[c-hendricks]

You're not wrong but those aren't insurmountable. Of course the Steam Box is a better experience, but I built a remote starter for my PC and a dumb little Go program to switch the displays and disable some devices.

End result is I tap maybe two shortcuts on my phone and the computer is on and switched to the TV.

[gadelat]

Do you have a script which bypasses login screen and switches input on TV too? I don't think so. Anyways my problem is that it takes a programmer to solve this even partially.

[intrikate]

Autologin is trivial to set up on most operating systems. There are solutions for using CEC to control your television as well. I'm not a programmer, but I was able to set this up with minimal issue.

If you don't want to have to solve these problems, that's fine, but please don't parade around as if these are insurmountable, unsolvable problems.

[c-hendricks]

Nah it's still a dance to get the TV input switched that's a good point.