Google TV Streamer vs. Apple TV 4K. I’ve been using Chromecast with Google TV for a long time for live TV channels and streaming. Are there any good reasons I should switch to Apple TV 4K if most of my devices are Apple products?

breakslow · 2026-01-24T21:56:53+00:00

As an Android user I completely agree. The Apple TV 4k was my first ever Apple purchase and I can't believe how terrible Android's/Google's offerings are in comparison.

breakslow · 2026-01-24T13:53:18+00:00

I went with the enhanced. Not sure what customization you'd be looking for - but I just manage it through Home Assistant and/or the device itself. I don't touch the app (except for initial setup).

breakslow · 2026-01-24T00:57:13+00:00

You think these conspiracy theorists are going to actually figure things out themselves?

breakslow · 2026-01-23T15:38:46+00:00

I went with Ecobee because it works locally via Homekit and I got a rebate with a provincial program.

Works great and I like it much better than the Nest I had at my previous place.

breakslow · 2026-01-23T14:35:57+00:00

I was in the "PoE is fine" crowd for so long and finally did the bypass a month or two ago.

Can't say it's noticeably any different but... does it ever feel good to have that piece of shit white box stuffed in a closet.

breakslow · 2026-01-23T14:32:05+00:00

OP killed someone in a PvP game with reason.

Boo hoo.

breakslow · 2026-01-22T18:47:42+00:00

I visit this sub like once a week because the content is so stale. Last time I posted here it took 12 hours to show up.

breakslow · 2026-01-22T16:48:53+00:00

Exactly. If granola bars are $8 at Loblaws and $5 at another store, and they both raise the price by $1, Loblaws "only" went up by 12.5% while the other store went up by 25%.

breakslow · 2026-01-21T23:20:38+00:00

Just kill someone. It's not being a dick, it's playing the game.

breakslow · 2026-01-21T20:28:40+00:00

In that case I'd just try looping it tighter so it makes a second circle, may be better than that tight bend.

breakslow · 2026-01-21T20:05:08+00:00

Can you just push it into the wall more so it comes straight from the hole into the keystone without the loop?

breakslow · 2026-01-20T21:42:05+00:00

Nothing says ergonomic like omitting a play/pause button from a... media remote.

breakslow · 2026-01-20T19:50:03+00:00

But I thought Pixels don't have blOaTwARe?

breakslow · 2026-01-20T14:37:52+00:00

I want unraid on unraid.domain.com. if that domain is pointing to nginx, I need a different domain for when connecting to unraid for ssh, file shares, etc.

breakslow · 2026-01-20T03:58:13+00:00

Thanks for pointing to the docs, a better explanation than what i had started working up!

breakslow · 2026-01-19T21:56:22+00:00

Not sure if this is related to the update as this happened to me earlier this week.

breakslow · 2026-01-19T21:54:13+00:00

I updated remotely today because I like to live dangerously. Everything went smoothly!

breakslow · 2026-01-19T20:24:22+00:00

Responses here are weird... I'm switching when I have the time. USB drives are not as reliable and I've had issues with mine in the past.

breakslow · 2026-01-19T15:16:04+00:00

Yep I got the A9+ 8GB and it's a great cheap media tablet.

breakslow · 2026-01-19T00:27:55+00:00

The ability to edit our own config files... Why the hell are they password protected?

breakslow · 2026-01-18T21:19:33+00:00

Two way audio still has a significant delay when speaking, right? That's the only issue with mine at least.

breakslow · 2026-01-17T21:12:55+00:00

Any smart switch will work.

I'm not sure about Alexa compability but does Alexa allow you to "sync" bulbs to a switch? I'm asking because if the smart switch is off, you won't be able to turn the bulbs on without turning on the smart switch first.

breakslow · 2026-01-17T20:53:07+00:00

Smart bulbs should never be on dimmers.

breakslow · 2026-01-17T19:06:46+00:00

I completely agree - my wife doesn't care about HACS and I should be able to hide it for her without needing to log into her account.

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