True. I wish VLC had some sort of interface browser you could use to just create...

Gormo · on Feb 6, 2025

That's what Kodi is for.

Get a cheap Raspberry Pi, install LibreELEC (a minimal Linux distro that boots directly into Kodi), and you've got a turnkey full-featured media center without much cost or effort. It even supports HDMI-CEC so you can navigate on the RasPi using your TV remote.

soco · on Feb 6, 2025

For windows there's still going around the good old Popcorn Time in its hundredth (or so) incarnation...