@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 1 month agoYour TV set has become a digital billboard. And it’s only getting worse.arstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square315fedilinkarrow-up1909arrow-down113 cross-posted to: privacytechnology
arrow-up1896arrow-down1external-linkYour TV set has become a digital billboard. And it’s only getting worse.arstechnica.com@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 1 month agomessage-square315fedilink cross-posted to: privacytechnology
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish7•1 month agoI connected my PC to the TV via HDMI. i use Firefox with ublock.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•1 month 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•25 days agoYou can buy small PCs for cheap now. A lot of them don’t even need active cooling
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•1 month 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•1 month agoYou can get decently capable machines for under $100 if you go used
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•1 month agoThis is the only way for me. No Amazon or Google or Nvidia stuff. Just an old PC, a cheap wireless keyboard with a touchpad and you are good to go.
I connected my PC to the TV via HDMI. i use Firefox with ublock.
See, that’s more realistic.
I’d need a dedicated computer, because my PC doesn’t live in the lounge, but I’m seriously considering doing it. My Chromecast has been pissing me off lately.
You can buy small PCs for cheap now. A lot of them don’t even need active cooling
Look at some n95 NUCs on Amazon, or any mini pc really. Often less than 200$ 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.