I wanted to get rid of my chromecast, so I initially planned on reusing an old minipc I had, tried installing SteamOS on it but failed miserably.
Then I went with Opensuse Aeon, instaled Kodi but I really don't like the interface, so I am using the Jellyfin client, the SteamApp, and Firefox with my usual adblock setup. All via flatpaks.
This setup autoupdates, so it is cool to have it up 24/7 and just turn on the tv. I can control it via my dualshock, but it is more usable with a 2.4Ghz remote control w/keyboard I got for less than 20€
Sound goes via hdmi to the tv, and from there to my soundbar via ARC, so no sound directly to the pc.
Next, I may setup the Jellyfin server on this machine, so I can leverage its hardware for transcoding (better specs that the nat)
Sure, that applies when you are tech savvy. The problem comes to all tv sets elsewhere, where people is completely unaware of the issue. There should be an option to fully opt-out of any telemetry, or vendors to open the specs on the tv bootloader so it can be "easily" replaced
I just hope they demand economical reparations to those un-named energy companies, accordingly to the damage inflicted and not only a few million euros.
Looks legit