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"Smart TVs" usually suck as the manufacturers tend to put in the cheapest internals that have very little future proofing/longevity.
You're going to be infinitely better off getting some kind of android TV box (the ONN 4k from Walmart runs Google TV and it's usually around $20) and just using the "Smart TV" as a display.
It's there anything out there that can pretend to be a Chromecast that's not a Chromecast? And lets apps like Netflix cast to it?
Why do you need to cast to it? An Android TV device like the one I mentioned can just play that content.
I've had my fill of proprietary media boxes. I have a box full of them somewhere. Eventually they fall behind in codecs and protocols and processing power and updates and they become useless.
I guess I'll bite the bullet and install Kodi in a container...
I’ve been using OSMC on two of my TVs for years. First on RPis, then on Vero boxes. They connect via SMB to my NAS for content. OSMC/Kodi can play almost anything without needing wasteful transcoding. I use them daily.
For Netflix/Prime it’s either built in on the TV or running on a Firestick. Interestingly one can sideload Kodi on a Firestick, so an OSMC device isn’t necessary in that scenario.
I tried for awhile to make osmc work on an raspi4 for media playing and it was always just.. not quite there.
I ended up going with a Ebay mini pc with Plex on it and stream to my TV with a Roku stick. Just worked so much better without much effort on my part.