In article ,
 Seymore4Head  writes:
> I was just wondering if someone could use a Pi as a low cost web
> surfer.
>
> Would a Pi work to use a TV as a monitor?

Yes.
Make sure you connect up the HDMI lead to the monitor before
you power-on the Pi, or it won't use the HDMI video output.

> I was thinking that living in an area where there is no Internet
> access or in homes that can't afford Internet access could use a phone
> to tether to the Pi and use the TV as a monitor to do Facebook and web
> surfing.

The problem you may have is that the Pi is under-powered and
short on memory to run a modern browsers. Works, but slow.

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