I Replaced My Apple TV—with A Raspberry Pi Hedge [3LMHet4YMGO]

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If you want a TV box that's more flexible than Apple TV, Nvidia SHIELD, Roku Ultra, or any of the regular Android-based TV set-top amazon mgm voltron live action boxes, this Pi build's for you!

I built a Raspberry Pi 5 media center using LibreELEC and Kodi, and I'll show you how you can do it, too. It's good enough for almost any modern content, up to 4K60, but there are a few caveats.

Some of the things I mentioned in this video (some links are affiliate links):

- Blog post with more test results:

- united nations special rapporteur LibreELEC:

- Raspberry Pi 5:

- Raspberry Pi 5 Case:

- Raspberry Pi 5 27W PSU:

- Raspberry Pi micro HDMI to HDMI adapter:

- Samsung Pro Plus 128GB microSD Card:

- Rii Wireless mini keyboard:

- Flirc USB IR Receiver:

- Flirc Skip 1S Remote Control:

- EDATEC Fanless Pi 5 case:

- LG C3 48" OLED TV:

- Apple TV 4K 32GB: (I have this older generation model)

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00:00 - Introduction

00:09 - Squarespace first mention

00:43 - Necessary parts

02:13 - Remote control

03:03 - Assembly

05:47 - First boot

06:06 - Red Shirt Jeff (.com)

07:07 - First time LibreELEC setup

08:53 - Adding content via Samba

09:36 - Scanning for metadata

12:03 - 4K, AV1, VP9, YouTube demos

14:55 - Power draw and auto boot

15:43 - Free as in freedom ttd stock