moe90@feddit.nl to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 年前Your TV set has become a digital billboard. And it’s only getting worse.arstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square295fedilinkarrow-up1908arrow-down114 cross-posted to: internetofshit@suppo.fi
arrow-up1894arrow-down1external-linkYour TV set has become a digital billboard. And it’s only getting worse.arstechnica.commoe90@feddit.nl to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 年前message-square295fedilink cross-posted to: internetofshit@suppo.fi
minus-squareIlovethebomb@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 年前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.
minus-squarecrypticthree@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 年前I connected my PC to the TV via HDMI. i use Firefox with ublock.
minus-squareIlovethebomb@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 年前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.
minus-squarecrypticthree@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 年前You can buy small PCs for cheap now. A lot of them don’t even need active cooling
minus-squareHacksaw@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 年前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.
minus-squareReveredOxygen@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 年前You can get decently capable machines for under $100 if you go used
minus-squareBaldDude@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 年前This is the only way for me. No Amazon or Google or Nvidia stuff. Just an old PC, a cheap wireless keyboard with a touchpad and you are good to go.
That’s great for you, but people like you vastly underestimate how much hassle people are willing to go through as far as setting up tech goes.
I connected my PC to the TV via HDMI. i use Firefox with ublock.
See, that’s more realistic.
I’d need a dedicated computer, because my PC doesn’t live in the lounge, but I’m seriously considering doing it. My Chromecast has been pissing me off lately.
You can buy small PCs for cheap now. A lot of them don’t even need active cooling
Look at some n95 NUCs on Amazon, or any mini pc really. Often less than 200$ 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
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