I'm trying to figure out something. My media center is an Ubuntu server running a kodi front end. Basically all my media and live TV runs through the htpc except my TV's "smart apps" (Netflix / amazon) and my ps4. That being said my htpc accounts for at least 80% of the media watched in the house.
Why would or wouldn't I just install Hyperion on the PC and hookup my Arduino via USB? I already have a roll of ws8212b LEDs, an Arduino Uno r3 lying around. I have a rpi1 hidden in a box somewhere...
A newer, more capable, pi is cheap (especially the new zero announced), but I'm just unclear what I would gain using that as an intermediary between the htpc and the Arduino.
My TV is a 4k 55" Hisense. I don't have any sort of avr though. The htpc is an ASRock j4205 (Intel Apollo lake) with 16gb RAM. I'm not sure I could easily setup video capture, but it would be cool to have Hyperion working with my ps4 and Netflix.