Observed arrival · 2026-11-07
10ft OS gives a computer the TV treatment
An open-source operating system turns a computer into a remote-controlled TV interface, with no account, ads, or telemetry, according to its homepage.
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- People repurposing a computer as a living-room TV
- Worth noticing
- The phone-as-remote feature currently requires a working remote to get started; the page says that limitation is slated for a fix.
Field notes
The installation guide asks users to write the installer image to a USB drive, boot from it, select a disk, and continue through a setup wizard. The homepage says HDMI-CEC is enabled by default and lists tested Bluetooth remotes and Xbox controllers; it also describes background updates with rollback. Phone control through KDE Connect has a stated startup limitation: a working remote is needed first.
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