Using ChatGPT as a Remote Control for Media PC
Yamapama · x · 2026-07-13
In this post, the author explains how they lay in bed using ChatGPT on their phone as a remote, leveraging Codex + computer use to control their home media PC.
Examples given include issuing natural language commands to play a specific season and episode, go fullscreen, and queue up the next episode. Overall, it demonstrates a more "agentic" approach to controlling home entertainment.
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