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Recommend cheapest Android TV device for Netflix,Youtube?

  • 25-08-2015 9:51pm
    #1
    MichaelR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 807 ✭✭✭


    Hello,

    I have a 22 inch TV with a HDMI input lying around somewhere.

    I'd like to use it as a Netflix/Youtube client... and nothing else really. (Internet supplied by Wi-Fi or possibly Ethernet). And I'd like to do it without breaking the bank.

    Could you recommend a device that would be cheapest while still doing the job?


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  • #2
    gingernut79
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 961 ✭✭✭gingernut79


    If you have any decent sort of mobile iOS or android phone, a chromecast will work perfect. <€40.


  • #3
    nedd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,035 ✭✭✭nedd


    Chromecast

    http://www.google.ie/chrome/devices/chromecast/

    Thread Closed!!

    Seriously though, if all you need is Netflix or Youtube then this is the best. If you are looking for something more powerful then an Android TV box. There is a thread here about which is the best.


  • #4
    MichaelR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 807 ✭✭✭MichaelR


    A standalone device is needed. Children who do not have regular access to a smartphone will be watching this TV.

    For example, what about this one? http://addictedtoandroid.com/uhost-u1a-android-4-0-4-tv-stick-mini-pc.html

    A run through the forum found the Amazon Fire TV Stick, but it does not deliver to Ireland. Of course I could try to get around the restriction with Parcel Motel, but does this mean their warranty is void in Ireland?


  • #5
    pizzahead77
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,382 ✭✭✭pizzahead77


    Although not Android based, the Roku Streaming Stick is great. I have 2 of them. They have Netflix and YouTube "channels" as Roku calls apps

    I think they are about €70 in PCWorld.


  • #6
    MichaelR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 807 ✭✭✭MichaelR


    Thanks!

    I did think of having email available on it in a pinch, but this is not a priority, so perhaps I should give the Roku stick a go. Getting something from a local store, so that I can go back there if something goes wrong, is definitely a bonus. (I am in Limerick and we do have a PC World here).


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  • #7
    Cantona's Collars
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,709 ✭✭✭✭Cantona's Collars


    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Stoga-MXQ-Streaming-Streamer-Android-Black/dp/B00MFOD9BQ/ref=pd_sim_23_21?ie=UTF8&refRID=1BH6HYJQP84JKJME973A

    Cheaper than a Roku and you can customise it to do a lot more.


  • #8
    MichaelR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 807 ✭✭✭MichaelR


    Thanks!

    Question: if I plug USB speakers into a USB port on the Stoga, will it output audio to them?


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