It is a pretty common first project to use an Arduino (or similar) to blink an LED. Which, of course, brings taunts of: you could have used a 555! You can, of course, also use any sort of oscillator, ...

There's no shortage of budget-friendly TVs on the market these days. That said, if you're looking for the best cheap TV brand according to customer satisfaction, you should be shopping for a Hisense ...