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echo: rberrypi
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from: YES
date: 2020-11-05 21:46:00
subject: newbie questions

I'm thinking of buying the Pi 4 to use for web surfing and watching
anime and YouTube videos.  I don't have any intentions to do video
editing or other such productivity tasks.

I've followed reviews from the "Explaining Computers" YouTube channel
and from ETA Prime.  I realized that neither, as far as I remember,
have discussed how well the audio performs.

My intention would be to put the Pi 4 next to my Roku TV, run a cable
to the Pi 4 from my internet router and connect the Pi 4 to the TV
using HDMI.  The TV would act as both monitor and as sound output.  I
would use a browser, preferably Firefox, to surf the net using the Pi
4.  I intend to keep it isolated as much as possible from my primary pc.

how feasible does this configuration seem?  Again, I intend to use the
TV as both monitor and sound output for the Pi 4.  My TV has HDMI
ports, and I'm using my current pc with it for web surfing (both audio
and video).

Does Firefox work in the Pi 4 O/S?  I've had problems before using FF
with Mint where the vertical scroll bar of FF failed to work.  I've
also frequently have times when audio would disappear until you reboot.

Also, these days I frequently use magnifying s/w to help me read stuff
on the screen.  Does the Pi 4 O/S have a function like that?

Thanks,

John

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