Onn needs a Google account. Fire stick requires an Amazon account. Apple tv, obviously an Apple account. PS5, Xbox all the same.
Is there a box that will let me stream Hulu, Netflix, Spotify, my own stored media?
Osmc is great for home stuff, but can’t do Hulu Netflix.
I could use a Linux PC, but not as simple as 1 remote for a cheaper box top.
Any suggestions? Or do I just get a Linux host
I was also thinking a mini htpc with a remote. With Kodi running at startup you could probably use almost any universal remote with a generic IR receiver. Kodi is very remote friendly.
The air mouse remote I use is actually wireless with a little USB receiver, which is generally better than IR, IMHO, though you can’t actually turn the Mini-PC ON with it, wh8ch is fine since purposefully chose a Mini-PC with an N100 processor exactly because its TDP is pretty low and I can just leave it always ON (which is also necessary because it’s running other services).
The thing does have an IR LED and 5 programmable IR buttons (it was designed for use with Android TV boxes, so this is how one could turn it ON with the remote even though most of its functionality is via wireless with an USB receiver), which I use for controlling my TV.
And, absolutely, that stuff works perfectly with Kodi and once Kodi is up (which in my case I don’t yet do automatically but only because I’ve been too lazy to get around to figuring out how to do) I can do everything in it with just the remote buttons, no need for mouse or keyboard.