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[alex_young]

Owning both a Chromecast and a FireTv, I feel knowledgeable enough to say just buy a third party device to stream on.

While Amazon and Google Duke it out, they both want to gain market share, so the only way you can see everything is to go to someone else.

Know anyone who wants a used Chromecast or FireTv? :)

[bo1024 → alex_young]

I don't want to be the obnoxious person saying "Stallman told you so", but ... well ... we should all know by now what happens when companies sell you devices that are under their control and not yours.

These devices are not designed to respect your wishes or freedoms. They are not designed to empower you. They are designed to keep you within a strictly limited set of options. You do not really "own" it and it does not owe you its allegiance; it acts in the best interests of its manufacturer, not you.

[kkarakk → alex_young]

chromecast is fantastic though. i can just throw on any tab i'm browsing onto it and control it using google assistant.

firetv is kinda trash though yeah

[ehsankia → kkarakk]

And really, other than Amazon Video, everything else works perfectly fine. Netflix, Youtube, HBO, Plex, etc.

[vinay427 → kkarakk]

If you actually want an interface and a remote, the Fire TV is typically a much better value than competing Android TV products.

[Accacin → kkarakk]

The actual hardware is fine, I've had one for two or three years and it's perfect.

[TorKlingberg → alex_young]

This is why I use Dropbox. It may not be tightly integrated into Gmail or Office or iOS or Amazon something, but it works with everything.