Not with my current setup but the image quality is still very good, and the tradeoff is worth it for the amount of control I get. I run the audio to a vintage receiver and drive two sets of large Boston Acoustics speakers, so the audio is excellent.

My computer is always on and my desk is fairly close to my living room TV so I just walk over and load things normally. I usually have a few pages and apps open with various things queued up and just drag the window over when needed. It's powerful enough that I can stream to my TV and continue using the computer for other things if needed. Also I have a VPN to watch content from the UK and NZ etc, and some other ways to have whatever content I want on the computer so I find the experience of having it connected to my TV very freeing.

I also have a remote mouse/keyboard app on my phone that connects to my computer so I can control it from anywhere in my apartment.

This works well for me because I live in a small apartment, when I live in a larger place I'll still have the media computer but probably set it up more like a server and set up an ethernet HDMI hub to drive the TVs.

Ironically, I actually have a smart TV loaded with all the streaming apps and whatnot, but I find the user experience quite terrible and only use it as a last resort if for some reason the computer is out of commission.

The official Netflix app lets you stream in 4k on desktop, but usually if I find that the streaming quality of any movie is below my standards then I'll find it by other means and play it directly.

Yes

Edit: my living room looks just fine, thanks. Cable management is a thing.

I simply connect a PC directly to my TV.

Infinity Pool was a massive, awkward, boring disappointment, but Mia Goth's performance was amazing. Especially the scene>! where she was on the hood of the car that was chasing Skarsgård. !<

Everyone suddenly remembered that proper laptops are better at just about everything.

When I was a kid I asked for all my chore allowance money in loonies, I would polish them with brass polish and keep them in a little treasure chest.

This is true.

>tools that i dont have.

The OP specifically mentioned that they didn't have specialty tools. So I offered the only options that are readily available to them.

A heated wire is the best way, there are instructions online to make a basic one with a 9V battery and some wire.

The only other option is to use a VERY sharp long knife, xacto blades get dull fast so make sure you're using a very fresh blade extended out long, any burrs on the knife blade will cause jagged cuts.