Smarter TVs - IPTV/ Browsing/ Youtube Home Solution

[MDZPNMD]

1. Budget & Location

up to 1000 € Germany

2. Aim

I want to have IP TV, Youtube, controlling smart home sutff via browser and play browser games on 2 TVs at my home and they should be able to watch their channel of choice (so i can't simply hook a steam link to one pc and stream vlc via it).

3. Monitors

 

max.2 at a time @ 720p - 1080p

 

4. Peripherals

Already have keyboards and mouses (loads of monitors, i5 4670k laying around, Gole 1, old laptops, loads of hdds, a steam link, raspberry pis)

5. Why are you upgrading?

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Hello,

this is my first post here and I hope that i finally found the right place to ask.

The aim of this project is as described above and I'm looking to realize this on my amateur level.

I have tried setting up the raspberry pis as something like a smart tv but i figured out that they are too slow for 1080p IPTV via VLC, so this option wonn't work.

So linustechtips community how would you realize this project?

I'm thankful for every answer!

 

 

Ideas:

1. 2 thin clients

2. 2 Raspberry pis as thin clients?

3. 1 PC, 2 VMs,2 Steam Link?

4. 2 thin clients like a zbox/intel nuc/Compute stick and 1 server using unraid and 2 windows 10/linux mint virtual machines?

 

[zehao39]

Two question? you already have a gaming pc right? and how far away is these two TVs?

[MDZPNMD]

1 minute ago, zehao39 said:

Two question? you already have a gaming pc right? and how far away is these two TVs?

Hey,

yes i have a gaming PC. The 1st TV is setup on the first floor, gaming pc on the second, 2nd TV on the 4th floor.

[zehao39]

So i think you are able to build two small/weak pc and just watch you video in a shared net work and what do you mean you need watch their channel of choice,are you talk about cable TV, and any thing stream by a wifi will have a lag in theory

[MDZPNMD]

This sentence was just to clarify that i can't use one pc running only 1 OS and 2 clients on the tv.

 

Atm I'm testing the Gole1 atm and it works while on lan but not on wifi. only thing is that it seems too weak for my purpose.

 

My current plan is now to have 2 thin clients at the TVs and 1 PC as a media server that they can utilize if they need more power via Anydesk.

What mini pcs like the gole1 or something like the zboxes should i take? What minimum cpu should i go with (N3150/ Z8300)? I'm thinking of selling the Gole 1 and getting 2 https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA76B4MP1175 i can get them for 220 bucks for 2. Do you think the computing power is enough?

I highly doubt it

 

I have also tried a steam link and it looks like the perfect home thin client, everything besides playing bf1 works.