@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 4 months agoYour TV set has become a digital billboard. And it’s only getting worse.arstechnica.commessage-square296fedilinkarrow-up1899 cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish7•4 months agoThat’s great for you, but people like you vastly underestimate how much hassle people are willing to go through as far as setting up tech goes.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish7•4 months agoI connected my PC to the TV via HDMI. i use Firefox with ublock.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•4 months agoSee, that’s more realistic. I’d need a dedicated computer, because my PC doesn’t live in the lounge, but I’m seriously considering doing it. My Chromecast has been pissing me off lately.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•4 months agoLook at some n95 NUCs on Amazon, or any mini pc really. Often less than 200$ for a full windows PC that can stream anything you throw at it.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•4 months agoYou can get decently capable machines for under $100 if you go used
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•4 months agoYou can buy small PCs for cheap now. A lot of them don’t even need active cooling
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•4 months agoThis is the only way for me. No Amazon or Google or Nvidia stuff. Just an old PC, a cheap wireless keyboard with a touchpad and you are good to go.
That’s great for you, but people like you vastly underestimate how much hassle people are willing to go through as far as setting up tech goes.
I connected my PC to the TV via HDMI. i use Firefox with ublock.
See, that’s more realistic.
I’d need a dedicated computer, because my PC doesn’t live in the lounge, but I’m seriously considering doing it. My Chromecast has been pissing me off lately.
Look at some n95 NUCs on Amazon, or any mini pc really. Often less than 200$ for a full windows PC that can stream anything you throw at it.
You can get decently capable machines for under $100 if you go used
You can buy small PCs for cheap now. A lot of them don’t even need active cooling
This is the only way for me.
No Amazon or Google or Nvidia stuff. Just an old PC, a cheap wireless keyboard with a touchpad and you are good to go.
Overestimate