On 05/11/2020 21:46, Yes wrote:
> 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).

Completely feasible, I have either a Pi 4B or an earlier model connected
to each TV in the house. The 4B with 4GB (or more) is very much a leap
forward in usability for desktop and browsing, from the previous models
which had less memory and slower processors.

> 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.

Firefox does work, but I use Chromium as it has hardware acceleration of
video, plus the h264ify plugin to turn Youtube VP8/9 videos in to H264
which can be accelerated.

> 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?

There is accessibility software which can magnify parts of the screen,
but you can also customise the desktop to use large fonts which easier
to read at TV viewing distances.

---druck

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