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Do you have a laptop? I use my old work laptop to watch movies. Bonus: adblocker.
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Submitted 2 months ago by DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works to nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
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starlinguk@lemmy.world 2 months ago
cmgvd3lw@discuss.tchncs.de 2 months ago
Depends on your setup. If I want to sit down and watch a movie or a YT video, I will use my laptop (your case it could be tablet). If I want to quickly watch videos on the go while in a train or while eating I use my phone. If you already have a laptop with good screen, you can use that or else I would suggest you get a modern tab with good screen if you are into quality entertainment.
If you buy a cheap tab with bad contrast now your entire media watching will be ruined and your money will be wasted.
The reason I am saying this is I have another laptop with a bad colour range and when I watch the same video on my OLED laptop and my LCD laptop, the difference is day and night.
TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
On top of that, location matters. Not that many people carry a tablet with them when sitting in a tram, or waiting at a subway station. A phone would be so much nicer in that case. If you’re just chilling at home, a tablet will be more convenient.
Admetus@sopuli.xyz 2 months ago
I like how you talk about contrast and then say the difference is day and night in the same paragraph.
sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
Potential oddball suggestiom, but possibly worth considering:
Get a Steam Deck, get some kind of kickstand accessory/dock for it.
I have no clue what your exact price points or screen size/dpi, or viewing distance preferences are, but I absolutely spend way more time ‘using’ my Deck to just play videos while I am lounging in my bed.
Also, of course, a Steam Deck is a semi-portable gaming device, and also a laptop… you can just plug a mouse, keyboard, and/or a fairly cheap wireless streaming dongle thingy into a TV as well, you don’t really have to bother much with a fancy low latency / fast response time set up if you’re just streaming vids or movies.
7.4 inch diagonal screen, 1280x800, ~12 hr battery life if you put it in a power save mode and just watch youtube or play a local file movie, OLED, $550 USD.
Cheaper than a flagship phone, larger screen than a flagship phone (though less dpi / lower res), probably more expensive than a… decent enough maybe? for your use case mid-low end tablet…
But also Valve is still selling the older LCD Decks for $300, which is probably roughly the same or slightly more than a maybe decent enough mid-low end tablet.
Or you could be in not the US and be looking at a different uh, price reality.
hexagonwin@lemmy.sdf.org 2 months ago
I would try getting a tablet. I don’t like Apple devices because of their “jailed” software policy but iPads have awesome display panels, maybe getting an older model for cheap could be good. Have an iPad 3 (2012) and the panel is still miles better than my cheap Lenovo P11 (2021).
Electricd@lemmybefree.net 2 months ago
Apple has great hardware and if you don’t mind not really being able to sideload then it’s good
DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Can’t get a torrent client on iOS 😕
Lexam@lemmy.world 2 months ago
It would improve it because of the bigger screen. If you’re just playing videos most tablets should be good.
DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Hmmm… weird federation issues, I can only see comments when I go to lemmy.world to view this post, so I can’t reply or vote on any of them.
QubaXR@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I’m gonna throw in this for you: have you considered a VR headset like Quest? I watch YouTube pretty much exclusively on mine. If you like to watch stuff in bed, you won’t mess your neck, too.
Electricd@lemmybefree.net 2 months ago
I feel like I would be tired from it really quickly
Plus VR headset displays still have some problems
RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 2 months ago
…tablets have larger screens.
FriendOfDeSoto@startrek.website 2 months ago
Have you ever noticed the difference in screen quality before? Did you ever watch a YT video on something slightly better than a cathode ray monitor and thought to yourself: “hmm, this is shit.”? If so, don’t cheap out on the tablet. Maybe a used iPad might even be ideal. I’m leaning Apple here because Android tablet screens tend to be worse on average and there will be fewer good ones on the resale market.
If you don’t want a big TV, how about a smaller one that you can cast content to? Just as another suggestion because other folks have already suggested laptops.
As you get older, your eyes turn to shit and most of this won’t matter that much. So you’re right to be cautious on the spending.
I proudly watch movies on my phone. If I don’t want to watch Paw Patrol or Frozen it’s the only way to get some not-made-for-kids content in. And I can take it to the toilet and continue watching. And I don’t mean porn, just to clarify. Sure, as the cinematic experience goes, it isn’t what Christopher Nolan had in mind but shit happens. It’s that or nothing.
solrize@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
I usually use my laptop but sometimes my phone. Both work fine. Phone is a low midrange, I guess, Moto G Stylus 5g, 2023 model.
cabbage@piefed.social 2 months ago
How about getting a portable monitor?
Pros:
Cons:
Pencilnoob@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I second this, a monitor is useful in so many more ways! It turns your phone into a whole computer. If you use Android, you can install a terminal and be able to do all kinds of cool stuff on it.
I put a computer monitor with an HDMI to usb C adapter in my kitchen so I can plug in my phone and put on MST3K while cooking.
It’s also useful because you can use it as an external monitor for another computer.
Electricd@lemmybefree.net 2 months ago
I feel like that would break DRM if watching streaming services, either causing it not to work or reverting to a shitty quality