What is the best and/or cheapest option for playing a single m3u8 (HLS) stream? I need something that is simple enough for my parents to use (seriously) and ideally has both analog (composite/component) and digital (DVI/HDMI/SDI) outputs. Must have an analog audio output. I don't really need "features"--just reliability and simplicity. Thanks! (I don't mind if the initial setup is complicated...I can do that...operation, though, needs to be straightforward.)
just one stream, or one at a time? for just 1 stream, likely anything built in the past 5 years will work.
Analog out is going to be tough, can you just take the speaker output from the TV and run it to whatever device? consider one of these. https://www.amazon.com/s?k=HDMI+Audio+Extractor&ref=nb_sb_noss
That can get you audio from any STB