"Iron" media player controlled from a tablet/smart

Question

Do it yourself

Is there such a miracle in nature?
Let me explain: I need a “box” that I can connect to the TV and audio system and which I can control from the tablet without turning on the TV.
those. the tablet should not only show a big "Play" button, but also a list of files that I can play.

If no one has such opportunities out of the box, what can be done with small forces to such a state?

Answer 1

XBMC on some kind of mini computer and XBMC Remote on android. This system has been running in my house for over a year now. Glukov did not notice. Works good. Very comfortably.

Answer 2

DLNA/UPnP. Both an iron box and a tablet can act as a media server (with the appropriate software, for example, BubbleUPnP for Android, a player and a server at the same time).

Answer 3

The simplest option, a small computer with a player loaded with an automatic machine. tablet clings to vnc

Answer 4

This is not a hardware problem, but a software one. There is DroidRemote. As far as I understand, it fits the requirements. There is a more radical Remote Desktop solution. I just didn’t understand the meaning of this “box”, if the TV is turned off or do you have sound from the “box should” come out through the audio system?

Answer 5

dune
www.mediasmartserver.net/2011/11/30/zappiti-coming-to-the-ios/

Answer 6

1. Tablet OS.
2. Storage locations for media files.
3. On the tablet itself, after pressing Play, is it allowed to play the selected content or should it only act as a remote control?
In general, it looks like you need to look towards the support of the tablet and the player for the UPnP / DLNA protocols and AirPlay / Miracast in the same box.

Answer 7

Remote for VLC

Answer 8

Computer connected to TV via HDMI

Answer 9

Look towards miniPC. I took a minix a week ago, I'm happy with the elephant cook :)

Answer 10

I understand that we do not shine yet, but anyway, check out en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nexus_Q