Re: Mass extinction?
Take a breath, John. It'll be okay.
And yeah, I've had smart TVs (whole features I've tried to use) shut them all off one by one instead of updating the apps, to the point where my tellies no longer have internet connections.
RPi 3 + OSMC. HDMI and no pissing about. Done, and all the tellies in the house share the same media library, the same tuners and the same PVR.
In an irritatingly retro touch, though, my Sony Android TV won't let me use 4OD and a couple of others because it wants an aerial plugged in. Sorry, pal, but my aerial gets as far as the minisatip machines in the attic...