Thinking about a digital media player. No streaming. But there's a problem...

I'd like to get a digital media player for my listening room.  I don't really care about streaming or network capabilities.  I basically just want a unit where I can connect it to my pre-amp, attach a hard drive with all of my music files, and go.

The thing is, though, my eyes aren't as good as they used to be.  So, I think I need either a unit with (1) a screen large enough to see from my listening chair about eight feet away or (2) some sort of remote with a screen I can use to browse with.

I *don't* want to use a tablet/phone for controlling the digital media player if at all possible.  I just have nightmares about performing an IOS/Android update one day and finding out that the tablet no longer works with unit.

Any suggestions?