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Chromecast or android box?

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  • 05-08-2017 8:31pm
    #1
    long_b
    Registered Users Posts: 4,930 ✭✭✭


    Need something for watching YouTube on my LG "Smart" TV which no longer is supported disappointingly.

    So... Would you go for a chromecast or an android box? How do they compare price wise and which box would you get?

    Wouldn't mind doing a bit of IPTV on the Android box also as the iptv app on the telly may go out of support soon too.


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    niallb
    Registered Users Posts: 2,717 ✭✭✭niallb


    Which LG do you have, and when did you discover its no longer supported?
    Chromecast is really handy, but the android box might be more flexible.


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    long_b
    Registered Users Posts: 4,930 ✭✭✭long_b


    niallb wrote: »
    Which LG do you have, and when did you discover its no longer supported?
    Chromecast is really handy, but the android box might be more flexible.

    42LM620T-ZE and just found out now about YouTube. Hadn't tried it in a good while


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    Chefjom
    Registered Users Posts: 44 ✭Chefjom


    I have both but haven't used the box in months. Chromecast can cast kodi as well and many other similar apps


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    _Whimsical_
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    Amazon Firestick is pretty excellent. It's the best compromise between an Android Box and Chromecast as you can install apps on it like kodi etc and also stream your phone screen to it.


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    Oat23
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    You could buy a Mi android tv box which has chromecast built into it?

    I have bought from this seller - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Xiaomi-Mi-Box-4K-Google-Android6-0-TV-BOX-HDR-International-Version-Voice-Remote-/122355472779?hash=item1c7cf4598b:g:PS4AAOSw241YhXlS


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    s3rtvdbwfj81ch
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    Chromecast has native support for Youtube, Netflix, All4, Mobdro and a few music/radio apps too (spotify, tunein, pocketcasts).

    It handles the so-called "beta" browser casting pretty well too in my experience.

    I've used an Android box in the past too, but found them to be unstable.

    Chromecast is about €40 and works straight out the box.


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    ianob7
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    Long term chromecast user here. Love it! Highly recommended for the price. Can handle pretty much everything I throw at it. I love that you can still use your phone while it's working too. Can imagine that's to do with having reasonably powered android phone too though.


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    s3rtvdbwfj81ch
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    ianob7 wrote: »
    Long term chromecast user here. Love it! Highly recommended for the price. Can handle pretty much everything I throw at it. I love that you can still use your phone while it's working too. Can imagine that's to do with having reasonably powered android phone too though.
    You mean when using Youtube or Nerflix? That's because the Chromsecast itself has those apps installed on it, and the phone is basically just acting as a remote, telling the CC apps what content to fetch.


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