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Could you just do a computer monitor? They have an HDMI port so they will show anything you want. Downsides: no tuner. Not a problem if you don’t need one. No
by massysett 6y ago
Could you just do a computer monitor? They have an HDMI port so they will show anything you want. Downsides: no tuner. Not a problem if you don’t need one. No remote control. Maybe not much of a downside if you’re just watching using a streaming box. No sound. Not a problem if using a sound bar.
Seems a worthy idea if you’re concerned about tracking, but I don’t see this idea around so I must be missing a downside.
- rubyfan 6y agoYeah that would probably work for smaller needs but haven’t seen monitors at 65” and higher range
- pxeboot 6y agoDell sells at least 75" monitors. They do cost 10x as much as a similar size smart TV from Walmart though.
- colordrops 6y agoI'm sure i sound like a luddite but why does anyone need a 65" screen.
- PurpleFoxy 6y agoNo one needs a TV at all so that argument is pointless.
- PeterisP 6y agoDo people need a 15" computer monitor? If instead of a chair-desk-monitor you're sitting at a couch 5 times further from the screen, the equivalent screen size is 5 times larger, so 75" for the equivalent of what a 15" monitor gives you at your desk.
- Macha 6y agoMeanwhile to sit somewhere where a 75" TV in my living room takes up a corresponding field of view to my 27" PC monitor I think I'd need to knock a few walls and sit in my neighbours
- cy_hauser 6y agoBackwards. Not sure if it's the square of the distance but you do need more than double the size at twice the distance.
- holoduke 6y agoI am using a 65 inch dumb Samsung pc screen together with a Nvidia shield. 3 years ago I bought the screen for 1000 bucks. Nvidia shield remote also works with the screen and stereo tuner. For my it's the perfect setup. Rooted the shield to get rid of all non essential crap. No ads. Very fast. And Plex,Kodi, Netflix, YouTube and Spotify working perfectly.