On Sat, 22 Apr 2017 12:22:13 +0100, D.M. Procida wrote:

> Would a Rapsberry Pi Zero with a
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> external USB DVD drive function as an adequate DVD player?
>
> If so, it could replace a much larger DVD player, that doesn't even have
> HDMI. Both Pi and DVD drive seem small and lightweight enough that they
> could just be discretely mounted behind the television.
>
> I have no need for a full-blown Pi-driven media centre, but it would be
> nice to be able to use it with a remote control - if not the one I
> already have with the (Sony) TV, then the tiny little ones I have left
> over from older Macintoshes.
>
> What do you recommend?
>
> Daniele

No reason why it should not work, even if you don't need a full media
centre OSMC/Kodi will quite happily play DVDs from an external USB player.
I would expect most if not all SONY HD TVs to support CEC so the remote
should work

That said I think you will find a dedicated DVD player is available
cheaper that a Pi,PSU,case & UDB DVD drive.




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