Everything is freezing and crashing (dozens of times today). The remote shit the bed almost immediately and we’ve been using a virtual remote over WiFi that sometimes has upwards of a 5 second delay. This thing requires an account to use even basic functionality and it has a whole thing in its privacy policy about using the built in microphone to just ambiently record.
Do I need to buy older used TVs to avoid getting a giant and shittier smart phone? I feel like such a boomer and I remember my dad complaining about TVs with the VCR built in being pointless because the VCR would break and then the whole TV would be on the fritz even though the screen was fine and now I totally understand my fathers’ rage and I want to throw the remote through the fucking screen but the remote shit the bed so we had to get rid of it anyway ahhhhhhbbbbbbhhhhh
smart tvs are total buttcheeks. I got into projectors years ago. great ones are pricey, but lots of "totally good enough" options exist. projected on a wall painted with matte/flat Behr interior "Silver Screen".
I had never even considered this.
Ok so I am looking at projectors right now. Some of them are like $200 and others are like $2000 and the expensive ones say they are "smart" projectors - what should I be looking for in one of these things?
Make sure it has an adjustable lens (manually adjustable, not digital) to focus the image, and adjustable keystone. Grab a cheap one first to see how it works for you and the room you want it in, and upgrade later.
You'll probably want to invest in some external speakers of some sort.