Submission timeline
2007–2026One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.
First comments on top threads
HN comment orderJust to manage expectations: Big Screen is a fairly old project at this point, that has always had a relatively small number of people showing it some love (though I understand recently there's been an uptick again). This is not a new product announcement from us, nor a key focus of the community. That is not the disparage the work being done there in any way, but this most likely isn't quite Kodi just yet.
The killer feature of Kodi (on most hardware, for example the Raspberry Pi) is that it can switch the output resolution to match the video you are playing. It also bypasses things like ALSA in order to be able to bit-bang audio in supported formats directly to an external receiver. These are basic functions of normal video playback devices like blu-ray players or cable boxes. A Plasma skin can't do any of this. So while it's probably very suitable for…
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The first top-level comment from each of the four biggest threads, in HN’s own order. Excerpts are shortened; open a comment for full context.
- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 1329
- Total comments
- 500
100+ points or 50+ comments
reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-27 | Easy accessing content-related services on your TV with Open Source Software | doener | 2 | 0 |
| 2022-09-15 | Plasma BigscreenFirst breakout | sudenmorsian | 640 | 269 |
| 2025-07-16 | Plasma Bigscreen – Open-source user interface for TV | WaitWaitWha | 8 | 1 |
| 2026-03-03 | Plasma Bigscreen – 10-foot interface for KDE plasma | birdculture | 2 | 0 |
| 2026-03-05 | Plasma Bigscreen | bitigchi | 4 | 0 |
| 2026-03-06 | Plasma Bigscreen – 10-foot interface for KDE plasmaHall induction · Best thread · Latest 20+ point return | PaulHoule | 673 | 230 |