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| Author: | DavPaz [ Wed Oct 08, 2014 15:42 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Chromecast, and things like it |
https://cast.google.com/chromecast/offers/ Apparently you can get 3 months free Now TV sub for your Chromecast. I can't check it as my Chromecast is at home. |
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| Author: | DavPaz [ Fri Feb 06, 2015 22:39 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Chromecast, and things like it |
£5 free play credit for each Chromecast, currently. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Sat Feb 07, 2015 10:29 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Chromecast, and things like it |
You can get all the other things on that page too, like the X-Men movie and Now TV. |
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| Author: | Trooper [ Sat Feb 07, 2015 10:40 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Chromecast, and things like it |
That's £10 in credit so far, it's virtually paid for itself!!!!!11!!1 |
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| Author: | Mr Russell [ Sat Feb 07, 2015 11:27 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Chromecast, and things like it |
Watch these free videos and get a chromecast. Google just actualised Freemium coin gathering. |
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| Author: | MaliA [ Sat Feb 07, 2015 11:48 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Chromecast, and things like it |
DavPaz wrote: £5 free play credit for each Chromecast, currently. How? |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Sat Feb 07, 2015 11:53 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Chromecast, and things like it |
MaliA wrote: DavPaz wrote: £5 free play credit for each Chromecast, currently. How? 1. Click this: https://cast.google.com/chromecast/offers/ 2. Connect to your Chromecast 3. Profit! |
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| Author: | MaliA [ Sat Feb 07, 2015 12:09 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Chromecast, and things like it |
Ta |
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| Author: | Mr Russell [ Sat Feb 07, 2015 13:12 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Chromecast, and things like it |
Grim... wrote: MaliA wrote: DavPaz wrote: £5 free play credit for each Chromecast, currently. How? 1. Click this: https://cast.google.com/chromecast/offers/ 2. Connect to your Chromecast 3. Profit! Just tried to redeem it for both our Chromecasts and each one says that the code entered is invalid. Must be a one per Google account thing rather than per Chromecast. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Sat Feb 07, 2015 13:19 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Chromecast, and things like it |
If Mimi has a Play account it might work on that? |
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| Author: | DavPaz [ Sat Feb 07, 2015 13:29 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Chromecast, and things like it |
Mr Russell wrote: Grim... wrote: MaliA wrote: DavPaz wrote: £5 free play credit for each Chromecast, currently. How? 1. Click this: https://cast.google.com/chromecast/offers/ 2. Connect to your Chromecast 3. Profit! Just tried to redeem it for both our Chromecasts and each one says that the code entered is invalid. Must be a one per Google account thing rather than per Chromecast. Nope. I redeemed both of mine against the same account |
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| Author: | Mr Russell [ Sat Feb 07, 2015 17:44 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Chromecast, and things like it |
Mystery solved. Apparently my Google Wallet account has been suspended so they can protect me against fraud (what?) All I have to do is send them a copy of my passport or other government issued ID and they'll unlock it for me. For the sake of a fiver I'll say no thanks. |
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| Author: | MaliA [ Sun Feb 08, 2015 16:28 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Chromecast, and things like it |
MaliA wrote: Would dust in the hdmi port cause the chromecast picture to come and go and often fill about half or a third of the screen with a snowstorm? Buying a new telly sorted this problem, by the way. |
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| Author: | Cras [ Sun Feb 08, 2015 16:43 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Chromecast, and things like it |
Pretty extreme way to get dust out of the HDMI port, I'd have probably just given it a blow. |
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| Author: | Mimi [ Sun Feb 08, 2015 18:09 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Chromecast, and things like it |
Cras wrote: Pretty extreme way to get dust out of the HDMI port, I'd have probably just given it a blow. I've heard that's the way that you solve many problems, Craster. |
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| Author: | Kern [ Sun Feb 08, 2015 19:18 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Chromecast, and things like it |
As the actress said to the bishop... |
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| Author: | MaliA [ Mon Feb 09, 2015 14:04 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Chromecast, and things like it |
Cras wrote: Pretty extreme way to get dust out of the HDMI port, I'd have probably just given it a blow. Well, she wants to watch Scandal when I want to play ps4 and the shop was out of ipad air 2's. So I saved loaDs. |
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| Author: | DavPaz [ Thu Apr 21, 2016 22:45 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Chromecast, and things like it |
I have bought a Roku 2 to replace the Nexus Player since the Nexus *still* doesn't have iPlayer, more 4, demand 5 or Amazon prime. The Roku, while lacking a certain level of polish, does all of those *and* Netflix, Google movies and Plex. Plus, it has wired Ethernet and an IR sensor, meaning it works with the Logitech harmony without fuss. No kodi, though. Meh. |
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| Author: | DavPaz [ Fri Apr 21, 2017 9:21 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Chromecast, and things like it |
It's weird that it's been exactly one year *to the day* since I bought the Roku and it seems today is the day that I'm going to replace it with a Fire TV box. Would anyone be interested in purchasing a Roku 2? |
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| Author: | DavPaz [ Sun Apr 23, 2017 20:15 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Chromecast, and things like it |
I've tricked my fire TV into thinking it's an Nvidia Shield, so I can now play dirt rally on the sofa. I am *really* bad at it |
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| Author: | Kern [ Wed Nov 21, 2018 9:55 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Chromecast, and things like it |
Finally replaced my Roku 2 with the new Kindle Fire Stick (4k). The old box served me well for five years or so but had become increasingly erratic: BBC Iplayer in particular would take three automatic reboots to get past the first 15 seconds of a show. Fond as I am of the 'Doctor Who' theme in most of its variations, you can have too much of a good thing when you want to see the rest of the show. So far I'm very impressed with it - installation was easy and it looks very colourful. The lack of a proper Youtube app is fine as my telly as one built-in. |
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| Author: | DavPaz [ Wed Nov 21, 2018 10:22 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Chromecast, and things like it |
Kern wrote: So far I'm very impressed with it - installation was easy and it looks very colourful. The lack of a proper Youtube app is fine as my telly as one built-in. If you install Firefox, YouTube runs in that in a very close approximation of the official app. Just one extra click |
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