Plug your old laptops into your living room TV, buy a wireless mouse/keyboard combo, and you’ve got the ultimate media machine that you have full control over. I always do this whenever I move.
I’ve thought about how any old pc would blow all those proprietary devices out of the water with their flexibility to play anything, any format, any source. And I’ve also thought I currently have too many old laptops. No idea how I didn’t put two and two together until your comment. Thank you!
Yeah, but maybe remove the battery if the thing can run without it just on mains power. Leaving a battery plugged in (especially an old one) is not the best idea.
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Plug your old laptops into your living room TV, buy a wireless mouse/keyboard combo, and you’ve got the ultimate media machine that you have full control over. I always do this whenever I move.
I’ve thought about how any old pc would blow all those proprietary devices out of the water with their flexibility to play anything, any format, any source. And I’ve also thought I currently have too many old laptops. No idea how I didn’t put two and two together until your comment. Thank you!
Yeah, but maybe remove the battery if the thing can run without it just on mains power. Leaving a battery plugged in (especially an old one) is not the best idea.
I do have a used ThinkPad what I bought out from my workplace for dirt cheap. Maybe it’s time to look into buying a TV.