Maybe you need something like this:
Playback will not be great and there's no cure for that.
Playback on a Pi Zero 2W is absolutely no problem. The hardware is more than capable of handling Full-HD videos. Even a Pi Zero W (1) can do that.
If you're still keen to have a poor experience...
The poor experience is only while navigating the LibreELEC GUI. Once the desired content started it's as good as on any other device.
Upside: A Pi Zero 2W can be powered by a TV's USB port and doesn't need its own power adapter. Or you can connect it to an old motorola lapdock.
Just bumping because I'm curious:
Is there anyone out there using LibreELEC on a Zero 2W?
I'd give it another shot but I'm not sure what steps are needed to get it properly running. As far as I remember there was some addidional configuration needed because the Zero W has less RAM and a different WIFI chip (compared to other RasPis).
Should I use LE 12 stable? Or 13 nightly? What tweaks are necessary?
I can understand that the project doesn't want to support ALL the devices out there. Especially if the performance isn't up to par.
BUT:
I'm running Kodi just fine on a Zero 2 W. It's not overly responsive but it works. And as soon as something is playing i don't experience any low performance issues at all. AND the RasPi is directly powered by my TV without blocking an additional outlet.
Just install DietPi!
Installing Kodi and setting it up to autostart is REALLY easy. Konfiguring everything to your needs is almost as simple as it is with libreelec.
I wouldn't recommend an alternative OS here if the project did support the Zero family. But i feel there is a (small but justified) demand for Kodi on these devices. DietPi does get the job done in a convenient and unbloated way.
If you have a Motorolla Atrix Lapdock, there is nothing better to put them into good use than connecting a Pi Zero 2 W to it.
