2016-04-10, 03:37
This isn't the whole setup, but I wanted to show off the new addition I finished today. I could only afford a small TV (24 inches) in my bedroom, which works just fine, but it needs to be fairly close to the bed to be at a good viewing distance. This is also the TV I use to test various Kodi/HDMI/whatever-related things, and I often need to pull it over to my desk or some other area. The TV used to sit on small folding table, but it was bulky and didn't roll.
A heavy-duty chair base, a microphone stand, an old VESA bracket, and 30 minutes later...
The main box (when I'm not testing something) will either be the Nexus Player or a small Celeron mini PC, gracefully duct taped to the back of the TV (unless I figure out something better). Wifi in my house is good enough for high bitrate 1080 movies, so the only cord on it will be a single long power cord, powering both the box and the TV. I'll post more pictures as I go.
With this done, I can now watch MacGyver in style!
A heavy-duty chair base, a microphone stand, an old VESA bracket, and 30 minutes later...
The main box (when I'm not testing something) will either be the Nexus Player or a small Celeron mini PC, gracefully duct taped to the back of the TV (unless I figure out something better). Wifi in my house is good enough for high bitrate 1080 movies, so the only cord on it will be a single long power cord, powering both the box and the TV. I'll post more pictures as I go.
With this done, I can now watch MacGyver in style!