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.