Hardware on SmartStack: AI, Self-Hosting & Smart Financehttps://www.smart-stacking.com/tags/hardware/Recent content in Hardware on SmartStack: AI, Self-Hosting & Smart FinanceHugoen&copy; 2026 SmartStackFri, 27 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000Stop Buying Streaming Sticks: How r/selfhosted Actually Watches TVhttps://www.smart-stacking.com/posts/2026-07-31-read-this-before-you-buy-that-tv-streaming-stick/Fri, 27 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://www.smart-stacking.com/posts/2026-07-31-read-this-before-you-buy-that-tv-streaming-stick/<p>I saw a post on r/selfhosted this week titled &ldquo;Read this before you buy that TV streaming stick&rdquo; and honestly, it nailed a problem that never dies. People build a glorious 12TB Jellyfin server, spend three weekends fighting Docker compose files, and then choke the whole pipeline by playing media through a $30 surveillance stick masquerading as a TV device.</p>