I’m looking for a combination of gaming and streaming on a smart TV. Because I don’t want the smart TV to connect to the internet and show ads or use AI companions, I’m looking for alternatives. Since small PCs are a good alternative to streaming boxes, I’m wondering, whether SteamOS can also do that? Or is it better to have two separate devices?
Yes and no. Steam Deck runs Linux and no streaming services make apps for Linux. You can run them in the browser but now you’ve got a KBM experience and you’re going to be limited to 720p. You can install Android apps via Waydroid but they’ll still be limited to 720p due to DRM.
You can also look into stremio. It has a flatpak
Kodi etc.
Shouldn’t that also apply to Kodi (on Linux systems) and LibreElec?
Only for streaming. For local files through Kodi, you can get full resolution.
Shouldn’t what apply?
I meant the limit to 720p.
Yes it should