answer:1) I have a Nook Color (one of the older ones) that I flashed with CyanogenMod to turn into a full-on 7” Android tablet. I got the old Color instead of their new Tablet solely because of this ability. I went this route since I would rather pay $150 (on sale) and do ten minutes work than pay $400+ for something that runs Android right out of the box, but you can go the easier, pricier route if you choose. I mention this because the Android Market has many programs that allow you varying degrees of control over a PC. Do you just want to use it as a wireless keyboard/mouse? Do you want to transfer files between your PC and your device? Do you want to actually see what is on your PC’s screen and control it through your tablet (like this)? Whichever way you want to go, there is an app for that! Granted, I could also do it on my Droid X, but a 7” screen is easier for some things than a 4.3” one. You could do the same thing for $200 or less. 2) Not that I can think of unless your TV is a computer, no. However, a cheap “thin client” could work as it doesn’t take much CPU power to merely stream. You don’t even have to use a full-on desktop. It’s is pretty cheap to build a media computer like what you would want for streaming like that. An alternative is to just have an HDMI splitter, run cables all over the place, and control it via an Android tablet/smartphone.