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Steam Deck game menu with plushies in background
I played my old PC games on Steam Deck, and they felt better than they did in 2008

From better graphics to controller mapping, a Steam Deck is superior

Jellyfin and Tailscale running on a laptop
Tailscale made my Jellyfin streaming secure, but 4Mbps made it actually work

Tailscale secured my Jellyfin remote streaming without exposing it to the world, but lowering playback made seeking and watching reliable.

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This Commodore 64 Doom port has working elevators, doors, and weapons — all on 44-year-old hardware

It looks like a mess, but it definitely runs.

Waze Android Auto Settings
4 simple Waze settings I always change before using Android Auto

If you want a better Waze Android Auto experience, these are the settings you need to change.

Custom home screen skin on Jellyfin.
I switched from Plex to Jellyfin for the plugins, and my media server finally feels like it's mine

Nothing says FOSS like Jellyfin's plugin environment

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Archive Watch app showing a movie poster on Apple TV 4K
6 free streaming apps that are 100% legal and surprisingly underrated

There are far more freely available titles on streaming than you think.

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physical media blu-ray shelf with a range of movies, board games and figurines
4K Blu-ray already has a successor, and it isn't what I expected

A 200TB experimental optical disc could dwarf 4K Blu-ray, but data centers and archival storage will likely benefit first.

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TV playing visual content
I found out why my smart TV looks worse at home than it did in the store
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Retailers are fooling you.

A screenshot of GOG Galaxy
GOG is finally bringing its all-in-one Galaxy launcher to Linux

Gaming on Linux just keeps getting better.

A smart TV connected to Apple TV 4K and a soundbar on a brown desk
Your soundbar sounds hollow due to this one misconfigured TV setting
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Most TVs are set to convert lossless audio to PCM stereo sound.

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The Xbox Series X's on button
Xbox's online services are fully restored after an hours-long outage

It took Microsoft several hours to solve the issue.

Basic Mode home screen on Google TV
I turned my smart TV into a dumb TV with this hidden feature, and I finally have control again

My TV has stopped trying to sell me things

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The Apple TV menu
Fox's Roku acquisition was the final push I needed to switch to the Apple TV 4K

Fox buying Roku will ruin the device even more, so I ditched it for Apple TV 4K.

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Photo of Fire TV Stick with Raspberry Pi 4B that runs Jellyfin server
I replaced my Fire TV Stick with a Raspberry Pi, and now Amazon's home screen feels unbearably cluttered

Turns out, simplicity was the real upgrade

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The Findroid app in front of a TV
I finally found a Jellyfin app that doesn't make me miss Plex

Findroid is an Android app that acts as a better receiver for Jellyfin media.

The Fire TV Stick 4K Max
Fire TV Sticks are cheap, but I'm starting to feel like the home screen is the real price

It's like renting a home screen I have to work at, plus I'm the one paying for it.

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The GCube Launcher on the Pixel 10 Pro
This nostalgic app transformed my Pixel into a GameCube

GCube Launcher lets you relive the glory days of Nintendo's lunchbox-shaped console on your Android device.

A 2021 Amazon Fire TV Stick
Newer Fire TV Sticks running Vega OS are faster, but my old one still has something they'll never get back

I'll happily keep my sideloading, thank you very much

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A soundbar on a TV stand
4 simple soundbar settings I changed to get the best sound from day one

My soundbar sounded awful out of the box. These four settings fixed muddy bass, buried dialogue, harsh volume jumps, and weak surround sound.

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The MSI Claw 8 and the ROG Ally X
The MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ has the power to beat the ROG Ally X, but the price makes it hard to care

I could buy two of my favorite handheld for this money. I checked.

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