My main concern is replacing the remote, because bluetooth on linux is quite awful.
Im guessing run kodi is the other solution? I want the SO to be able to use it as easily as the smart tv, which is of course riddled with ads and downloading random shit on my network that I hate (20 gigs to Disney + in a month. I dont have any subs. Wtf is it downloading? I blocked it now ofc)
For reference, trying to axe the smart tv and use my atari vcs with mint on it to fulfill those needs. It should have the power and I want to keep the sleek look and not have an actual pc in the room.
this may seem weird, but steam bigpicture mode is great for a tv. you can make webapps for stuff like netflix, youtube, whatever with google chrome.
i think kde has/had a big mode for tvs, not sure if its still developed. never used it bc i dont much like kde.
kde bigscreen, its been unmaintained for a while one dev recently revived it you have to compile it in the meantime it hasnt been packaged by any distro yet