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Appreciate the details on Infuse. Still looking at all the options, thanks for the response!!


Thank you for the info on these. As I figure out what I want to do, I will keep these in mind! Sounds like some good stuff.


Agreed, Apple is not above scrutiny on the privacy front. Appreciate the response.


Appreciate the info / response. I’ll have to check out alldebrid, stremio, and torrentio; those are new to me.


I will give this a look, appreciate it!


Thank you! I’m going to start looking at the Synology NAS devices. I have one of their routers which I really like so the NAS stuff should be similar (fit, finish, interface, etc.).


Appreciate the comment. The Roku seems to be pretty popular and luckily it’s just me, so I can experiment.


Thank you for this! I’ll look more at the Synology NAS devices and see what that’s all about. I’m probably the other way around, stream more, and emulate once in a while.


Adding that to my to-do list for research, thank you for the post!!


Appreciate your comment, and that seems like a common setup. If you didn’t have the ATV, what would you front end the Plex server with? I have a Synology router and would probably buy a Synology NAS, if I went that route.


If I may ask, what are you using to host the Plex server? I’ve read about people using NAS devices (Synology, etc. which has Plex available natively) and running a PC with a lot of storage. Appreciate the comment!


One of the concerns is the current state of “privacy” with these devices. Interesting that you can mod the Shield (as mentioned by a couple of others as well). Good to know, even if I get one just to tinker / experiment. Thank you so much!


And with my luck, the day I buy a Shield is the day they announce a new one :) Luckily it’s just me, so I’m the only to complain if I do something dumb, ha! I’ll start keeping an eye on the Shield, as I’m not in a rush to buy / change.

Appreciate the device info and response!


Got it, and yes, current ATV is hardwired. Wi-Fi in my home wasn’t too bad, but wired is definitely better. Appreciate the response / thoughts.


Thanks, this seems like a common theme as well as Roku and Plex. At least you can recoup a few dollars on the ATV if you sell it.


I’m seeing a few comments on the Nvidia. I know of them, but had not really given them a serious look. Thank you so much!


Understood about the ads / sponsored content. I’ve not used anything but an ATV, but I’ve heard similar (ads, interface, etc.). If I come up with a different solution, I will revive the post and let folks know. Thanks.


Thanks for the reply. Seems Roku / Plex are a fairly common combination.


Appreciate your insights on how you use the Roku devices. Understood about gaming, my eyes can’t handle mobile gaming :)


AppleTV complete replacement opinions
Hi and hope all are well today. First, thanks in advance for any / all responses. Second, apologies if this isn’t the best place to ask this question. I’m curious if anyone, has moved completely from using an AppleTV to something else. Current use case for the ATV is a few streaming apps (Crunchyroll / HiDive, Tubi, etc.) and Apple Arcade (a few casual games). If you did completely switch, what did you decide on using? Did you go back to buying movies / using a DVD/Blu-Ray player, setup a mini PC and stream from websites / rip music and movies, use a gaming console instead, etc.? Exploring options and entertaining thoughts for right now. Again, thanks and have a good day / evening. **Edit** - 2024/01/01 - Just wanted to thank everyone for the lively discussion and resources (links, recommendations, etc.) related to my question.
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