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Adding TV to bedroom without using mainstream smart device (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Sorry if this the wrong place, I couldn't find an HTPC, home theater, techsupport, or equivalent instance to ask.

The gist is I want to add a TV to my master bedroom for my wife to just browse the web, and for my kids to have something to watch in the mornings while my wife gets out of bed. I have a main pc in my theater room for gaming, and an HTPC on projector for movies and stuff. I don't want to get a roku or any mainstream smart device, but I'm OK with getting something like a raspberry pi (never done this) to have an air mouse hooked up to the TV so my wife can browse the web, open YouTube, Netflix, steam books, Spotify, as well as access my pc library of content for viewing. Not for gaming. Everything I'm finding online is people connecting their pc to their TV and it's always for gaming. I don't need large processing, just enough to watch things, while connecting to my home computers.

Thank you.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I just set up a bedroom "TV" which is just an old monitor and Raspberry Pi. I installed Kodi and some addons for TV sources. Works OK, just wish there was an easy way to turn the monitor off from the Pi on command so I don't have to walk over to it and shut it off manually.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Look into HDMI-CEC, it does exactly what you are looking for. Unless you are using a very old screen, it should work (the screen has to support it).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I'm just using a Dell PC monitor (21" 1080p) from like 2010. It supports HDMI but I don't know about CEC. Either way it could just put the monitor to sleep and that would be fine, doesn't require CEC. I just am not sure of a way to trigger this manually when I'm done using it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

No offense, but I can't help but picture Michael Scott's wall mounted TV when reading about your 21" monitor as a bedroom TV.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Sounds like an easy solution if you have a TV and TV remote that can turn it on and off.

This seems like what I was thinking. A pi with software, and kodi seems the best so far.