Comment by MathMonkeyMan
Comment by MathMonkeyMan 2 days ago
1. Download file of content you wish to consume (this usually, but not always, involves piracy).
2. Put file onto computer. Maybe the computer you already downloaded it onto.
3. Plug computer into TV or monitor.
4. Open file to consume content.
One of these days I'll get around to setting up something like this for my dad:
- laptop sits under the TV (maybe asleep), occasionally checking for commands
- dad sends command from his computer "I want to torrent"
- laptop sitting under the TV hosts remote web interface for qbittorrent or similar
- dad sends command from his phone "I want to watch movie now"
- movie starts playing on TV from laptop, and dad can control it with his phone
Jellyfin is great for this if you don't want to put the computer right next to the TV. Set up your torrent program to download to a particular directory and set up Jellyfin to watch it. The most seamless experience to watch anything. The only downside compared to Netflix is you need to wait 10-15 minutes to let the torrent finish. Also sometimes you have to hunt for the subtitles if you want them.