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Re: The great Netflix vpn debacle! (geofeeds)


From: Owen DeLong via NANOG <nanog () nanog org>
Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2021 09:48:41 -0700



On Aug 31, 2021, at 18:01 , Michael Thomas <mike () mtcc com> wrote:


On 8/31/21 4:40 PM, Owen DeLong via NANOG wrote:
On the other hand, the last time I went looking for a 27” monitor, I ended up buying a 44” smart television because 
it was a cheaper HDMI 4K monitor than the 27” alternatives that weren’t televisions. (It also ended up being cheaper 
than the 27” televisions which didn’t do 4K only 1080p, but I digress).

Back when 4k just came out and they were really expensive, I found a "TV" by an obscure brand called Seiki which was 
super cheap. It was a 39" model. It's just a monitor to me, but I have gotten really used to its size and not needing 
two different monitors (and the gfx card to support it). What's distressing is that I was looking at what would 
happen if I needed to replace it and there is this gigantic gap where there are 30" monitors (= expensive) and 50" 
TV's which are relatively cheap. The problem is that 40" is sort of Goldielocks with 4k where 50" is way too big and 
30" is too small. Thankfully it's going on 10 years old and still working fine.

Costco stocks several 44” 4K TV models (like the one I got) that are relatively cheap. It’s a little larger than your 
40” goldilocks, but I think still within range.

Owen


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