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    #32
    AdrianII
    Registered Users Posts: 1,488 ✭✭✭AdrianII


    NellyMcD wrote: »
    Can you explain how? Thanks

    cant on here, talk of that is bannable


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    #33
    smash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,809 ✭✭✭✭smash


    Owryan wrote: »
    Its a great little gadget, I got rid of sky on the back of it.

    That's a bit silly. It doesn't have the channels like sky does, or the recording capability.


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    #34
    OldMrBrennan83
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26,658 ✭✭✭✭OldMrBrennan83


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    #35
    Dozen Wicked Words
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,325 ✭✭✭✭Dozen Wicked Words


    smash wrote: »
    That's a bit silly. It doesn't have the channels like sky does, or the recording capability.

    You need to google what it can stream if you believe that. Recording is only thing he may miss, but his post doesn't say whether he had sky plus or not.


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    #36
    Bawnmore
    Registered Users Posts: 1,744 ✭✭✭Bawnmore


    Reserved in Galway - thanks OP!


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    #37
    neacy69
    Registered Users Posts: 2,823 ✭✭✭neacy69


    Patww79 wrote: »
    This post has been deleted.

    So can you not use it with Netflix or the apps that we cannot name anymore?


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    #38
    smash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,809 ✭✭✭✭smash


    neacy69 wrote: »
    So can you not use it with Netflix or the apps that we cannot name anymore?
    It works with Netflix!


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    #39
    cruizer101
    Registered Users Posts: 3,205 ✭✭✭cruizer101


    smash wrote: »
    That's a bit silly. It doesn't have the channels like sky does, or the recording capability.

    To be fair the main reason for recording is to watch something at your convenience, which being able to stream what you want to watch when you want to watch kind of negates to use of. And most things that can be seen on sky can be streamed from somewhere. Not saying would suit everyone but for many could be a viable alternative to sky.


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    #40
    Kurtosis
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 2,881 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kurtosis


    Amazon have matched the UK price of £20:

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Google-Chromecast-Streaming-Media-Player/dp/B00I4WQ618/ref=pd_sim_ce_3?ie=UTF8&refRID=07A12CANZPS26BEJ29DX


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    #41
    Tinie
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,402 ✭✭✭Tinie


    penguin88 wrote: »
    Amazon have matched the UK price of £20:

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Google-Chromecast-Streaming-Media-Player/dp/B00I4WQ618/ref=pd_sim_ce_3?ie=UTF8&refRID=07A12CANZPS26BEJ29DX

    Even better. Works out at just under €25 delivered.


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    #42
    Owryan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,024 ✭✭✭Owryan


    smash wrote: »
    That's a bit silly. It doesn't have the channels like sky does, or the recording capability.

    I don't bother recording. I have other means to watch shows in my own time.

    For the record I had sky + and had several series linked on it ie fallng skies and suits but I hardly ever was home to watch them. Much easier for me to use certain apps on my phone and cast them to a TV when I wanted. I don't even bother downloading shows anymore tbh.


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    #43
    neacy69
    Registered Users Posts: 2,823 ✭✭✭neacy69


    Tinie wrote: »
    Even better. Works out at just under €25 delivered.

    Are you using Parcel Motel?

    Amazon delivery GBP 6.68 (Order Total: GBP 27.18)


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    #44
    Padraig Mor
    Registered Users Posts: 9,543 ✭✭✭Padraig Mor


    Tinie wrote: »
    Even better. Works out at just under €25 delivered.

    Goes to £20.50 in checkout due to Irish VAT. Works out a bit under €26, presuming you buy something else to get over the £25 free postage mark.


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    #45
    dashcamdanny
    Registered Users Posts: 1,920 ✭✭✭dashcamdanny


    Quick qustion. Plex has been a pain in my a$s since the last nowtv update. Will not play most of my files anymore.

    Can I stream in HD from a player on my laptop to my TV with chromecast. Is it as good as plex at doing this?


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    #46
    smash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,809 ✭✭✭✭smash


    Padraig Mor wrote: »
    Goes to £20.50 in checkout due to Irish VAT. Works out a bit under €26, presuming you buy something else to get over the £25 free postage mark.
    So it works out more expensive then! :D


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    #47
    blastman
    Registered Users Posts: 5,450 ✭✭✭blastman


    smash wrote: »
    That's a bit silly. It doesn't have the channels like sky does, or the recording capability.

    Or the extortionate monthly bill


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    #48
    bullvine
    Registered Users Posts: 2,828 ✭✭✭bullvine


    its gone up again on Amazon


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    #49
    MoodeRator
    Registered Users Posts: 1,695 ✭✭✭MoodeRator


    Does anyone have the HTC M8 and using Miracast on one of these? I don't really need to worry about what apps the Chromecast can run so long as I can just mirror the screen of my phone


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    #50
    djr
    Registered Users Posts: 229 ✭✭djr


    Picked one up in jervis, cheers OP. Should go well with the upnp server in the attic and BubbleUpnp on the phones. There were 4 left at the customer services desk when i was leaving. Reserved mine online, and got a nice phone call to confirm it was ready 5 minutes later.


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    #51
    xtal191
    Registered Users Posts: 6,316 ✭✭✭xtal191


    bullvine wrote: »
    its gone up again on Amazon

    Still £20 for me


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    #52
    OldMrBrennan83
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26,658 ✭✭✭✭OldMrBrennan83


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    #53
    The J Stands for Jay
    Registered Users Posts: 5,670 ✭✭✭The J Stands for Jay


    So, is there any need to have a chrome cast of I have a ps3? I can use Netflix on it and it can stream from my PC.


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    #54
    Dozen Wicked Words
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,325 ✭✭✭✭Dozen Wicked Words


    If you just want to watch Netflix there probably is no point. If you want to watch things from a wide range of other sources and apps, most of which need to be googled and discussion of which is not permitted, then it absolutely is worth it.


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    #55
    bullvine
    Registered Users Posts: 2,828 ✭✭✭bullvine


    xtal191 wrote: »
    Still £20 for me

    its gone back to 20, just ordered it, cheers


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    #56
    tomslick
    Registered Users Posts: 546 ✭✭✭tomslick


    Booked mine in Cork and got a phone call to confirm. Will collect tomorrow. Thanks OP.


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    #57
    AlanS181824
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,575 ✭✭✭AlanS181824


    Paid £25 for this a while back on Amazon.

    This is a great deal.

    Would recommend one of these for everyone!


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    #58
    AlanS181824
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,575 ✭✭✭AlanS181824


    AlanS181824 wrote: »
    Paid £25 for this a while back on Amazon.

    This is a great deal.

    Would recommend one of these for everyone!

    I said I'd chance my arm and contact Amazon, they agreed to refund the difference in what I paid!

    Meaning I got a Chromecast for less than £15! :)

    Couldn't be happier!

    So to those of you that purchased a Chromecast off Amazon recently, contact them and they'll refund the difference :)


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    #59
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Just ordered 2 of Amazon. Price was £20.50 each. Works out at just over €51.
    No stock in pcworld Naas or Kildare, plenty in the 3 Liffey Valley branches though.


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    #60
    vkid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,648 ✭✭✭vkid


    Is there anything this will do that screen mirroring my samsung wont?


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    #61
    iwantthat
    Registered Users Posts: 212 ✭✭iwantthat


    was just going to buy one last weekend but never came around to popping in a shop...
    thanks op


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