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What's your threat model?

Apple TV is a pragmatic option for the sort of person that doesn't mind the Apple Walled Garden.

Xbox One is a pragmatic option for the sort of person that doesn't mind the Xbox/Microsoft Walled Garden.

NVidia Shield and FireTV are pragmatic options for folks that prefer the more Android-ish "mostly a Walled Garden, but".

If your threat model is anything with a corporate or walled garden smell, then sure none of them can be trusted and just build your own media PC with Linux and whichever apps you feel you can trust.




> What's your threat model?

Avoiding tracking and phone-home things.


Then in that case you will have to go open source like a Plex or Kodi box. Raspberry pis work nicely for this.


Even PLEX includes Google Analytics now I believe.


Check out Vero 4k+, it runs on OSMC (open source media center) with Kodi installed. I run it on my 4k Philips TV and it works perfectly for any kind of media content...




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