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For many years, I used Kodi running on a Raspberry Pi 3B+ as a client for TVheadend. My setup was used for over-the-air TV in connection with a Roku for premium services.
My streaming service does not provide PBS, PBSkids or The CW. So in my area, an over-the-air service is required for these channels.
Roku, Kodi, Raspberry Pi and Universal Remote are great. But, I made a mistake by selecting Roku. Roku has no apps that suppor TVheadend. By using Dream Player, I can eliminate the Logitech Harmony Remote ($35), and the Raspberry Pi + Case + Fan + Power Supply, + Battery Backup + IR Receiver + Power On/Off and reboot button ($100). This saves $135 per room. I can reuse the Raspberry Pis for other projects.
I am going to replace all of my Rokus with Fire TV.
Step 1. Set up Fire TV Cube
Step 2. Set up TVheadend
Step 3. Choose:
A. Add Dream Player
Open a browser go to Amazon.com
Download Dream Player and Deliver to your Fire TV
Turn on Fire TV Cube
Open Dream Player for TVheadend
Enter hostname, port = 9981, username and password
Use Channel tags only
You can always change the settings later
References:
AFTVnews: 20 things to do after installing FireTV
Google Sites
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