HDMI media PC and smarthome

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You should be able to install Kodi for Android on it, and connect it to your TV.  I will be doing something very similar myself.

As for the IR Port, no IR port, but you can buy a USB IR receiver.  I also have a Harmony remote, and I am using an old HP USB IR receiver.

There is in fact an IR receiver port on the board.

It's near the bottom right corner of that image. Not sure about various remote compatibilities, though.