From: user@example.net   
      
   On 04/04/2024 14.49, Jeff Gaines wrote:   
      
   > I am toying with the idea of a home media server as it would be more   
   > flexible than my NAS, e.g. VCL can mount an iso of a DVD and play it.   
      
   I used to use Kodi for a long time, sure my media player computer was   
   hocked directly to my TV, it do support to play from DVD image files.   
   For controlling you can either use keyboard or at least for android   
   there is a "remote control app" that you can use. You can turn on the   
   UPnP server too that is built in and you can stream things on devices   
   that supports this protocol.   
      
   Of course you can still share files over NFS/samba.   
      
   Other option could be a dlna server as minidlna...   
      
   for myself I run a plex server on my NAS and then have ShieldTV   
   connected to each TV, some of plex features you have to pay for and it   
   don't play DVD image files (as far as I'm aware of).   
      
      
   > Is there   
   > such a thing as a remote control for a computer (as in the days of   
   > Windows Media PC) or is it just wireless mouse and keyboard?   
      
   If you want a new one, you can look what is for offer for Raspberry Pi,   
   those should in most cases work as long as they have a USB dongle for   
   the IR or Radio.   
      
   example: https://thepihut.com/collections/raspberry-pi-remote-controls   
      
      
    > although it does remote sound   
      
   You should be able to use pulseaudio-dlna.   
      
   There is also the option of using mkchromecast to cast your audio to a   
   sonos speaker, but be prepared for some latency.   
      
   Maybe UPnP maybe better option than the listed ones here...   
      
      
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