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@crail | 13 March 24 | |
@ faun - 13.03.24 - 12:37am I have both, but i never use the tablet. Why would i..? I'm currently sat up in bed with the laptop on my lap - but i'm not using it's monitor. It runs an HDMI to the 65'' telly on the wall about 15ft in front of me, and that is the monitor. The sound is, therefore, played by the stereo in HD via the telly. At the moment i have four tabs. One is Youtube, playing music (but i'll probably watch something in a bit). Up on the screen currently i obviously have this page and comments box, so no real excuse for typos... Being windows 10, switching tabs or moving tiles about on the big screen comes naturally, it's the same as using a PC. I like the physical keypad, and just looking up at where the mouse arrow is. What can the tablet do? Can't plug an HDMI into it so i'm stuck with it's little screen, half covered by a keypad, and whilst it can Bluetooth music to the telly it doesn't like playing on a background tab unless it's pulled out of full screen. So then i've still got the telly on to use that for music/film. I prefer the laptop even when using it's screen, such as when the brat's watching the telly (tho this is rare, as she just uses her own tablet). The laptop's as portable and comfortable to use as the tablet, which also has to be placed somewhere - why hold it..? I think the only use for the tablet is out the house, but then i just use my phone. I never use the tablet. Why would i... Hdmi? Old skool tech. Ever heard of screen mirroring? Even sh*t tvs can do that |
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@crail | 13 March 24 | |
Might be input lag though. I use a nvidia shield pro for all my tv fun, and a smart amp
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@crail | 13 March 24 | |
No need for Bluetooth these days. It's all wifi
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@faun | 13 March 24 | |
Still need to have the virtual keypad on the screen, which isn't so easy to use (and still stuck with the limitations of a tablet's OS, as i don't do Apple). The laptop could probably do mirroring anyway. Youtube in particular is much better on Windows than Android, i do occasionally use the telly's apps but they're much easier to use with the laptop. |
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@ogdenz | 13 March 24 | |
I've had several Samsung phones in the past and I liked them a lot. My old tablet was a Samsung but it got real slow to use. My current one is an Amazon Fire tablet. Yeah,I don't need a laptop. Fk it...waste of dosh of i don't actually need one. |
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@ogdenz | 13 March 24 | |
@ faun - 13.03.24 - 12:57am Still need to have the virtual keypad on the screen, which isn't so easy to use (and still stuck with the limitations of a tablet's OS, as i don't do Apple). The laptop could probably do mirroring anyway. Youtube in particular is much better on Windows than Android, i do occasionally use the telly's apps but they're much easier to use with the laptop. So you do own a telly? |
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@crail | 13 March 24 | |
@ faun - 13.03.24 - 12:57am Still need to have the virtual keypad on the screen, which isn't so easy to use (and still stuck with the limitations of a tablet's OS, as i don't do Apple). The laptop could probably do mirroring anyway. Youtube in particular is much better on Windows than Android, i do occasionally use the telly's apps but they're much easier to use with the laptop. Bluetooth keyboard? I use that on the sheild sometimes. Just flip the switch on the keyboard and it's on. Android is pretty powerful |
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@faun | 13 March 24 | |
@ ogdenz - 13.03.24 - 01:04am So you do own a telly? Had it a few years now, just before covid. |
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@faun | 13 March 24 | |
@ crail - 13.03.24 - 01:10am Bluetooth keyboard? I use that on the sheild sometimes. Just flip the switch on the keyboard and it's on. Android is pretty powerful A proper physical keyboard, so i can feel the home keys? With a mouse pad, memory, processor... Basically the laptop. |
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@crail | 13 March 24 | |
No, just a keyboard and mouse. Think it's control k on a pc to screen mirror. Then you mighty have to set it on your TV. Think the full keyboard was only a tenner. Dunno, got it off my folks |
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