Hello everynyan,
So this is less so a pirating question and more a setup question. Hope that’s okay?
I’m recently getting back into pirating with streaming going down the shitter. I can catch up on best practices w stuff like the mega thread but I basically want to setup a media device for my parents to stream stuff I pirate.
Any of you have recommendations? Only real catch is I don’t want them to have to do much besides turn something on and off. My mom has gotten a lot more computer literate these last years but fiddling w stuff will definitely put her off.
Things I’ve considered:
- Plex server, not really thrilled about streaming stuff straight from my house
- SBC w/ whatever media app is easiest these days and just delivering a new drive w stuff now and then
Thanks, -shitass
Cheap android TV box running kodi. Media on usb hard drive.
You aren’t wrong. It is something to be careful of. Here’s one source
Best might be to go with a known brand, get a Raspberry Pi, get something like the Intel Nuc if you want something more capable and a wireless keyboard to go with it.
Don’t buy those boxes, they’re a ripoff at best and funding real crime at worst.
Huh? Can you elaborate? I have an LG TV with webOS (useless), so I’m about to buy an Android box.
Another suggestion for plex. Set plex up for them, share your library, no work for them
Stremio with torrentio and real Debrid. Easiest setup ever and once I set it up for my parents I never needed to touch it again.
Edit: for myself and wifey we use plex and plex_Debrid to load content and it works awesome. Setup was a bit harder and it’s not perfect but it’s my favorite setup
💯 Stremio + rd + torentio setup is a set and forget solution. The easiest one to navigate and play a movie for any of less tech savvy people.
What’s wrong with people suggesting plex lmao
Plex hands down. There are ways to set it up that if they search for something, it’ll auto down it to the server and add it for them to watch with a few third party apps.
Like others have said, use Plex! I use it to share my library with my tech illiterate parent, they just have to install the Plex app on their Roku (or any other streaming device) and then I logged into my account on the app. The connection is secure end to end and it’s really not much different than the Netflix experience that most users are used to.
Setup proper port forwarding in your router and keep your Plex server up to date and you should be good to not worry about streaming media out from your house.
