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I'm not sure about CHIP, but a RasberryPi can hook into our TV and I have several old USB keyboards and mice to plug into it. If you don't, you can get one for really cheap. It's the monitor that is most of the extra cost. (I also have a spare monitor, but I'm a computer guy so of course I have extra parts.) Anyway, if the idea is just to allow a kid to have their own computer to break/tinker with, then sharing the family TV to run it is OK. It doesn't solve the time-share issue. (I remember my little sister monopolizing the TV to watch Dumbo The Flying Elephant over and over again.)