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08-10-2013 2:15pm

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kaahooters

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amazon.com now ships chromecasts world wide, so for those looking for one you cna get it from there.

mine came to €41.37

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#2 08-10-2013 2:29pm
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good find, U.S. site is much cheaper.
Can it used for anything other than netflix and youtube?

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#3 08-10-2013 2:41pm
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Great price..

.. very tempted though have a Smart TV downstairs and a "less-smart TV" upstairs connected to an Apple TV.

Nice spot though!

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#4 08-10-2013 2:52pm
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donegal. wrote: »

good find, U.S. site is much cheaper.
Can it used for anything other than netflix and youtube?

Kinda wondering the same here as well!? I do know that streaming of local content was hacked into it and then Google came along and updated the device and blocked this much needed functionality :-(

Cheers,
M

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#5 08-10-2013 2:56pm
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More info in the Android thread - http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057056609

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#6 08-10-2013 4:27pm
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for €99 one of these would be a lot more versatile :

http://www.4ife.ie/smart_stick.html

get access to all the apps on googleplay

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#7 08-10-2013 4:36pm
kaahooters

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK4u6wm-HIk

youtube about the chromecast and stuff to do with it.

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#8 08-10-2013 4:54pm
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if you get an IP blocker you can use it to stream stuff from lots of places, like BBC player etc. I got mine a month ago. Definitely worth it.

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#9 08-10-2013 5:02pm
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Nice, might get one of these thanks!

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#10 08-10-2013 6:14pm
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kaahooters wrote: »

amazon.com now ships chromecasts world wide, so for those looking for one you cna get it from there.

mine came to €41.37

Do import duties come on top of that? thanks.

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#11 08-10-2013 6:16pm
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just be warned this isnt compatible with eircoms old router.

have had to order the newer one they have.

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#12 08-10-2013 6:17pm
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Fungus wrote: »

Do import duties come on top of that? thanks.

All charges are included in the Amazon price

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#13 08-10-2013 6:18pm
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Fungus wrote: »

Do import duties come on top of that? thanks.

think there was a €7,75 import duty calc done by amazon for it.

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#14 08-10-2013 10:53pm
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flynnlives wrote: »

just be warned this isnt compatible with eircoms old router.

have had to order the newer one they have.

what's the issue(s) with it?

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#15 08-10-2013 11:29pm
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Has anyone been able to order one from amazon.com,

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#16 08-10-2013 11:44pm
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razor12345 wrote: »

Has anyone been able to order one from amazon.com,

Orders are no longer working for some strange reason.

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#17 09-10-2013 1:10am
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razor12345 wrote: »

Has anyone been able to order one from amazon.com,

I just tried ordering one for my Dad, looks like it's not shipping to Ireland anymore.

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#18 09-10-2013 6:48am
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I ordered mine earlier in the day yday with no issues.

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#19 09-10-2013 8:27am
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jamesd wrote: »

I ordered mine earlier in the day yday with no issues.

Yeah me too.... at least no issues thus far!

Edit: Just got a mail saying it's shipped!

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#20 09-10-2013 9:31am
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Rigor Mortis wrote: »

if you get an IP blocker you can use it to stream stuff from lots of places, like BBC player etc. I got mine a month ago. Definitely worth it.

Could you point me in the right direction to find out how to do this? I have a Chromecast and am on UPC (so no DNS changing, etc). I am not sure what you mean by IP blocker. Thanks.

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#21 09-10-2013 9:43am
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Ordered yesterday, e-mail this morning said it's shipped.

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#22 09-10-2013 9:46am
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donegal. wrote: »

for €99 one of these would be a lot more versatile :

http://www.4ife.ie/smart_stick.html

get access to all the apps on googleplay

what are these like, does it play video in sync? How is the wifi strength??

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#23 09-10-2013 9:52am
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Important Message

Google Chrome cast HDMI Streaming Media Player cannot be shipped to the selected address.

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#24 09-10-2013 10:01am
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DERICKOO wrote: »

Important Message

Google Chrome cast HDMI Streaming Media Player cannot be shipped to the selected address.

Please ensure you are on Amazon.com and purchasing from Amazon and not on Amazon.co.uk purchasing from Third Party sellers.

You'll get more help in the Android Forum in the Chromecast thread http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057056609

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#25 09-10-2013 10:05am
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Dudda wrote: »

Please ensure you are on Amazon.com and purchasing from Amazon and not on Amazon.co.uk purchasing from Third Party sellers.

You'll get more help in the Android Forum in the Chromecast thread http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057056609

I had a look back on Amazon.com this morning, was thinking of getting another as a gift for someone and I got the same message at checkout.

No biggie, I can get it shipped to family and they can post it on.

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#26 09-10-2013 10:08am
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DERICKOO wrote: »

Important Message

Google Chrome cast HDMI Streaming Media Player cannot be shipped to the selected address.

Something must have changed as I'm getting that error now too but I was able to order no problem yesterday afternoon.

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#27 09-10-2013 10:08am
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DERICKOO wrote: »

Important Message

Google Chrome cast HDMI Streaming Media Player cannot be shipped to the selected address.

Dudda wrote: »

Please ensure you are on Amazon.com and purchasing from Amazon and not on Amazon.co.uk purchasing from Third Party sellers.

You'll get more help in the Android Forum in the Chromecast thread http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057056609

They are no longer shipping it outside of the US for some reason, either it was a mistake by Amazon or there was too much demand, it looks like people from all over Europe have been ordering them, so not sure if that's the issue, it looks like they have honored anyone who did manage to get an order in though.

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#28 09-10-2013 10:20am
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Rigor Mortis wrote: »

if you get an IP blocker you can use it to stream stuff from lots of places, like BBC player etc. I got mine a month ago. Definitely worth it.

How? Via the Chrome plugin or something else?

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#29 09-10-2013 10:37am
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I just got a dispatch notice for my order, shipping to Ireland

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#30 09-10-2013 11:04am
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donegal. wrote: »

good find, U.S. site is much cheaper.
Can it used for anything other than netflix and youtube?

I got one a few weeks ago, no problem dragging any MP4 videos into chrome browser to view but AVI's dont work, browser seems them as a file download.

RTE players all seem fine as watched via the chrome browser.

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#31 09-10-2013 11:18am
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donegal. wrote: »

for €99 one of these would be a lot more versatile :

http://www.4ife.ie/smart_stick.html

get access to all the apps on googleplay

PC World sell this for 89.

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