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Hi Clair - yep I've had one for a while - brilliant, cheap (mine was around $25 but I believe they are 35€ in France) and works faultlessly. Great alternative to a satellite dish if you have decent broadband speeds.

I just recommended Chromecast on a previous thread about internet tv...

Happy viewing!

Chiefluvvie :-)

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Thank you both!

The gadget has just arrived but I have to wait for Mr Clair to come back from work, just because he'll want to be the one to use it first!

For those wondering what this does, it simply transmits whatever you see on your laptop/tablet/Smartphone to a Smart TV.

"Plug Chromecast into any HDTV, connect it to Wi-Fi, then send videos and

more from your smartphone, tablet or laptop to your TV with the press

of a button."

"With Chromecast, you can

easily enjoy your favourite online content on your HDTV – movies, TV

programmes, music, photos and more from BBC iPlayer, Netflix, YouTube,

Google Play Movies and TV, Google Play Music and Chrome. No more

huddling around small screens and tiny speakers. Chromecast

automatically updates to work with a growing number of apps. Certain

applications are optimised for Chromecast. Streaming quality for other

content may vary.

Remote-free:

Chromecast works with Android tablets and smartphones, iPhone and iPad

devices, Chrome for Windows, Chrome for Mac, and Chromebooks. Browse

for what to watch, control playback and adjust volume using your device.

You won't have to learn anything new."

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[quote user="Clair"]That's right, with the added advantage that you control everything on the TV screen from within the app installed on your chosen device(s).

Of course, this is only as good as your internet connection allows...

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Thank you Clair  ..................now I have to have one ....I looked it up to see how it works .....Looks good to me 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl64NYOgg8o

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGJHTTggXQ8
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[quote user="Chiefluvvie"]a cable between the TV and Laptop/Tablet ??

Now that did make me laugh - how very old fashioned.

Chiefluvvie :-)[/quote]

Something else that appears to be very old fashioned is the less than 1 meg line speed we have so this Chromecast jobbie would be like an ashtray on a motorbike on our haunted fish tank me-thinks [:(][:(]

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