Live, personal Home Assistant configuration shared for **browsing and inspiration**. This is not a turnkey clone-and-run setup; borrow ideas, adapt entity IDs/secrets, and test in your own environment.
### Latest video: Turn an Old Nest Thermostat Into a Home Assistant Display
[](https://youtu.be/fuS1voqRznY)
### Latest video: Use your TV as a Home Assistant Dashboard
[](https://youtu.be/hda5WXHWlpI)
A retired second-generation Nest becomes a round living-room photo and notification display. A Raspberry Pi handled the USB flashing; Home Assistant supplies the shared alerts, household screen policy and kiosk dashboard. The companion article also covers the newer 45-photo album, ten Keep favorites and shuffled rotation. [](https://youtu.be/fuS1voqRznY) [](https://www.vcloudinfo.com/2026/10/repurpose-nest-thermostat-home-assistant-display.html) [](config/packages/kiosk_tablet.yaml)
See how a Samsung TV became a Home Assistant dashboard using Haven, with camera snapshots, household status, and a Roku screensaver handoff. [](https://youtu.be/hda5WXHWlpI) [](https://www.vcloudinfo.com/2026/10/samsung-tv-home-assistant-dashboard-haven.html) [](https://github.com/natureglass/haven-tizen-ha)