Home Assistant Dashboard – Media Center

Another one of my favorite views from the Home Assistant dashboard – Media Center. One view to cover all media players in the house. Some virtual sensors track TV hours, individual streaming apps usage, plex users, etc.

Integrations

• Apple TV 4K
• Android TV
• Spotify
• Sonos
• Echo devices as Alexa media players
• Plex Media Server
• Meural digital photo frame
• Hyperion for live TV preview
• WLED for tv ambient lights
• Tp-Link Kasa smart switches for lights
• Zigbee remote control for Spotify playback control

Automations

• Preview image on Meural frame
  • In addition to displaying our family photos, the frame also shows a preview of front door when someone rings the doorbell. It shows media poster of currently playing movie or tv episode as well
• Start TV ambilight when TV turns on
  • See my post for Demo
• Turn lights off when playback starts
  • Also dim the lights when playback pauses or stops
• Turn speech enhancement and night sound on for Sonos speakers
  • When watching TV late night
  • Resets every morning
• Zigbee remote on my office desk starts/stops Spotify playback on the echo show
  • This ikea 5-button remote also controls Spotify next/previous and volume

Demo

Check out my other posts in the Show and Tell series.