Dud, I really appreciate your help - thanks for sharing all this information. I’ll start from the very basic, think about something similar to the thing you got your mom, for the most user friendly experience. Then when I understand a bit more i’ll dig into the cockpit project and other self hosting solutions!!

Thanks also for not recommending HP, this is the kind of feedback that makes the difference. Take care!!!

Thanks, I appreciate your feedbacks!

Thank you so much for your suggestions, I can have a ps3 easily, so it’s cool knowing for this remote, thanks for sharing!!

Thanks, I’ll go see if they sell any!

That seems like a big step for me as I never used Linux before but that’s definitely something I was considering. My point was to find a chromecast replacement with that (and still access arte.tv for instance). What mini-PC did you go for? Are you happy with this choice? Can it be used for selfhosting?

What’s the added value doing that? I’d then have player>PC (dedicated to TV)>TV.

Well I don’t have one, and have no real interest in having those tbh. Also using a controller instead of a remote seems a little less straightforward for play/pause/volume up/down, no? Should I consider those options?