#Need some advice re HA and ability to use a video player to stream RTSP

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simple bison
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I am hoping this is appropriate channel for this query. Seemed to fit into the networking and other (VIDEO) context. I am an experienced HA user but have little experience playing with video streams from HA to other devices.

Use Case

Have a number of Reolink Cameras producing RTSP streams and connected to HA
Have a spare Raspberry Pi 4 with HDMI output
Have a "smart TV" with HDMI input

Need to be able under control of an automation/buttons scroll between the cameras and display the video on the attached TV via a HDMI link to the Raspberry Pi using the Pi as a video player.

Questions:

  1. Is it possible to set up a Pi as a video player controllable from HA where the action remote.select_source can define an RTSP stream (URL string) as the source. If so pointers to software would be appreciated.

  2. Is it possible to set up a Pi as a media player (video) using HA as controller where the camera output can be sent to the Pi and displayed on the TV. If so pointers would be appreciated.

  3. If an alternative approach can satisfy the use case (e.g. use a a firestick or equivalent) , advice would be appreciated

Thanks in advance