# Privacy on Streaming Boxes and "Smart TVs"

**URL:** https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/privacy-on-streaming-boxes-and-smart-tvs/9519
**Category:** General
**Created:** 2022-11-08T16:56:50Z
**Posts:** 124
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## Post 117 by @anon0179693 — 2026-02-12T09:44:19Z

well if you’re gonna plug yours im plugging mine

> [@Best video player for HDR playback on desktop Linux?](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/best-video-player-for-hdr-playback-on-desktop-linux/35178/2):
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> [see below edit] [[im stupid of course wayland has HDR support]](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/HDR) edit: vlc does but it seems suboptimal, it seems the best way is the cli tool [mpv](https://mpv.io/), perhaps with an open source community made gui on top if needed alternative is [kodi](https://kodi.tv) but if you need dynamic HDR like HDR10+, mpv seems to be your best bet

> [@Best video player for HDR playback on desktop Linux?](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/best-video-player-for-hdr-playback-on-desktop-linux/35178/8):
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> hey as seen on arch wiki, just follow the for best results and it should be non-suboptimal [HDR - ArchWiki](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/HDR#mpv) basically kodi and mpv are way better in hdr implementation with to my understanding mpv actually being able to handle hdr10+ metadata but not dynamically than vlc’s hdr implementation also I wouldn’t say you need to have a config as gpu-next is selected by default and you can pass target colorspace hint in the command line with mpv —target-colorspace-hint “path/to/hdrvideo” no further c…

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