[felbane]

I would love to hear how people are building HTPC/media streaming setups using this kind of stack in 2024. I am very interested in replacing all my aging fire sticks with something custom built.

Was considering just doing some RPi based dongles on bedroom TVs and a higher spec gaming PC with Steam Big Picture on the main TV, but with all the innovation recently I feel a bit of choice paralysis.

Anyone willing to share what their setup looks like, or what they're planning to do in the coming year?

[CharlesW]

I did the HTPC thing for many years. Finally, I just got tired of the noise, heat, and occasional maintenance requirements of having a PC in the media room.

My recommendation: Get a tiny, quiet, privacy-respecting client (e.g. Apple TV) and put the media on a NAS that lives elsewhere. Depending on your preferred client UX, you may (Plex) or may not (Infuse) need a separate app to serve the media.