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Video on Demand and Android Box

  • 13-11-2016 8:48am
    #1
    nedd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,035 ✭✭✭


    I am thinking of scrapping live TV totally and going Video on Demand and Catch Up services fully. I have a couple of questions, maybe someone can help.

    Netflix: I know this works, have a Samsung Smart TV and the Netflix app is pretty good. Android app is good as well.

    Irish TV Catchup: Are there apps for RTE, TV3, 3E that work on Android Box?

    UK Catchup: there is a 4od (channel 4) app on my TV and that works. Is there a 4od app for android android box that works (I think I tried this a couple of years ago and it wouldn't work using Ethernet connection)
    BBC/ITV - These are region locked, anyone have much success using DNS services?

    DNS Service: have netflix blocked all of these?

    Lastly then, I want to get a very good Android Box, I know the Nvidia Shield is the top performer but finding it hard to find them in stock and reasonably priced these days. Any other recommendations?

    Thanks in advance and apologies for the long post.


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  • #2
    Ursus Horribilis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,168 ✭✭✭Ursus Horribilis


    You must never have used Android before because if you go to the Google Play Store you'll easily find apps for RTE, TV3, ITV Ireland and Channel 4.

    The UK stations don't make their apps available on the Irish Google Play so you'll need to look elsewhere. I get them from an alternative Android app store called Aptoide. I use a VPN with those but I think I'm hovering on the edges of the forum charter by talking about that.

    Netflix has blocked VPNs though perhaps some have slipped through the net. I know no more than that because I'm not subscribed to the service any more


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


    Ursus Horribilis wrote: »
    You must never have used Android before because if you go to the Google Play Store you'll easily find apps for RTE, TV3, ITV Ireland and Channel 4.

    The UK stations don't make their apps available on the Irish Google Play so you'll need to look elsewhere. I get them from an alternative Android app store called Aptoide. I use a VPN with those but I think I'm hovering on the edges of the forum charter by talking about that.

    Netflix has blocked VPNs though perhaps some have slipped through the net. I know no more than that because I'm not subscribed to the service any more

    Thanks, any experience using Channel 4 app over ethernet? That was the problem I had before.


  • #4
    Ursus Horribilis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,168 ✭✭✭Ursus Horribilis


    That I don't know. It's a poor app that seems to have compatibility issues.


  • #5
    nedd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,035 ✭✭✭nedd


    Any thoughts on Android Boxes?


  • #6
    Ursus Horribilis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,168 ✭✭✭Ursus Horribilis


    You'd be better off asking the people in this thread :)http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057446012


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