock and I don't really feel like buying one from one of the many places trying to make a buck flipping them on Amazon. At this point, I mostly use it to watch Youtube with adblocker. I'd like to replace it and have the following needs and wants:

  • Youtube with adblock
  • Stream via Plex, netflix, etc
  • Emulate older consoles (mostly just a want)

Is there something out there that isn't a Pi that would readily do these things without building a new HTPC or fixing the failing components in my current one? I know casting youtube from another device to my TV is probably a better option for the youtube stuff, but the ads annoy me and I'm hesitant to install a third party youtube app (though it looks like Youtube vanced is no longer a thing?)
You might wanna look at something like the Asus PN42.
It's a completely fanless mini-pc with the N100 Alder Lake CPU, a DIMM socket, an M.2 socket, and a HDMI port that supports CEC according to the specs.

I have the PN41, and while I wish I'd known that the PN42 was coming out, I'm still very happy with it.

EDIT: As for ad blocking, that's part of the YouTube add-on, and SponsorBlock can be found in the siku2 repository.
I don't know about streaming; Netflix might work depending on a lot of DRM/authentication factors, whereas Plex looks a lot easier to get to work.

BlankSystemDaemon fucked around with this message at 12:02 on Jul 2, 2023

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BlankSystemDaemon
Mar 13, 2009



That Works posted:

Cross post from the Plex thread cuz I didn’t know this one existed
LibreELEC is supposedly going to be on the RPI5.

Oh, nevermind. I misunderstood and thought you wanted to avoid Plex.
Seems like the Plex thread is the best place to ask about Plex.

BlankSystemDaemon
Mar 13, 2009



I wanna get an N100 powered HTPC of some sort, preferably fanless - and I'm currently eyeing the Asus PN42.

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