In many homes, families tend to eat at the kitchen table while listening to and watching television on a smaller screen than the one in the living room. At the same time, you may have thrown away your old monitor and don’t know what to do with it. How about turning your old monitor into a TV? Well, we’ll show you how to do it.
With the arrival and success of content distribution platforms on the Internet, or also called streaming, such as Netflix, HBO, Disney+ and many others. Viewing of conventional television has plummeted. However, many families continue to watch conventional channels, especially at lunchtime or to brighten up the time. Especially if we find ourselves making food for long periods of time. Whatever your profile and if you want to give a new use to your monitor, we will show you how to use it as a television.
How to turn your monitor into a TV
At first glance, they look identical, but the big difference between a monitor and a TV is that the latter has the ability to tune channels via digital terrestrial television. However, little by little we are seeing how new television models are becoming independent of the use of DTT and content providers are approaching other options, such as applications for smartphones and tablets that allow us to watch these same channels . In the end, the moment will come when, through obsolescence, DTT will die and there will only be a void left for an already very old generation that does not know the network of networks.
So, with products like a Amazon FireTV, and Google Chromecast or one of the so-called TV Stick or TV Box they will be enough to turn your monitor into a television. Of course, keep in mind that many monitors lack speakers, so if you don’t add external speakers, you won’t hear a thing, so not all models are suitable.
We also have to consider the screen ratio. The television standard is 16:9, so all images outside of it will look jerky and distorted. If your old monitor meets both specifications, you can enjoy it as a TV in your kitchen or wherever you need it, like your workshop.
Advice for the elderly or unlearned
So, the only thing you need is a USB adapter that gives your old monitor the capabilities of a SmartTV and with it you can watch TV. However, you may want to leave the monitor to someone with no computer skills and if you put the interface of a SmartTV on it, it will be lost. What to do in these cases? Well, buy a classic DTT decoder and leave it connected to the monitor to turn it into a TV. This will be enough for them to be able to use it and they will not encounter any additional complications.
