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Thinking of getting it to smarten up my TV, I have 1st gen Samsung LED.
What are people's opinions? Is there better out there?
Id love a jail broken apple TV Burt they are a bit rich for me at the moment.
Typically I'd want to use it to watch the likes of youtube and show box or moviebox(iOS)
Thoughts?
Better off with the likes of an MXIII and an air mouse IMO, worth the €60-80.
http://www.gearbest.com/tv-box/pp_109956.html
ive downloaded xbmc a few months ago and love it.its a free programme that lets me watch thousands of tv channels for free,including most of the sky line up.all sky sports channels ,setanta,sky movie channels,boxnation to name a few.its a bitch to setup the channels but if ya search youtube theres plenty of help..currently on my laptop and tablet which is plugged to tv.and all is free,google xbmc and give it a go.
That's what I run on the Android box, along with the apps John mentions and then you've got storage for movies if you've downloaded them and would rather not stream them through one of the XBMC addons. Handy solution.
Looks like a great bit of kit ciars.
Thanks James I'll check that app out
For the price, the chromecast is absolutely worth getting. Amazon were selling them for about 20 euro before Christmas so I picked up a couple as easy Christmas presents. They're fairly well supported (Netflix, Youtube, Plex) and it's kind of nice being able to use a phone as a remote control. I keep one in my backpack for whenever I'm out of the country, beats hotel TV.
Anyone know where's selling the Chromecast the cheapest?
Curry's had them Xmas week for €24-28 since back up to €39 across Google Play/Currys/Argos etcQuote:
Originally Posted by Don B
Yeah as Ciars said they drop in price every so often so just a case of keeping an eye out. Otherwise around 39 is the going rate.
If you're in Dublin airport anytime soon check Currys. They're usually around 25-30 euro. Probably the cheapest place in the country for tech.Quote:
Originally Posted by Don B
I must have a look, I work in the airport!Quote:
Originally Posted by nsheridan
Let us know John!
Not in work until Monday so I got impatient and rang them. €35.99
Random: because I bought off them previously, I got a code in my email overnight. M82LM. Takes the MXIII to €65 incl. delivery. Would've been even cheaper only the exchange rate is gone to shit.Quote:
Originally Posted by ciars
I'll match the €35.99 in DID sundrive if you guys want one.
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Picked up the chromecast today, €35 in dixons travel.
Gotta say I'm very happy with it. Great value and does what it says on the tin.
There's a brilliant app you can get if you're android call "show box". I have a link in an email somewhere, it pulls up a load of dodgy security errors when downloading, but it's the best app I've ever had. It has absolutely every single TV show in HD as well as a lot of cinema releases. You can stream them through chromcast using an app called "allcast", works very well for me and has a much wider selection than something like Netfilx.
Yep, just make sure to check 'unknown sources' in settings before installing, otherwise it'll throw an error that the APK is not from the Play Store.
Localcast is a great app if you have movie files you want to cast.
If you like Cards Against Humanity check out Cardcast.
We used show box but some update came in for it and now it's gone completely! Is it still available somehow through another name or something? Be great to have it back working!
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@[Paddy] heres a link to a showbox apk. If its outdated, it'll auto update on first launch --> http://apkapps.com/apps/details/showbox-36/3173Quote:
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Auto update needs to be confirmed when it comes up or is it something it runs itself without having to accept or decline the update?
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It'll just run itself if the installer apk is a little out of date.Quote:
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