Switchbot - Simple “power on” for some TVs (IR blaster)

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@djh_wolf The Switchbot hub control through Actiontiles can be a bit slow due to it not being locally executed, but it is fast enough for me.
I placed my switchbot mini hub under my TV to control on/off, and then have a simple USB powered IR extender that sits next to the switchbot hub that relays any command down to the basement theater rack.
My TV is only connected to a PC so I only need it on/off. The IR extender controls my Receiver power, volume and input.
As you can see from my post 14 above, I have added created an actiontile panel for TV watching.

EDIT: If you are interested in controlling smartthings devices from a PC or the other way around, search eventghost. http://www.eventghost.net/

[OBSOLETE] Send Events to EventGhost

EventGhost is an open source tool for Windows automation that has been in use by HA and HTPC folks for well over a decade. EventGhost allows the user to take actions in response to events triggered by various programs and devices in your environment. EventGhost can be used as a general rule engine, scheduler, or device handler that is run locally and as such isn’t dependent upon the ST cloud. Programming actions in response to events is done through a simple drag-and-drop interface that is reliable and easy to use. This SmartApp allows you to send events from SmartThings to an EventGhost server running the Webserver plugin. The result is that events from your SmartThings switches, dimmers, motion sensors, etc can now trigger actions in EventGhost. Version 1.0.0 - 2015-09-13 - Initia…

I use it to create keyboard shortcuts to control the PC as well as Smartthing devices, like lighting, and even the switchbot hub.