fan0m

I’m finding it a little hard to follow your description sorry, but couldn’t you do something like: Outside Internet -> Modem -> Router -> network switch -> devices?

Sounds like you just might need a network switch with more ports.

And I feel like it’s not a good idea to have a modem directly attached to the pc directly unless you’re using it as a router?

I read about this a while ago. Don’t know how good it is but it was something I’ve been wanting to look into.

https://github.com/ploopyco/trackpad

I own both Roku and Apple TV.

With Roku, The UI is just riddled with ads. Every time I turn it on I feel like they find another new place to insert more adverts. The UI feels sluggish and I had one remote die on me. The experience is largely solid but I feel less comfortable about what data Roku is mining. I’ll probably replace it with another Apple TV in the future.

As for Apple TV. I’m in the ecosystem ngl. It’s obviously a bit more expensive. There are a lot of settings you can customize. No ads in the UI (except where streaming services insert them of course.) Maybe there might be a solution available.

I’ve had some remote issues though. Sometimes it will start scrolling like crazy after hitting a button once. For some reason my tv turns back on after turning the Apple TV and tv it’s self off. And occasionally the volume buttons decide to not work. I’ll note that I’m currently on beta software so that might be the problem. The model of my tv may be causing issues also.

The apps available are definitely a plus. I don’t really watch YouTube on the tv often. Plex works great on both Roku and Apple TV. There’s a jellyfin app too, but haven’t messed with it a ton. The nice thing about iOS is that the developer community is pretty solid. So there’s a decent chance you may find apps that other platforms wouldn’t ever have. You can check the App Store to see what’s available.

Also: I think I saw somewhere that you need an Apple account (or even an iPhone) for initial set up. That may be an issue to consider. That being said, if your wife uses an iPhone, the ecosystem is largely similar with not a huge learning curve.

This is the way

I can still feel the pulsing pain of the burn on my finger.

I’ve enjoyed the Synology OS personally. I’m messing with a custom build with spare parts though.

IMO I think symbology is a good point of entry. I haven’t tried HexOS but it might be pretty good down the line for a no fuss system.

Edit: Sorry just realized the comment was about UGreen. Have my 2 cents about synology anyway. 😇

It was good if you wanted to bring a game and your save to a friend’s place to play together.

That never happened to me though because I have no friends.

I really hate the “it’s for kids” argument. Let alone the fact that adults play the games too. It’s for everyone.

I’m more of a Swiss Army knife. I can do a lot but I’m not that great at any of it.

I don’t disagree with anything you said. It is a privileged position to take, and I’m not denying that. This is the real life trolly problem.

I think I’m getting tired of people putting survival over standing up to the system.

Should people that still work at Twitter get a pass for the destruction it’s doing because there are lower level employees that need a paycheck to survive? How about employees at Google that indirectly enable Google to amass data at such a large scale it becomes impossible to have any privacy?

I understand the need to survive. Does a McDonalds worker lose anything by not turning the guy in? Is 50k worth the potential long term gain for society if the rich become fearful?

Maybe after a certain point even those trying to survive should share the blame for the negativity their contributions bring. Where that line is, I’m not sure.

This transaction feels like a bribe to keep the poors in check. “Here’s enough money for a small trailer to live in. Have fun.”

He got into the wrong part of the truck.

Pulling this straight out of my ass but I think it’s likely to be polycarbonate

I started a Drum Corps community here

I admittedly have no idea what I’m doing on Lemmy since I just joined but there it is.