May be this can work as a gaming console variant too.
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KDE Working On "Plasma Bigscreen" As TV Interface With AI Voice Assistant
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Originally posted by ms178 View PostTo be honest I'd rather see them further optimizing their stack for lower latency, a Vulkan backend for KWin etc.
KDE is organized well enough, volunteer developers decide which projects to work on, so free software works.
If these developers didn't work on this project, they wouldn't take care of other software anyway, unless they are interested.
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OK, seriously. Why is the freaking font DejaVu?!?!
Don't they have their own font? Oxygen? Why do you still use that freaking font in 2020!
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Edit: never mind. Apparently if you do install the Oxygen fonts it is fixed, but still, come on...Last edited by tildearrow; 27 March 2020, 06:11 PM.
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Might be a good thing to try once I get around to rooting my old V20 and installing Ubuntu on it, probably could use it as a TV box...
The V20 is basically a RPi 4 already with its quad A72, 4GB of RAM, but it also has 64GB expandable of storage, a battery, WiFi, Bluetooth and LTE capabilities.
I'd love to be able to use it as a Linux phone with Plasma Mobile, then plug it in to a lapdock(like NexDock) to use as a computer, then plug in to a TV and use it as a media center. One device that does everything.
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No longer Android? Linux, but no light weight interface?
These are two remarkable features, afaik.
Seems that most of the third party add-on boxes for creating "Smart TV" used to not be Linux. Perhaps this is the start of a new trend.
Instead of so many Android TV applications, a spin off might be more Linux applications.
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Originally posted by Charlie68 View Post
Whenever an open source project is born, there is always someone who says they should improve this or that, but ignore what open source means. If some people are interested in a certain project, I will do it regardless and they will never take care of what you care about, unless you pay them.
KDE is organized well enough, volunteer developers decide which projects to work on, so free software works.
If these developers didn't work on this project, they wouldn't take care of other software anyway, unless they are interested.
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Originally posted by gregzeng View PostNo longer Android? Linux, but no light weight interface?
These are two remarkable features, afaik.
Seems that most of the third party add-on boxes for creating "Smart TV" used to not be Linux. Perhaps this is the start of a new trend.
Instead of so many Android TV applications, a spin off might be more Linux applications.
I don't wanna go off on a rant here....
but I loathe Android because I simply cannot trust it. Doesn't matter what app I'm using, I don't trust the core OS of Android. I don't trust that my no microphone and other various settings actually work. Use a browser in private mode? Doesn't matter because your keyboard will snitch you off to Google so you'll start getting ads for Yard Gnomes on every device you own...wrong Gnome ya jackasses...and quit following me around.
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Originally posted by 144Hz View PostThree problems.
1) Big Screen is normally associated with cinema sized screens and not TVs.
2) Depends on spy software tech.
3) The project website spies on you as well.
pretty bad start :/
1b) I'm also considering a projector as my next monitor. Based on my measurements, my max size based on space would be a 110" 16:9 monitor. Ain't cinema sized, but sure as shit isn't small either.
?) But if one plays a lot of video games from their couch or chair...this project has potential.
2) At least it's interchangeable....
3) Based on uMatrix -- Phoronix spies much worse...if you're gonna complain about a website spying, talk to our admin first.
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