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I’ve used Kodi on other Android based devices and enjoyed it - only now am I looking for a complete FOSS solution, and it looks like the RPi + Kodi or Kodi based OS will prob be the way to go. Ty for the tip!
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Low Information Voter 2y ago

TV USB power is usually very dirty, as well as limited to 2.5W. A huge electrolytic capacitor between 5v and ground might solve the problem for a Pi Zero, but I used a Pi 2 and an external power supply.

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defaultuser0 🌀 2y ago

I imagine TV USB power is really unstable for something like this too - just less convenient because of +1 more outlet to engineer. That was my concern of TV USB power being 2.5w and generally underpowered/unstable. Might have to play around with that aspect - external power will probably be the more sensible solution, just more hassle lol.