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Home Theater Laptop (lemmy.ml)

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

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I have an old laptop that I want to use to replace the "smart" features on my living room TV. Can anybody recommend a distro and setup which could act like a dashboard / remote control setup?

I want the PC to auto launch to a menu where I can use something like a remote to keep it convenient for lower tech people in my home. Are there remotes controls for this purpose? Distros?

I appreciate any guidance!

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Not a distro but maybe Plasma Bigscreen is in the ballpark of what you're after?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Wow this is actually just what I was looking for.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago (1 children)

You should make a post after you get it setup. Plasma big screen is one of those things that's not quite mature yet.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Going to be a weekend setup for me this weekend. I'll make a post when it's running with any weirdness I find.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Cool, however I don't think your experience is going to be that great as the ecosystem is not mature.

I guess I'll find out on Monday. Good luck!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Did it work well?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I don't know, they never got back to me

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Oops, I misread your message. It seems I saved the wrong comment.

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

Love the look of this, thank you for sharing! Surprised I haven't heard about this before and I've been Linux HTPC'ing for years