by "gmctavish needs more space" (gmctavish)
Published 01/30/2017 at 21:25
by "gmctavish needs more space" (gmctavish)
Published 01/30/2017 at 21:25
Tags: i've been bored
STARS: 3
My girlfriend’s laptop has some issue where the screen doesn’t get video anymore. The touch screen still works even, but just no picture. It was too cheap to be worth it to get repaired, so I’ve just plugged it into the TV, hidden it under the stereo cabinet, and got this keyboard/trackpad combo for it. I’m pretty pleased for $60 plus a spare HDMI cord I had lying around. Also, instead of hooking my phone up for non-vinyl music playing, I can use it to play songs on Spotify on the laptop, so music can be on with no auxiliary cable hanging out on top of the stereo, and without the TV on. This whole being unemployed thing is making me productive around the house.
"The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock" (jukesjukesjukes)
01/30/2017 at 21:28, STARS: 0
That means you can now look at Jukes in HD.
"gmctavish needs more space" (gmctavish)
01/30/2017 at 21:29, STARS: 0
In 4K actually, my computer monitor is regular HD
"unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins)" (unclevanos)
01/30/2017 at 21:34, STARS: 0
"Birddog" (maintmgt)
01/30/2017 at 21:34, STARS: 0
What TV if you don’t mind? Lloyd knocked over my (3 week old) Bravia last week and it’s a goner. So I’m suddenly in the market again.
"gmctavish needs more space" (gmctavish)
01/30/2017 at 21:35, STARS: 0
I didn’t know Scoob came in cones
"unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins)" (unclevanos)
01/30/2017 at 21:37, STARS: 1
and in cookies. Scoob is getting popular.
"gmctavish needs more space" (gmctavish)
01/30/2017 at 21:39, STARS: 0
This one
It’s currently on sale for $130 less than I bought it for last year, already on sale for Boxing Day.
It’s a pretty great TV, the Netflix app works really well, the YouTube app will freeze from time to time, but not enough to really be a problem. It’s best feature would have to be the remote with a keyboard on the back.
"ZDMW" (Dweiser)
01/30/2017 at 21:42, STARS: 1
I highly recommend installing Kodi (I hear Plex is also very good), it’s an awesome media center manager. Also great for streaming stuff. I have been using it for a few years now with an old PC, and dumped cable because of it.
"Birddog" (maintmgt)
01/30/2017 at 21:46, STARS: 0
Vizio? I’m a little sour on them. Before Xmas I bought a 60" that had a bad tuner out of the box.
My local BB has an open box though. It’s worth looking at.
"gmctavish needs more space" (gmctavish)
01/30/2017 at 21:56, STARS: 0
Oh that’s lame :/ FWIW, my dad got an identical TV to mine and has likewise had no real issues with it
"Monkey B" (monkeyb)
01/30/2017 at 22:21, STARS: 1
I have the same keyboard...
"Monkey B" (monkeyb)
01/30/2017 at 22:35, STARS: 0
I do not however have that sammich :(
"DanZman" (DanielHarpel)
01/30/2017 at 23:14, STARS: 1
Per your other comment, I have been using this exact same TV as my main computer monitor for just over a year and I love it. I have it set up to work as 4 virtual 1080p monitors.
"gmctavish needs more space" (gmctavish)
01/30/2017 at 23:16, STARS: 1
Holy crap. That’s a lot of screen for a computer monitor
"wiffleballtony" (wiffleballtony)
01/30/2017 at 23:20, STARS: 1
I too run my computer through my TV.
"DanZman" (DanielHarpel)
01/30/2017 at 23:44, STARS: 1
It’s great for being able to see full scale building plans on one screen.