I did something similar, except I netboot a diskless hp thin client (cheap for previous gen and no/bad storage) with openelec. I opted specifically to not use a

I did something similar, except I netboot a diskless hp thin client (cheap for previous gen and no/bad storage) with openelec. I opted specifically to not use a pi because I've had atrocious luck with reliability, especially of the sd drive. Once Kodi is running under openelec, everything can be controlled via Kodi remote on a phone. No bluetooth, but that's a feature imo.