I don’t want to use Osmc or LibreELEC. What I’m going for is something like Android TV (tried using LineageOS but that didn’t work out for me).

I was interested in something like Plasma Bigscreen but most of the tutorial is about 4 years old and point to using an old image.

I installed the Debian package. After that, I logged in and set Automatic login, and switch the session to Plasma Bigscreen (x11). After applying and a reboot, it launched Plasma Bigscreen but some widgets (like the audio, KDE Connect) froze when clicking on them.

What do you recommend? I prefer to use a Raspberry Pi.

  • @chronicledmonocle
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    51 month ago

    As long as your browser supports the DRM, it should stream 1080p and 4k fine. Chrome is best, unfortunately, specifically for Netflix.

    • Chewy
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      31 month ago

      No DRM for desktop Linux supports 4k Netflix. IIRC Netflix doesn’t even support 4k on Windows for anything except Edge, at least that was the case for many years.

      • @chronicledmonocle
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        41 month ago

        Really? I thought Chrome added support on Linux for 4k.

        I rarely stream Netflix and it’s only on there for my wife. If I want a show, I add it to my Plex library. Even if Netflix has it.

        • Chewy
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          1 month ago

          According to Netflix documentation, they only support 720p on Linux, regardless of the browser.

          Chrome officially supports 1080p on Windows and macOS, while 4k is only available through Edge on Windows and Safari on macOS.

          In the past I’ve used a Firefox plugin to enable 1080p playback on Linux, but the bitrate was lower than the 1080p bitrate on Windows (with Edge, iirc).

          https://help.netflix.com/de/node/30081

          Edit: Luckily Jellyfin does not have such annoying restrictions.

          • @chronicledmonocle
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            31 month ago

            I think the Windows Store app for Netflix supports 4k, but that would require running Windows…and that’s just icky.