SmartTVs can be ticking time bombs. Often, the TV operating systems contain serious gaps or are not kept up to date. A good solution can be a standalone MediaPC operating system. LibreElec runs on the weakest Raspberry and can be controlled with the TV’s remote. LibreElec is more customizable than a SmartTv operating system and offers a variety of apps/modules. All you need is a RaspberryZeroW and a blank SD card.
Step 1:
Download the Noobs installer from https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/noobs/.
Step 2:
Unzip this zip archive to the empty SD card. “
” Done! Now you can connect the RaspberryPiZero to the TV. After that you will see the installation menu. “
” Now please select “LibreElec RPI” and click on “Install”. “
” After that the installation is finished and bootable “
” Now you can connect this MediaPc with external source like NAS or install apps like Youtube. Have fun!
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” As already written, you can also use your TV remote control via CEC controller.