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[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 4 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

So when they started adding HDMI and hardware video decoding support I figured it would be perfect for a simple HDTV driver.. however, it's basically impossible to watch a movie without glitches and stoppages.

I also attempted to use it with a very light linux distro as a simple web browser but it was always sluggish... at the price point, it seems you are better off getting some old laptop/desktop (if size is not a problem)

I am sure it would work as a headless something but at that level so would my 10 year old abandoned computer I just can't bring myself to toss out hehehe

[–] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

I made a Lineage-based box with an 8GB Pi 5 that works well. I tried a Pi 4B first, but it had the same problems you mention. Pi 5 is outrageously expensive now, so I wouldn’t recommend it.