Android TV - Retro Gaming Without Any Consoles!

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Last week my 3 year old knocked our TV off its stand 🤦‍♂️

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While looking for new TVs I noticed that some had Android built in, and this gave me a great idea! I picked up a TCL 50" TV for £379, which is a Chinese brand but had good reviews, the build quality is excellent compared to some of the rubbish I saw in PC world that looked like they were made out of recycled plastic. Then I installed RetroArch on it from the Google Play Store, and added some ROMs to the TVs built in 16GB storage using a USB stick. I already had a wireless controller for my PC, so I now have a full retro gaming collection in our living room running just off the TV, no consoles necessary! It performs really well, even Neo Geo and MAME games run at full speed.

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If you don't want to buy a new TV you could just buy an Android box and plug that in to your existing TV, but it's great having it all built in with no clutter.
 
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