limpid Posted April 2, 2014 Administrator Share Posted April 2, 2014 (edited) I thought ChromeCast deserved it's own thread away from the Android chat.ChromeCast selling well in the UK. Edited November 1, 2015 by limpid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Yay! I have 2. Got 1 about 12 months ago when they were released in the US from someone who went over there. Then got another a month ago via eBay. 1 downstairs in the lounge, then 1 upstairs in the bedroom. Watch stuff downstairs then take it upstairs. I buy movies on Google Play movies, subscribe to Google all access music, and subscribe to Netflix. Then with BBC iPlayer and YouTube that's pretty much my whole TV use on the Chromecasts. Been very impressed with the stability and performance. Rock solid and they just work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykeyb Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 I bought one last Friday, I didnt really need one so I suppose that says something about the pricing of it. I find it OK, it streams films very well in Plex and as I dont have Netflix at the moment the only other streaming I have tried is Youtube which again worked fine. The addition of Iplayer and BTsport will help its cause too. My daughter has one of the cheap Chinese android boxes which I bought her last year for £50.00 and in comparison to that is where the Chromecast suffers because it can stream Plex, Youtube, Iplayer, Demand 5, ITV Player and she can play games on there as well. Since you can buy these TV sticks on ebay for less than £30.00 and a cheap air mouse if I had nothing it would be an interesting decision to make. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted April 4, 2014 Author Administrator Share Posted April 4, 2014 I need to have a play with this over the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stratford_villa Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 I've found mine really useful for Netflix and iplayer, via my ipad. Is it possible to cast from the chrome browser on an ipad? Really easy to do on my pc, but can't work it out on the ipad/iPhone. Anyone help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykeyb Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 It will never happen but if you could cast Skygo that would would be fantastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted April 7, 2014 Author Administrator Share Posted April 7, 2014 It will never happen but if you could cast Skygo that would would be fantastic I don't see why it wouldn't happen. Sky don't have a competing product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted April 8, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted April 8, 2014 Ah, good. I was about to add to my existing BT thread, but this is relevant. I think I'm going to get one of these, but the only query I have is about the fact that you need HDTV. My TV is supposedly 'HD ready' rather than true HD - will the Chromecast work with it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArteSuave Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 will the Chromecast work with it? If you've got HDMI ports then yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted April 8, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted April 8, 2014 OK, ta. Worth a punt for thirty quid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legov Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 This looks cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykeyb Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 It will never happen but if you could cast Skygo that would would be fantastic I don't see why it wouldn't happen. Sky don't have a competing product. Well you cannot do Skygo through Apple TV and you cannot download Skygo to any Tablet that supports HDMI Out, essentially they would be giving Sky Multiroom away for free if you could use Chromecast and I cannot see them doing that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted April 8, 2014 Author Administrator Share Posted April 8, 2014 They'll lose the multiroom revenue to tablets anyway. I doubt they'll be charging for multiroom in a year. They'll have a charge for additional SIMs and that's it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted April 8, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted April 8, 2014 I thought ChromeCast deserved it's own thread away from the Android chat. ChromeCast selling well in the UK. Sorry Limpid... its Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted April 8, 2014 Author Administrator Share Posted April 8, 2014 Thanks for your promptness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted April 8, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted April 8, 2014 (edited) I think there's pretty much 0% chance of Sky allow SkyGo to be used with Chromecast. For the same reasons they wont put a SkyGo app onto Smart-TVs. They want as many people to use their boxes as possible, they want as many people to use their on-demand service as possible throught the box. They seem to be pushing that a great deal at the minute, to a point of giving free box upgrades to users who do not have Sky boxes compatible with On Demand. As for multi-room, I guarantee that Multiroom will be going out for at least another 2 years, probably another 7. They will move away from multiroom when they move away from using physical cards in their boxes. Multiroom is still hugely popular, I have 2 multiroom cards for example. Is there XBMC integration with Chromecast yet? Edited April 8, 2014 by PieFacE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted April 9, 2014 Author Administrator Share Posted April 9, 2014 So why did they release SkyGo? It doesn't fit in with the strategy you describe at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted April 9, 2014 Moderator Share Posted April 9, 2014 SKygo - people pay them whatever it is, a fiver a month, to watch the telly on the tablet or phone or computer - it's an additional source of revenue, not a replacement, I'd guess. multi-room - in your house only. SkyGo - anywhere with a wi-fi or 4G signal. Different things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted April 9, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted April 9, 2014 Sky go isn't extra. it's included in your subscription Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted April 9, 2014 Author Administrator Share Posted April 9, 2014 SKygo - people pay them whatever it is, a fiver a month, to watch the telly on the tablet or phone or computer - it's an additional source of revenue, not a replacement, I'd guess. multi-room - in your house only. SkyGo - anywhere with a wi-fi or 4G signal. Different things Like stevo said, SkyGo is free if you have a subscription. They've already separated delivery of programming from their boxes. It's only logical that they continue in the same vein by allowing casting. If the BBC can do it for content they broadcast, so can Sky. There's nothing forcing Sky to do this, but I don't understand them allowing tablets and phones but not casting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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