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E4 GUY Member Since: 07 Jan 2013 Location: London Posts: 513 |
Google Chromecast has been about in the US for a while , but now arrived in UK, comes with bbc iplayer.
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21st Mar 2014 11:29am |
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JOKER Member Since: 11 Sep 2008 Location: Sconnie Botland Posts: 15876 |
Bought ====================================
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21st Mar 2014 11:46am |
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stan Site Moderator Member Since: 13 Jul 2010 Location: a moderate moderated moderator moderating moderately in moderation Posts: 35265 |
available in currys if you want one quick,
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21st Mar 2014 11:51am |
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JOKER Member Since: 11 Sep 2008 Location: Sconnie Botland Posts: 15876 |
Cheers stan , cancelled Amazon one , just need to get to Currys now at some point ====================================
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21st Mar 2014 12:00pm |
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kingpleb Member Since: 07 Jun 2011 Location: Maybe here. Maybe there, I get everywhere! Posts: 8455 |
Wonder if it would work in my Sony Amp instead of just into a TV....
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21st Mar 2014 12:04pm |
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JOKER Member Since: 11 Sep 2008 Location: Sconnie Botland Posts: 15876 |
HHHmmm Well I have the Sky Wi Fi dongle too along with Apple TV box so maybe this Google CC might not really be of any use to me ... ====================================
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21st Mar 2014 12:06pm |
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stan Site Moderator Member Since: 13 Jul 2010 Location: a moderate moderated moderator moderating moderately in moderation Posts: 35265 |
the one advantage a chromecast has is that it 'mirrors' what you have on your laptop/ipad/tablet onto your tv screen which is something i dont need as i already have a 'now tv' box with plex loaded .. ... - .- -.
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21st Mar 2014 12:12pm |
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shalz Member Since: 28 Jan 2013 Location: where FFRRs roam free...! Posts: 503 |
On a related note as you guys seem reasonably informed - is there any device out there that would let me stream what's playing on my laptop, e.g. a downloaded movie on VLC (outside of a web browser like Chrome), to my TV other than Apple TV? MY11 Vogue 4.4 TDV8 - "African Queen" |
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21st Mar 2014 12:14pm |
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stan Site Moderator Member Since: 13 Jul 2010 Location: a moderate moderated moderator moderating moderately in moderation Posts: 35265 |
i have movies on my laptop hard drive, i use plex media server on my laptop and plex side loaded onto a now tv box plugged into my tv...
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21st Mar 2014 12:19pm |
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shalz Member Since: 28 Jan 2013 Location: where FFRRs roam free...! Posts: 503 |
thanks Stan - will do a little research on this. Is it hard to get Plex put onto a now tv box? Could it be used on any other digital media streaming device, such as the Western Digital one? MY11 Vogue 4.4 TDV8 - "African Queen" |
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21st Mar 2014 12:21pm |
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stan Site Moderator Member Since: 13 Jul 2010 Location: a moderate moderated moderator moderating moderately in moderation Posts: 35265 |
getting plex onto the now tv box is easy, there are many tutorials on the web re this ..
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21st Mar 2014 12:27pm |
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shalz Member Since: 28 Jan 2013 Location: where FFRRs roam free...! Posts: 503 |
thanks... will do some reading MY11 Vogue 4.4 TDV8 - "African Queen" |
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21st Mar 2014 12:29pm |
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baldwia Member Since: 01 Mar 2014 Location: Bedfordshire Posts: 5 |
Apparently Plex is now a supported app in Chromecast. |
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21st Mar 2014 12:36pm |
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kingpleb Member Since: 07 Jun 2011 Location: Maybe here. Maybe there, I get everywhere! Posts: 8455 |
You could use a hdmi cable if your laptop supports it.
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21st Mar 2014 12:38pm |
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RR2008HSE Member Since: 06 Jan 2013 Location: British Columbia Posts: 2932 |
^+1 It's a very easy solution. |
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21st Mar 2014 10:39pm |
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