I am finally coming to realize cable TV really sucks
I was just going to build a HTPC for the first time <<<
but saw this post...
"I loved my HTPC back in the day when there really wasn't any streaming content and everything was recorded TV and movies/TV ripped on my NAS. A HTPC made perfect sense then when it wasn't very difficult to get it working properly.
Today recorded TV and playing ripped movies from local sources is really niche. Everyone has moved to streaming services for content and none of the HTPC apps are even decent at consuming them."
So... HTPC, ROKU, KODI or ?
I want "simple so my wife can use it", and the most options for pay-service and web based content.
What do you people recommend to stream all the services and / or view web based content on my new HDTV?
thanks in advance for the advice
I was just going to build a HTPC for the first time <<<
but saw this post...
"I loved my HTPC back in the day when there really wasn't any streaming content and everything was recorded TV and movies/TV ripped on my NAS. A HTPC made perfect sense then when it wasn't very difficult to get it working properly.
Today recorded TV and playing ripped movies from local sources is really niche. Everyone has moved to streaming services for content and none of the HTPC apps are even decent at consuming them."
So... HTPC, ROKU, KODI or ?
I want "simple so my wife can use it", and the most options for pay-service and web based content.
What do you people recommend to stream all the services and / or view web based content on my new HDTV?
thanks in advance for the advice