<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">I noticed in your original post that you don’t want any boxes and wires cluttering your TV area. You can get a Roku enabled TV for cheap. Check out Amazon or go to Target or Walmart. They have plenty of options.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">As far as connecting a browser, you can just connect your laptop to your TV via HDMI. I do it all the time for gaming.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Sep 29, 2020, at 9:09 AM, Michael Muller via Hidden-discuss <<a href="mailto:hidden-discuss@lists.hidden-tech.net" class="">hidden-discuss@lists.hidden-tech.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class="">
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<div class=""><p class=""><font face="Calibri" class="">If you will be using your Chrome browser,
you can buy a Chromecast device, which connects to the TV via
HDMI and uses WiFi to connect your laptop's Chrome browser. You
would choose the Chromecast as the device to display the video,
or whatever, and the Cast will stream it to the TV.</font></p><p class=""><font face="Calibri" class="">Roku's are inexpensive ...</font></p><p class=""><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=roku" class=""><font face="Calibri" class="">https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=roku</font></a></p><p class=""><font face="Calibri" class="">... as are Chromecasts ...</font></p><p class=""><font face="Calibri" class=""><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=chromecast" class="">https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=chromecast</a><br class="">
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 9/28/2020 4:43 PM, Jan Werner via
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<blockquote type="cite" cite="mid:75f71807-ca2d-635d-b9b0-a262bc4bcedd@jwdp.com" class="">The
Chrome browser resides on your PC so you need to run it on the PC
in order to show the output on the TV screen.
<br class="">
<br class="">
You can do that with a physical connection (connect the video port
on your PC to a TV HDMI input) or via screen mirroring, which
duplicates a PC screen on the TV. Most Windows 10 PCs and Android
devices allow you to cast the screen over WiFi to a Roku and
directly to many smart TVs without needing any other hardware.
<br class="">
<br class="">
Macs and iOS devices usually require either an Apple TV device and
Airplay, or a 3rd party app to cast the screen to a Roku or smart
TV.
<br class="">
<br class="">
Jan Werner
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On 9/28/2020 4:18 PM, Diana Hardina wrote:
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<blockquote type="cite" class="">oh, one more thing. I would want to access
my chrome internet browser.
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On Mon, Sep 28, 2020, 1:57 PM Jan Werner <<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:jwerner@jwdp.com">jwerner@jwdp.com</a>
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<br class="">
Any TV you buy today is going to be “smart,” but I’d
recommend
<br class="">
getting a
<br class="">
Roku too. In my experience Roku works far better than any
of the smart
<br class="">
TV operating systems.
<br class="">
<br class="">
The Roku remote has dedicated buttons to launch Netflix and
Hulu, which
<br class="">
you said are the only two things you are interested in
watching. If
<br class="">
you
<br class="">
get the Streaming Stick+ or Ultra, you can also use the Roku
remote to
<br class="">
turn the TV on and off and change volume. Just make sure
that at least
<br class="">
one HDMI port on your new TV supports ARC.
<br class="">
<br class="">
If you really need a keyboard, the Roku mobile app provides
an
<br class="">
on-screen
<br class="">
keyboard on any phone or tablet.
<br class="">
<br class="">
Jan Werner
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On 9/28/2020 10:44 AM, Diana Hardina via Hidden-discuss
wrote:
<br class="">
> The room is quite bright, and I was looking into a
digital
<br class="">
projector and
<br class="">
> even purchased a huge window shade with that in mine.
Since I
<br class="">
have found
<br class="">
> out that smart tv's come with their own browser I was
turned off
<br class="">
of that
<br class="">
> idea as the home screen pretty much looks like a
check-out screen
<br class="">
for
<br class="">
> purchasing stuff, which was experience with the roku
about 7
<br class="">
years ago.
<br class="">
> I found the roku frustrating because I didn't have a
keyboard
<br class="">
attached
<br class="">
> to the thing. I have a wireless keyboard now, that
might work. So
<br class="">
the
<br class="">
> current idea is just mirror my laptop ( through the
HDMI cable?),
<br class="">
which
<br class="">
> I guess I found too cumbersome before, but maybe now
it would be
<br class="">
easier.
<br class="">
>
<br class="">
> On Mon, Sep 28, 2020 at 10:14 AM Alex at Just Peachy
<br class="">
<<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:alex@justpeachy.io">alex@justpeachy.io</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:alex@justpeachy.io"><mailto:alex@justpeachy.io></a>
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>
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> Seconding Mik's recommendation!
<br class="">
>
<br class="">
> If your laptop is a Macbook, we've also had good
results with the
<br class="">
> Apple TV, but it's a much higher price point than
a Roku.
<br class="">
>
<br class="">
> On Mon, Sep 28, 2020 at 10:04 AM Michael Muller
via
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>
<br class="">
> Diana,
<br class="">
>
<br class="">
> Go buy the largest flat-screen TV you are
willing to pay for,
<br class="">
> making sure it's wall-mountable. Doesn't have
to be a "smart
<br class="">
> tv", just needs an HDMI cable input.
<br class="">
>
<br class="">
> Then go buy a Roku.
<br class="">
>
<br class="">
> Then subscribe to Netflix or Hulu or Disney or
whatever.
<br class="">
>
<br class="">
> Then buy a fancy popcorn bowl.
<br class="">
>
<br class="">
> Mik
<br class="">
>
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> ---
<br class="">
> Mik Muller, president
<br class="">
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<br class="">
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<br class="">
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> On 9/26/2020 7:31 PM, Diana Hardina via
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>> I would love to have a large screen to
watch movies
<br class="">
>> from netflix and Hulu. ( I never want to
see the screen
<br class="">
when
<br class="">
>> I am not watching so I would put it behind
a large, vintage
<br class="">
>> u.s map that would roll up to expose the
screen. So I don't
<br class="">
>> want any black boxes that would have to
sit on a table
<br class="">
either )
<br class="">
>> 1. I want something all mounted, with
maybe 2 cords ( power
<br class="">
>> and ethernet.
<br class="">
>> 2. I don't want cable tv
<br class="">
>> 3. Is smart tv the answer? I don't want to
buy any other
<br class="">
services.
<br class="">
>> I had a roku stick once and that was too
cumbersome to use.
<br class="">
>> 4. I have a laptop that I would like to
control it with, but
<br class="">
>> would be happy to just have a remote.
<br class="">
>> Any current technologies that would work
for me?
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>> Thanks to anyone who has got this going.
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>> Diana
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>>
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