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Smart devices are turning out to be a poor investment
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We replaced ours with a refurbished business desktop, installed Linux and Jellyfin then use with a wireless keyboard with built-in track pad
Plays media great, emulates up to Wii and can use for general web browsing too
I do something similar. I have full control over everything. Use Firefox with UBlock. NEVER see an ad. I was super close to buying an Nvidia Shield because the box looks nice, and I'm glad I didn't.
Yep! I have a Pi 4 running Pihole blocking ads on network and often get thanks from the teens when they're away from home and they realize just how many ads they would otherwise be exposed to