There's also Hyperion. You can do something similar (via screen capture). Here's a Pi running Kodi with Hyperion in the background. There's an Arduino connected

There's also Hyperion. You can do something similar (via screen capture). Here's a Pi running Kodi with Hyperion in the background. There's an Arduino connected over usb to the Pi collecting serial data and sending pixel data via PWM. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nXGoJT2Xdk0 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nXGoJT2Xdk0 Not nearly as soon as OP but it's a really cheap way to get into it.