--- title: I rebuilt my living room around a tiny PC, and I... description: A personal account of replacing a Fire TV Stick and set-top box setup with an HP ProDesk 600 G6 mini PC (~$200) running Windows 11. The mini PC consolidates... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/i-rebuilt-my-living-room-around-a-tiny-pc-and-i-realized-it-s-better-than-any-streaming-stick-eus2n7bqv twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: I rebuilt my living room around a tiny PC, and I realized it's better than any streaming stick | daily.dev og:description: A personal account of replacing a Fire TV Stick and set-top box setup with an HP ProDesk 600 G6 mini PC (~$200) running Windows 11. The mini PC consolidates... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/i-rebuilt-my-living-room-around-a-tiny-pc-and-i-realized-it-s-better-than-any-streaming-stick-eus2n7bqv og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/eUs2N7bQv.png og:image:alt: I rebuilt my living room around a tiny PC, and I realized it's better than any streaming stick og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # I rebuilt my living room around a tiny PC, and I realized it's better than any streaming stick **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A personal account of replacing a Fire TV Stick and set-top box setup with an HP ProDesk 600 G6 mini PC (~$200) running Windows 11. The mini PC consolidates Jellyfin, Steam, RetroArch, and all streaming apps into one device, handles H.264/H.265/AV1/VP9 decoding including 4K HDR, and supports Ethernet for reliable connectivity. Trade-offs include a ~25-second cold boot vs. 3-second wake on streaming sticks, higher power draw, and an initial software configuration effort. The author concludes the mini PC is a better long-term investment for anyone who self-hosts media or wants freedom from walled-garden app ecosystems. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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