[lug] (Raspberry Pi) media center control?

[Jed S. Baer]

On Fri, 11 Jun 2021 21:17:28 -0600
Davide Del Vento wrote:

> 2) is there an Android app which decently works as an ssh client,
> including X-tunneling?

Given my antipathy towards the Android OS, I have never dug into this, but
at Instructables there's a tutorial for using Juice SSH and VNC.
https://www.instructables.com/Connect-to-Raspberry-Pi-in-Headless-Mode-Using-And/

I've wondered about the capabilities of the OTG facility in Android.
Apparently, you can plug in a hub, which opens up the possibility of an
external drive to hold your media collection, and a keyboard and mouse.
https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/what-is-usb-otg-5-cool-ways-use-android/

Possibly, external powered speakers would be of sufficient quality for your
piano lessons, and occasional other media usage?

Or, with external speakers on the Android, maybe use OwnCloud on a Pi for
a media server streaming over Wifi to your phone at the piano? Again,
external powered speakers at the piano.

I don't know how much you care about audio fidelity, but I have a MusiBaby
bluetooth speaker which I've found adequate for casual listening. It's
battery powered, and about the size of a soda can.

I don't know how large your audio collection is, but I've found the Vinyl
player to be fine for using a decently large collection of audio on my
phone. I've never tried it for video. Vinyl is available on Fdroid, if
you've a mind to avoid the Play store, but I think it's there too.

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