Solved! PC build to watch 4k videos, and normal web surfing.

[jatin1990]

Hello all, I just bought a 55inch 4k 60 Hz UHD TV. Which I am hooking up with my mcbook air for now. But I realized I can't plug it in every time I have to see TV, due to wear tear reasons, and that's my work macbook so sometimes I need to work and watch TV. So can anybody please suggest me a cheap but good PC build so that I can connect it to my TV, connect to my home wifi and stream videos online. I don't need blue ray player I just want to stream every content online through home wifi(if that's possible)

P.S: No gaming requirements but normal web-surfing is required which includes avoiding those annoying ads by ad-blocker.

 

[ThatVietGuy]

Budget?

 

[tejayd]

You don't need much at all to do that. This is just the first thing that came up in a google search (just an example. I don't know this box to recommend it). Not really a "PC" but if you want cheap 4k video there are many things like this. This is android but you can find windows also. https/www.walmart.com/ip/Bonrich-TX3-Mini-Smart-TV-Box-Amlogic-S905W-WiFi-Android-7-1-2G-16G-4K-HD-1-5GHz-Set-top-TV-Box-2-4GHz-Media-Player-Support-Miracast-Airplay-DLNA/530083149?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=14316&adid=22222222223149683157&wmlspartner=wmtlabs&wl0=e&wl1=o&wl2=m&wl3=74973015760959&wl4=pla-4578572585232559&wl5=&wl6=&wl7=&%20wl10=Walmart&wl12=530083149_10000014747&wl14=mini%204k%20streaming%20box&veh=sem&msclkid=9c70bafb76e4145d21c6e1337e863eeb

 

[jatin1990]

Budget?

As low as possible with maximum window from $150 to $200.
Thanks.

 

[jatin1990]

You don't need much at all to do that. This is just the first thing that came up in a google search (just an example. I don't know this box to recommend it). Not really a "PC" but if you want cheap 4k video there are many things like this. This is android but you can find windows also. https/www.walmart.com/ip/Bonrich-TX3-Mini-Smart-TV-Box-Amlogic-S905W-WiFi-Android-7-1-2G-16G-4K-HD-1-5GHz-Set-top-TV-Box-2-4GHz-Media-Player-Support-Miracast-Airplay-DLNA/530083149?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=14316&adid=22222222223149683157&wmlspartner=wmtlabs&wl0=e&wl1=o&wl2=m&wl3=74973015760959&wl4=pla-4578572585232559&wl5=&wl6=&wl7=&%20wl10=Walmart&wl12=530083149_10000014747&wl14=mini%204k%20streaming%20box&veh=sem&msclkid=9c70bafb76e4145d21c6e1337e863eeb

Thanks! That's new thing I came across today. Will the one with windows behaves exactly like like windows PC i.e. can I surf the web with ad-blocker etc in the browser?

 

[jatin1990]

Can anybody please help with this thread.
Thanks.

 

[jsmithepa]

Windows-based PC will get lots of pop-ups, is the nature of the beast.

 

[ThatVietGuy]

Budget?

As low as possible with maximum window from $150 to $200.
Thanks.

Any super low-end build will cost more than $200 unfortunately using new hardware.

You can consider using Chromecast to stream from your laptop to the TV.

 

[smorizio]

wait a few weeks for black friday and cyber monday sales. see if there a cheap windows laptop for sale. then add some memory to it. aother thing to look at is the intel noc pc. all you need is a storage drive and then install windows 10 from windows installer usb stick. leave it unregistered.