From: this@ddress.is.invalid
Carlos E.R. wrote:
> On 2025-09-20 17:31, AJL wrote:
> > On 9/20/25 3:39 AM, Frank Slootweg wrote:
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[About my wife's Windows 10 laptop/'desktop':]
> >> But it can't be upgraded to Windows 11, so probably only a few weeks
> >> or months to go.
> >
> > Unless it's used for sensitive stuff I would see little reason to replace
> > it. Like me you surely have other up to date gear for that.
>
> Well, I used my tablet to play Amazon Prime videos, sending them to the
> sitting room TV via a Chromecast USB dongle.
>
> These type of apps have to be recent or they can refuse to run.
>
> Now it crashes too much on the tablet, but fortunately my new smart TV
> (LG) comes with apps that play them videos. Makes one wonder how many
> years will that TV work. Mine is small, but I don't think one would want
> to replace a bed sized TV often.
I recently bought a Google TV Streamer 4K (as a replacement for a -
temporarily - no longer working Google Chromecast (2nd generation)).
It's a little box which runs many Android apps, which you can
connect to the network (Wi-Fi or hardwired) and via HDMI to a TV and
which you can control with the supplied remote or/and your smartphone.
You have a kind of 'Play Store' facility to download and install apps.
For example I've tried the VLC app. I don't know if you can 'sideload'
apps.
I like it and use it very often, for example to watch F1 TV (Formula 1
motorracing, etc.) and streaming past broadcasts from my (cable)
broadcast provider.
My (2010) TV was a 'Smart TV' at the time, but its apps were no longer
working/supported. By bying the Google TV Streamer 4K, I again have a
'smart' TV for a relatively low investment (EUR 119).
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