hmmm the Roku actually looks REALLY good! Will check it out, thanks!
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hmmm the Roku actually looks REALLY good! Will check it out, thanks!
Sure thing, fyi though, to use region blocked stuff like Netflix and Hulu, you'll need to use something like Unotelly (as you would regardless of device), but you need to make a US Roku account as well, and block public dns servers on your router. Instructions here http://help.unotelly.com/support/sol...-your-roku-us-Quote:
Originally Posted by Nimatek
I got the US Roku from amazon.com rather than the UK version from amazon.co.uk. I was worried that the firmware might differ and possibly block US content, but it it might not be an issue. The other thing that worried me is that the US uses 110V, but the power block is rated 110V - 240V, so it handles our voltage fine, you just have to get a travel adapter because it comes with an American style plug, you can get them from Dischem for R70 or so. I got one from an AA store.
Already using Unotelly so no stress there :D
Cool, just read the setup instructions before you do anything if you get one, as I recall, you have to make sure Unotelly is configured, and also block the public DNS servers before you create your Roku account so that it registers properly as a US account. It's an extra step that you don't normally have to go through because Netflix does a forced public DNS lookup on the RokuQuote:
Originally Posted by Nimatek
Sweet thanks Matt!!
I've got both a 10 m cable and the chromecast, and also a raspberry pi B+.
I use the RasPi the most by far. It's running raspbmc, which is a custom debian based build that boots straight into XBMC/Kodi. Reasonably easy to set up if you've used xbmc before, but installing the OS is a bit of a chore, so be careful if you aren't comfortable with this sort of thing.
I set up the 10 m cable when I first got my TV, since I had nothing else to connect it to at the time. It worked reasonably well, especially with XMBC having great android remotes (Yatse bein my favourite), chrome browser having built in desktop remote that works well on android, and Steam big picture mode working well with my wireless xbox controller. It's still the setup I use for gaming on the TV, and I love playing pc games with the noisy pc in another room.
The chromecast is an odd one. Basically, anything you can show in your browser window, you can play on it, so I stream supersport via the web, and cast it to the TV. The great thing is that I can set up and cast one tab so that my wife can watch it, and then carry on doing what I'm doing on my pc, and the two doesn't interfere at all. You can also cast most things you can play on your phone to it, so it makes youtube on the tv a lot easier, and series and movies with the plex app or ES file explorer works quite well. It does, however, feel quite limited compared to both other options.
I have been using HDMI with a HD LED tv for nearly 3 years now & I wouldn't think of anything else. Just get the longer cable :)
Wont lie Chroemcast is amazing i walk into my house as soon as my phone connects to the home wifi it opens up my universal remote in the notification panel and then i stream whatever i want from plex/netflix/hulu etc