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?
I use Xiaomi Mi Box S, as it works with official apps and additionally has Chromecast certificate.
But in places where Chromecast is not needed I use S96 Mini but flashed with https://www.atvxperience.com as it’s sometimes 2x cheaper.
Both are cheap but with price come lack of performance compared to Nvidia shield and such.
But didn’t test it with SmartTubeNext, as I’m using it mostly for IPTV/Jellyfin.