I have had several firetvs which I really can’t recommend anymore. I don’t mind roku with jellyfin client and an adblocker like pihole except the garbage “daily trivia” options that pop up on the sidebar that you have to hide once a week is annoying. Currently use an Nvidia shield with a custom launcher isn’t a terrible experience, except for the fact that I have to reboot it all the time because it’s glitchy as shit and it was overpriced.
I’m tempted to next try the NUC with that fancy KDE big picture mode I saw get a facelift recently.
Oh, and tried one of those virus ridden chineese android boxes. Also do not recommend.
I like to separate them. But that’s mostly for the ability to scale my wifi network. I can place an AP on the main floor and in the basement on opposite ends of the house. Faster speeds 5ghz and 6ghz work better close by. Then later if I want, I can put one in the garage for a better connection so I can watch diy youtube videos walking me step by step through how to fix my car. That bolt might not be coming out and I’m pissed, but at least the video isn’t buffering and fueling the fire.
But if you go AP, I highly recommend a set that supports one ssid that will auto handoff from one to the other. Some extenders and mesh solutions each have their own ssid and don’t work together. I find them annoying.