I need help cutting the cord!
I'm about ready to cut the cord and save some money. I have an Intel NUC, a laptop and 3 desktops to choose from. I have no idea how to do this in a sense of user friendliness for my wife and 6 year old (turn on the TV and change channel and volume from remote). Is there a way I can mimic the cable box on the computer I 'm thinking about having a programmed playlist (video files saved in hard drive) and using a remote to change channels and always on feature? So this is how it might look like. I need: the spare PC as a dedicated HTPC, connect a media drive for video source, a remote control compatible with PC ( IR or bluetooth), the PC is always on, so when the kids turn the TV the PC is playing whatever playlist is on. Now to make it more fun I would like to have the remote programmed so when they change the channel the PC switches the a playlist on file. Is this possible?
I'm about ready to cut the cord and save some money. I have an Intel NUC, a laptop and 3 desktops to choose from. I have no idea how to do this in a sense of user friendliness for my wife and 6 year old (turn on the TV and change channel and volume from remote). Is there a way I can mimic the cable box on the computer I 'm thinking about having a programmed playlist (video files saved in hard drive) and using a remote to change channels and always on feature? So this is how it might look like. I need: the spare PC as a dedicated HTPC, connect a media drive for video source, a remote control compatible with PC ( IR or bluetooth), the PC is always on, so when the kids turn the TV the PC is playing whatever playlist is on. Now to make it more fun I would like to have the remote programmed so when they change the channel the PC switches the a playlist on file. Is this possible?