It's Alive #kde #plasma #plasmabigscreen #linux #opensource

[adriannyc@mastodon.social]

@wombatpandaa its a regular tcl TV I connected my laptop via HDMI. Can't stand seeing android tv full of ads . I have heard that the brand Spectre makes tvs without any preloaded OS.

[sneaky4oe@social.vivaldi.net]

@adriannyc Did I miss how Plasma got a ui for a tv? If so, how does it fares against android tv?

[wombatpandaa@mastodon.social]

@adriannyc ahh okay! I wondered if that was the case. I'm hoping that I'll be able to set up a Steam Machine as a similar sort of set top box thing, for the same reason. I usually use an Amazon Echo Cube and it's riddled with buggy apps and annoying ads.

[san@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@sneaky4oe @adriannyc

https://plasma-bigscreen.org is the place if you want to learn more about this recent effort.

[adriannyc@mastodon.social]

@wombatpandaa if only steam releases the ISO for steam OS I'll gladly build a small gaming box. That would be cool. I'm guessing the Steam Machine will be pricy.

[adriannyc@mastodon.social]

@sneaky4oe compared to Android TV the possibilities are endless flathub applications work great the UI is straightforward without bloat.

[sneaky4oe@social.vivaldi.net]

@san @adriannyc Thanks. That's all I need to know.

[wombatpandaa@mastodon.social]

@adriannyc there's already an iso for the handheld version so I'd imagine they'll release the desktop version too. And of course the various handheld editions of gaming distros. So there's options!

[jasonhoss@mastodon.social]

@adriannyc Did you leverage AUR or build via kde-builder?

[adriannyc@mastodon.social]

@jasonhoss kde-builder

[zak@infosec.exchange]

@adriannyc I want to see this in Bazzite so badly. This is awesome for HTPCs.