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Add to SafariWhen comparing Plasma Bigscreen vs Fire OS, the Slant community recommends Fire OS for most people. In the question“What is the best set-top box OS?” Fire OS is ranked 11th while Plasma Bigscreen is ranked 13th. The most important reason people chose Fire OS is:
Since it is based on Android you can sideload any Android app.
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Question Ranking
Pros
Pro Runs on cheap hardware
You can make any TV a smart TV with only a Raspberry Pi.
Pro A free (as in freedom) alternative
To all the proprietary set top box operating systems.
Pro Sideloading
Since it is based on Android you can sideload any Android app.
Pro Cheap devices
Amazon FireTV devices are cheap and have often a discount.
Cons
Con Uses KDE applications
There are no Apps designed for the system, instead it modifies the way regular KDE applications are displayed.
Con GNU GPL
This License is much more restrictive than Androids Apache license, which will lead to less developers/interest.
Con Ads
There are plenty of ads for Amazon Prime or products.
Con Amazon account
Needs an Amazon account.
Con Focuses on Amazon content
The main purpose of the stick is to provide a portal to Amazon's various online services.
Con Proprietary
The UI is proprietary software.
