KDE Plasma 6.7 Beta Introduces Plasma Bigscreen Mode for HTPCs
2026-05-15 00:17 UTC
Replies (18)
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@turkalino@sh.itjust.works 2026-05-15 03:50
How’s HDMI-CEC support in Linux? I remember that being a sticking point last time I considered building an HTPC
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@neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-05-15 00:57
How do streaming services like Disney, prime, Netflix, and hbo run on these? Is it possible? I need something dead simple for my wife.
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@PieMePlenty@lemmy.world 2026-05-15 05:39
How useful is this in the grand scheme of things if the applications themselves don’t have a 10ft UI? I guess you’d need to limit yourself and find apps specifically made to be shown on a TV… within a repository that caters desktop apps. Blending TV’s and desktops is hard…
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@redsand@infosec.pub 2026-05-15 05:02
Now how do I control this with a gamepad?
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@MagnificentSteiner@lemmy.zip 2026-05-15 08:01
FYI this won’t be out until June.
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@Pxtl@lemmy.ca 2026-05-15 03:56
Reintroduces, really. Iirc it was originally made for plasma 5 and and was broken by changes in Plasma 6. This is “we fixed the stuff we broke”.
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@Bloefz@lemmy.world 2026-05-15 00:18
Ohhhh it’s finally coming! Looking forward to trying it.
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@cenariodantesco@lemmy.world 2026-05-15 09:31
i wonder if I’ll be possible to flash this on my nvidia shield when it’s out
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@mastod0n@lemmy.world 2026-05-15 09:48
I’ve been waiting for Plasma Bigscreen for quite a while for my and eventually my family’s living room entertainment system. Add a DVB receiver and you can just a normal, dumb screen and never have to deal with shitty “smart” TVs again. Right now? Only buying Android TV because it’s the only OS whixh I can manipulate (using ADB).
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@MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 2026-05-15 09:59
Ok, but why would you run Plasma on a HTPC?
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@huquad@lemmy.ml 2026-05-16 03:17
Oh my god it’s happening. Everyone stay calm. Stay fucking calm!
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@Bluefruit@lemmy.world 2026-05-16 19:46
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@captainlezbian@lemmy.world 2026-05-15 14:13
Hell yeah! Are there any distros yet that come with it? I have a pi I've been using as an htpc and I'm interested in switching
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@skankhunt42@lemmy.ca 2026-05-15 00:45
This plus a Flirc USB would be amazing. I'm going to give it a go.
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@hydrashok@sh.itjust.works 2026-05-15 00:52
Nice. Definitely something to check out when I build my next HTPC.
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@ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 2026-05-15 04:11
Last time I used it, it felt laggy to menu through.
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@CMDR_Horn@lemmy.world 2026-05-15 00:42
Well now I want an htpc even more!
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@Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-05-15 16:55
Yeeaahh, DRM allows for their apps to stream higher quality. I have gigabit internet and get garb quality because I refuse to download software to stream.