[Hidden-tech] large screen for watching movies on Netflix?

[Diana Hardina]

The room is quite bright, and I was looking into a digital projector and
even purchased a huge window shade with that in mine. Since I have found
out that smart tv's come with their own browser I was turned off of that
idea as the home screen pretty much looks like a check-out screen for
purchasing stuff, which was experience with the roku about 7 years ago. I
found the roku frustrating because I didn't have a keyboard attached to the
thing. I have a wireless keyboard now, that might work. So the current idea
is just mirror my laptop ( through the HDMI cable?), which I guess I found
too cumbersome before, but maybe now it would be easier.

On Mon, Sep 28, 2020 at 10:14 AM Alex at Just Peachy <alex at justpeachy.io>
wrote:

> Seconding Mik's recommendation!
>
> If your laptop is a Macbook, we've also had good results with the Apple
> TV, but it's a much higher price point than a Roku.
>
> On Mon, Sep 28, 2020 at 10:04 AM Michael Muller via Hidden-discuss <
> hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net> wrote:
>
>> Diana,
>>
>> Go buy the largest flat-screen TV you are willing to pay for, making sure
>> it's wall-mountable. Doesn't have to be a "smart tv", just needs an HDMI
>> cable input.
>>
>> Then go buy a Roku.
>>
>> Then subscribe to Netflix or Hulu or Disney or whatever.
>>
>> Then buy a fancy popcorn bowl.
>>
>> Mik
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>> On 9/26/2020 7:31 PM, Diana Hardina via Hidden-discuss wrote:
>>
>>  I would love to have a large screen to watch movies from netflix and
>> Hulu.  ( I never want to see the screen when I am not watching so I would
>> put it behind a large, vintage u.s map that would roll up to expose the
>> screen. So I don't want any black boxes that would have to sit on a table
>> either )
>> 1. I want something all mounted, with maybe 2 cords ( power and ethernet.
>> 2. I don't want cable tv
>> 3. Is smart tv the answer? I don't want to buy any other services.
>> I had a roku stick once and that was too cumbersome to use.
>> 4. I have a laptop that I would like to control it with, but would be
>> happy to just have a remote.
>> Any current technologies that would work for me?
>> Thanks to anyone who has got this going.
>> Diana
>>
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