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#25 Re: TV recommendations please
November 29, 2016, 08:47:27 pm
DACs rule - I have the  Skybox and DVD player going into mine and into the stereo for the same reason.  The tele is on perma mute.

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#26 Re: TV recommendations please
August 20, 2019, 11:50:29 am
So we've had this Sony smart TV a few years now, and the apps are starting to disappear as they are no longer supported - first 4, then youtube, then amazon. I'm really opposed to junking perfectly good hardware, is there a decent plug-in solution?

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#27 Re: TV recommendations please
August 20, 2019, 12:03:30 pm
Amazon Fire Stick? Can get apps for all standard online / on demand TV on it (iPlayer, 4OD), plus loads of films and series if you have a prime account. Can also access Netflix etc through it with a paid account.

Remote is a bit fiddly, but kids and i seem to cope.

 

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#28 Re: TV recommendations please
August 20, 2019, 12:15:47 pm
Just looked, remote looks like it's a lot better on newer ones than ours.

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#29 Re: TV recommendations please
August 20, 2019, 12:17:41 pm
I've got an XBox One - all the major apps on it (iPlayer, ITV, 4, 5 and Netflix), plus it's a top-notch gaming machine and a blu ray player.

You can pick them up second hand off eBay for c.40 fuckalls.

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#30 Re: TV recommendations please
August 20, 2019, 12:27:48 pm
Amazon Fire Stick? Can get apps for all standard online / on demand TV on it (iPlayer, 4ODAll4),

Likewise, Chromecast works fine for me. Have you checked if CC is built into your fancy Sony TV? My parents had it as a feature that just needed enabling.

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#31 Re: TV recommendations please
August 20, 2019, 03:07:16 pm
Is a Raspberry Pi controlled via your telephone still a viable option these days?

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#32 Re: TV recommendations please
August 20, 2019, 03:19:33 pm
Is a Raspberry Pi controlled via your telephone still a viable option these days?

I gave up on mine as CC became more and more embedded within Android. It [RasPi] certainly never felt like a justworksTM solution.

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#33 Re: TV recommendations please
August 20, 2019, 03:52:15 pm
+1 for the fire stick.

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#34 Re: TV recommendations please
August 20, 2019, 04:24:12 pm
Quote from: Paul B link=topic=27567.msg588854#msg588854
I gave up on mine as CC became more and more embedded within Android. It [RasPi
certainly never felt like a justworksTM solution.

Same with mine. My brother in law (techno geek) helpfully installed one on our telly, and talked me through use, but I never could remember what to do, so just use the firestick.

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#35 Re: TV recommendations please
August 20, 2019, 04:27:02 pm
isnt there an amazon sale thingy on later this week (thurs?) normally their own stuff (eg firesticks) are on offer then,,,

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#36 Re: TV recommendations please
August 20, 2019, 05:57:47 pm
Cheers guys will have a look at the firestick...

Edit: bit alarmed to see it includes alexa... I can disable that right?

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#37 Re: TV recommendations please
August 20, 2019, 08:24:20 pm
Cheers guys will have a look at the firestick...

Edit: bit alarmed to see it includes alexa... I can disable that right?

Yup.

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#38 Re: TV recommendations please
August 21, 2019, 10:10:59 am
Alexa can fuck right off. Silly cow.

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#39 Re: TV recommendations please
August 21, 2019, 10:31:51 am
I like the voice control (not Alexa) on the fire stick. "Fireman sam" spoken into the remote can save alot of hassle when weilding a wailing toddler :D

 

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