SKBubba
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I use a lenovo tiny pc hooked up via hdmi* to my avr/tv, playing files and tidal from an old retired/surplus server in another room using roon. Sometimes just use the native Tidal app.
The lenovo tiny pc was about $400 at the time (pre-pandemic). They cost more now but there are plenty of cheap pcs in the $200-300 range that can do the job.
I like that it shows album art, track info, etc. on my tv (Or lyrics, artist bio, album review, credits) and can also show other apps such as time and weather, photos, news, stock prices, etc., and run any music playback/streaming app.
So, way more functionality and flexibility than a streamer at a much lower cost.
*I also have a usb dac that outputs analog and/or coax, but I can't hear any difference between that and hdmi.
The lenovo tiny pc was about $400 at the time (pre-pandemic). They cost more now but there are plenty of cheap pcs in the $200-300 range that can do the job.
I like that it shows album art, track info, etc. on my tv (Or lyrics, artist bio, album review, credits) and can also show other apps such as time and weather, photos, news, stock prices, etc., and run any music playback/streaming app.
So, way more functionality and flexibility than a streamer at a much lower cost.
*I also have a usb dac that outputs analog and/or coax, but I can't hear any difference between that and hdmi.