Suggestions for using computer+miro as household tv

Hi - I'd like to suggest some changes or be directed to where to do so: I use Miro as a tv player having discarded the household TV 1 year ago. The problem with this is that in my house we tend sit the laptop or screen somewhere high up and stable and sit on a sofa with a drink or some food, and then click on "new" to watch a selection of all downloads for as long as we want. If I don't like it we click "next".

The problem is all the keyboard combinations need 2 keys to work (ctrl-space etc) - why can't I just use the arrow keys or something equally simple, so it's ultra easy to change the channel or video? (Yes I know I can configure key combinations, but I'm talking about getting Miro accepted as a TV replacement - and key combinations could be grouped for "PC" and "TV functionality so you could quickly switch to easier ones). Then if I want to find out info or check out/subscribe other feeds *while* a video is playing I can't because it stops that video and uses the main window to show all the info (live comments from other viewers would be brilliant here too): clicking on the menu loses the current video and I have to go to "new" and start all over again. So the side menu needs to function separately, and appear as a pop up or something.

While playing this stream I don't need the list of RSS feeds on the menu below "using miro" - they are not downloaded so they're not something I can watch in that session. What I need is a breakdown of what's already on the computer, maybe split by tags or keywords so I can easily watch a certain type of thing - like "cartoons" or "grisly left wing documentaries" - whatever - but without faffing around making a playlist of all the newly downloaded stuff every single time I watch. Maybe stuff I tag in a certain way from a channel can always go in a certain "live channel" for switching to while viewing... Hope that makes sense...

So I hope that helps - when Miro takes over as a TV in a household, it's got a different vibe to it, and I hope other people ditch their TVs and get into Miro! My email is skoria AT gmail and I'm happy to chat more and I program so let me know...