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I Turned a DirecTV HR54-700 into a Standalone Jellyfin Box

16 points · voidnullvalue

sippingabonedry · 1790735749 · focus · HN ↗
From personal experience, I have found projects like this to be a waste of time in the long run.
Something WILL break (at the worst possible time) which you cannot fix, or upgrade, etc.
The device will end up in the same closet with the other e-waste streamer boxes. You won't get your time back.
Remember these were designed with a limited life in mind, by people that were equipped with all the documentation, SDKs, BSP, etc. You'll always be fighting an uphill battle.
Eventually you realize you're spending closer to 100% of your time fixing problems rather than watching content.
1. voidnullvalue · 1790737832 · focus · HN ↗
  It absolutely is a waste of time, but was a fun waste of time.
  It works now. Updates will never come from directv for this box
  Once this hardware dies it's not getting repaired. I really enjoy reusing appliances like this. An old MiFi hotspot is the mqtt server for my house

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