On 05-11-2020 22:46, Yes wrote:
> 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).

Audio over HDMI works perfectly on any Pi from the very first model to
the latest. It's a digital connection, so the quality is as good as it
gets (i.e. it still depends on the recording quality, of course, and on
the speakers in your TV).

> 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?

Yes, a magnifying glass is part of the Recommended Software selection
which can be accessed from the Preferences menu. The magnifier is not
installed by default so it must be installed manually using that tool,
and requires a reboot.

I would recommend buying the new Raspberry Pi 400 Kit, where the Pi
comes inside a keyboard. It is a neat package which also comes with a
power plug, a mouse, an hdmi cable, a ready-to-use SD card with the
RaspiOS and a printed user manual. It also has a slightly faster version
of the chip (1.8 instead of 1.5 GHZ, not much but every little bit
helps) and it has a massive heatsink built into the system so that it
has no overheating trouble whatsoever, even when overclocking. They
really fixed that. Not that the latest Pi 4 still overheats easily, but
it can, especially in a closed case. (Nothing bad happens, it just slows
down when overheating.)

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