it's far from useless. not just Roku box, there are a ton of devices you can plug into the various inputs to give it various functionalities. everything from Chromecast to weird Chinese Android devices to Amazon Fire stick to OTA DTV tuners.Kraken wrote: ↑Mon Oct 28, 2019 11:11 pm I'm not sure what we'll do with our old 42" Westy. It doesn't have a tuner, so it's not really even a TV -- more like a monitor, it needs input from a cable box, DVD player, or something else that can resolve pictures for it to display. We have no use for a second TV in our tiny house, but it still works as well as ever and I hate to throw it away. I wonder if I can donate it, or if old dumb TVs are worthless now.
It did cross my mind that I could simply buy one of those Roku things to turn it into a streaming TV, but losing our cable is a sign that it's time for a major upgrade, and I have the money.
i personally would loathe buying a Smart TV, and would prefer a monitor like you have. don't even need sound - it's routed through my stereo setup anyways.