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Google's $150 streamer made me realize my seven-year-old Shield TV never needed replacing
Except for a few features, the Shield TV Pro holds strong over the Google TV Streamer.
I was ready to ditch Android Auto for Apple CarPlay — then I found these features
Google’s hidden tricks won me over.
AI slop is taking over the retro PC port scene, but these 4 Zelda projects remind me how good it still is
Ship of Harkinian, 2ship2harkinan, Dusklight, and ZeldaWWHDRecomp are all excellent ports.
5 TV features I disable before anyone in my family is allowed to watch anything
Your brand-new TV isn't ready until you make it ready
You can strip the ads and recommendations from Google TV in one toggle, and it's buried in your settings
Get a streamlined home screen with hardly any effort.
I added live TV to Jellyfin with a cheap network tuner, and dropped my streaming TV subscription
I added a tuner for live TV to Jellyfin, and ditched my streaming TV subscription.
I spent $200 on thrifted 4K Blu-rays instead of digital rentals, and my local Plex library paid for itself in months
You don't need to pay for subscription services
I'm done paying for remasters when the original games look this good upscaled
There's a reason why "remastered" often carries a negative connotation in PC gaming
4 things I wish I'd known before buying a cheap projector, and none involve picture quality
A few small issues can add up to big concerns.
There's now a Zelda: Breath of the Wild native PC Switch port, and early reports suggest it runs surprisingly well
The PC port scene continues to heat up.
I tested a game from every year since 2006 on Nvidia’s RTX Spark, and Arm wasn’t the problem
Nvidia promised RTX Spark runs every Windows app, and it's not far off
I've tried countless gamepads over the years, but nothing has topped the Xbox 360 controller
It's an oldie, but a goodie.
I switched from Google TV to Apple TV 4K, and the privacy improvements alone were worth it
Apple TV 4K gave me privacy controls Google TV never would, and there are no ads
I played three of the biggest N64 games in 4K, and found tricks Nintendo has hidden since 1996
Objects in the game may be less 3D than they appear
The Nintendo Switch 2 has been jailbroken for the first time with a lot of help from AI
The exploit runs on the Switch 2's latest 23.0.1 firmware.
I replaced my cable box with Jellyfin, and now I'm paying nothing for live TV
Paying for cable isn't necessary since I can stream live TV throughout my house with Jellyfin.
Someone debloated their Samsung Tizen OS TV by pointing a camera at it for Claude to see
Claude even played Keyboard Cat for itself to watch.
Emulators save games that publishers have abandoned, but the industry still treats them like piracy
Game preservation often skirts the line between the legal and illegal
I let Claude Code debloat my Smart TV, and it exposed a bigger problem
Software is only part of the problem
I tried the unofficial Zelda: Link's Awakening PC port Nintendo probably wishes didn't exist, and it's better than I expected
The nearly 100% AI developed port manages to closely replicate how the game performed on the Switch.
