Introducing
The Slant team built an AI & it’s awesome
Find the best product instantly
Add to Chrome
Add to Edge
Add to Firefox
Add to Opera
Add to Brave
Add to Safari
Try it now
4.7 star rating
0
Electronics
What are the best media centers?
7
Options
Considered
49
User
Recs.
Oct 13, 2023
Last
Updated
Related Questions
Activity
Have feedback or ideas?
Join our community
on Discord
Ad
7
Options
Considered
Best media centers
Price
Platforms
License
--
Raspberry Pi
-
-
-
--
Roku
-
-
-
--
Apple TV
-
-
-
--
Kodi
-
Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, AndroidTV, iOS, tvOS
-
--
Google TV
-
-
Proprietary on top of Android TV
See Full List
--
Raspberry Pi
My Rec
ommendation
for
Raspberry Pi
My Recommendation for
Raspberry Pi
All
3
Pros
2
Cons
1
Top
Pro
•••
Not just a Media Center
You can use it for surfing the web, play retro games, and host your own.
See More
Top
Con
•••
Lack of 4K support
The max video output is 1080p. Edit: Raspberry Pi 4 now supports dual 4K displays. More at : https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-4-model-b/
See More
Top
Pro
•••
Customizable
A lot of Media Center OS to choose.
See More
Hide
See All
Get it
here
Recommend
15
1
--
Roku
My Rec
ommendation
for
Roku
My Recommendation for
Roku
All
3
Cons
3
Top
Con
•••
Easy to accidentally change channel
It's very easy to accidentally sit on the remote, and stop your video, or exit the channel. Apple Remote does not have this problem.
See More
Top
Con
•••
Frustrating & complex remote design
For some apps like YouTube, left and right switches videos. While left and right on Netflix will fastforward/rewind. Apple Remote is a better & simpler design, a direction pad & select button is all you need.
See More
Top
Con
•••
Not a hobbyist platform
It's next to impossible to alter the core of the Roku, like create custom notifications. While new channels can be made, existing ones can't be modified.
See More
Hide
See All
Recommend
9
1
--
Apple TV
My Rec
ommendation
for
Apple TV
My Recommendation for
Apple TV
All
3
Pros
2
Cons
1
Top
Con
•••
Expensive compared to competition
See More
Top
Pro
•••
Amazing remote design
Direction pad + menu button is all you need. Play/pause is useless, but it makes it look balanced. Accidentally sitting on it won't change the channel.
See More
Top
Pro
•••
Simple UI design
Very easy to navigate the channels
See More
Hide
See All
Get it
here
Recommend
8
3
--
Kodi
My Rec
ommendation
for
Kodi
My Recommendation for
Kodi
All
8
Experiences
1
Pros
4
Cons
2
Specs
Top
Pro
•••
Free
See More
Top
Con
•••
Not the best navigation
Menus over menus with dozens of submenus.
See More
RageGamer's Experience
I use it on a pc, but you can install it on anything.
See More
Specs
Platforms:
Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, AndroidTV, iOS, tvOS
Top
Pro
•••
Lots of plugins available
See More
Top
Con
•••
Poorly optimized
Often not a fluid experience.
See More
Top
Pro
•••
Open source
Not a freemium software.
See More
Top
Pro
•••
Can install on several devices
Apple TV (jailbroken), Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, Xbox, and more.
See More
Hide
See All
Get it
here
Recommend
2
--
Google TV
My Rec
ommendation
for
Google TV
My Recommendation for
Google TV
All
4
Pros
3
Specs
Top
Pro
•••
Flexible Media Storage
You media can be stored on a variety of devices. The Google TV supports DLNA which allows for streaming from mobile devices, network attached storage (NAS), PCs, and more. Google TV can also access media from a simple USB storage device as well.
See More
Specs
License:
Proprietary on top of Android TV
Based On:
Android Open Source Project (AOSP)
Default Desktop Environment:
GoogleTV Launcher
Init-System:
Android init
See All Specs
Top
Pro
•••
Cross Platform Mobile App
The Google TV remote app is available on for both iOS and Android devices, making it easy to control your TV with whatever phone, or tablet you have.
See More
Top
Pro
•••
Extensible With Apps
Being build on the android operating system, the Google TV also has access to the Google Play app store eco system, meaning that any android app can be easily adapted for the Google TV, including direct apps from media providers and games.
See More
Hide
See All
Recommend
4
1
--
Synology Diskstation
My Rec
ommendation
for
Synology Diskstation
My Recommendation for
Synology Diskstation
Hide
Recommend
1
--
Amazon Fire TV
My Rec
ommendation
for
Amazon Fire TV
My Recommendation for
Amazon Fire TV
Hide
Get it
here
Recommend
2
2
Don't see your favorite option? Add it.
Built By the Slant team
Find the best product instantly.
4.7 star rating
Add to Chrome
Add to Edge
Add to Firefox
Add to Opera
Add to Brave
Add to Safari
Try it now - it's free
One sec!
Are you sure that you want to abandon your hard work?
Delete Work
Continue working
{}
undefined
url next
price drop