Media Player
A media player is any device Home Assistant controls through a media_player entity: a TV, streaming box, or stick. It reports playback state and accepts power, volume, source, and app commands, all over the local network.
The media_player entity is Home Assistant’s common contract for anything that plays content. Whatever the brand
integration behind it, the entity exposes the same surface: power on and off, volume and mute, source and app
selection, and playback state. That state, whether playing, paused, or idle, is as valuable as the controls, because it
tells the rest of the home what the room is doing right now.
How Selora AI uses media players
- Playback-aware scenes that dim the lights when a movie starts playing and bring them back up gently on pause.
- Whole-home quiet and shutdown where the bedtime routine powers every player off and caps volume overnight.
- Interruption handling that pauses the show when the doorbell rings or a leak sensor trips, then resumes after.
Why media players anchor evening automations
After dark, the screen is the center of gravity in most rooms. When Home Assistant knows whether it is playing, paused, or off, every other automation in the room (lighting, shades, climate, notifications) gets smarter without any extra sensors.
Compatible devices
Fire TV Cube (3rd Gen)
The Fire TV Cube is Amazon's flagship streaming player, with wired Ethernet, Wi-Fi 6E, and hands-free Alexa. Home Assistant controls it locally over ADB through the androidtv integration: power, volume, app launch, and playback state, so it can anchor playback-aware lighting, doorbell pauses, and bedtime shutdown in the media room.
Fire TV Stick 4K Max (2nd Gen)
The Fire TV Stick 4K Max is Amazon's most powerful streaming stick, with Wi-Fi 6E and 4K Dolby Vision output. Home Assistant controls it locally over ADB through the androidtv integration: power, volume, app launch, and playback state, bringing any TV it is plugged into within reach of playback-aware scenes and bedtime routines.
Fire TV Stick 4K Plus
The Fire TV Stick 4K Plus is Amazon's current mainstream 4K stick with Wi-Fi 6. It still runs Fire OS, so Home Assistant controls it locally over ADB through the androidtv integration: power, volume, app launch, and playback state, a low-cost way to make an existing TV automation-ready.
Apple TV 4K (3rd generation)
The Apple TV 4K (3rd generation) is the reference streaming player for Home Assistant. The local apple_tv integration exposes it as a media_player with push-based playback state, remote navigation, and app launching, so scenes can start a movie, dim the lights on play, and pause the room when the doorbell rings.
Google TV Streamer (4K)
The Google TV Streamer (4K) is Google's flagship streaming box and the successor to the Chromecast line. Home Assistant pairs the local cast integration for playback and app state with androidtv_remote for power, volume, and key presses, so one box gives a room a full media_player: launch apps in a scene, dim lights on play, and shut the screen down at bedtime.
OLED evo AI B6
The LG OLED evo B6 (2026) brings LG's OLED picture and full webOS control to a lower price point. Home Assistant's local webostv integration drives power, volume, HDMI input, and app launch, so budget-conscious installs still get complete playback-aware automation in secondary rooms.
OLED evo AI C6
The LG OLED evo C6 (2026) is the sweet spot of LG's OLED range and our default recommendation for media rooms. The local webostv integration exposes it as a media_player with power, volume, HDMI input, and app control, so it slots straight into playback-aware lighting, doorbell pauses, and bedtime all-off routines.
OLED evo AI G6
The LG OLED evo G6 is LG's flagship gallery-design OLED (2026), built to mount flush to the wall. Home Assistant's local webostv integration controls it as a media_player: power, volume, HDMI input, and app launch, so a gallery wall can double as the centerpiece of movie-night scenes and playback-aware lighting.
QNED evo AI QNED92
The LG QNED evo QNED92 is LG's mini-LED flagship for bright rooms: quantum-dot color with high-brightness backlighting where OLED reflections would struggle. It runs the same webOS platform, so Home Assistant's local webostv integration gives it identical media_player control: power, volume, inputs, and app launch.
Roku Plus Series TV
The Roku Plus Series is Roku's mid-range TV line: 4K QLED with mini-LED backlighting, Dolby Vision, and Dolby Atmos. Home Assistant's local roku integration controls the set as a single media_player with power, volume, HDMI input selection, app launch, and playback state, making it an easy fit for playback-aware room automations.
Roku Pro Series TV
The Roku Pro Series is Roku's flagship TV line: 4K QLED with mini-LED backlighting, Dolby Vision IQ, and a 120 Hz panel. Because the streaming platform is the TV, Home Assistant's local roku integration controls the whole set as one media_player: power, volume, HDMI inputs, app launch, and playback state for scene and bedtime automations.
Roku Streaming Stick Plus
The Roku Streaming Stick Plus is Roku's current mainstream 4K HDR stick, an inexpensive way to give any TV a clean Home Assistant media_player. The local roku integration provides power, volume, app launch, and playback state, so even a guest-room TV can join playback-aware lighting and bedtime all-off routines.
Roku Ultra
The Roku Ultra is Roku's flagship streaming player, with 4K Dolby Vision output and wired Ethernet. Home Assistant's local roku integration exposes it as a media_player with power, volume, app launch, and playback state, so a movie-night scene can open the right app while the lights dim, and bedtime routines shut it down.
Bravia 3 II (K-65XR30M2)
The Sony Bravia 3 II (2026) is the entry point to the Bravia range: a 4K LED Google TV with a 120 Hz panel at a mainstream price. The local braviatv integration exposes it as a media_player with power, volume, source, and app control, so guest rooms and dens automate exactly like the flagship rooms.
Bravia 7 II (K-65XR70M2)
The Sony Bravia 7 II (2026) brings Sony's True RGB mini-LED technology to the mid-range. Home Assistant's local braviatv integration controls it as a media_player: power, volume, source, and app launch, giving living rooms the same automation surface as the flagship theater sets.
Bravia 8 II (K-65XR80M2)
The Sony Bravia 8 II is Sony's flagship QD-OLED, the picture-quality pick of the Bravia range. The local braviatv integration exposes it as a media_player with power, volume, source, and app control, so movie-night scenes, doorbell pauses, and bedtime all-off routines run against the best panel in the house.
Bravia 9 II (K-65XR90M2)
The Sony Bravia 9 II (2026) is Sony's flagship True RGB mini-LED TV, tuned to match its professional mastering monitors. Home Assistant's local braviatv integration controls power, volume, source, and apps as a media_player, so the reference screen in the theater room drives playback-aware lighting and scene automations.
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