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"Hi all.So I've a tech question,my uncle doesn't have a smart TV but it does have a USB connection.He wants to be able to watch netflix and amazon prime.The now tv sticks dont allow amazon prime. He doesn't want to get a new tv despite me trying to explain the smarttv advantages. What options do I have,it needs to be simple enough for him to operate.I was thinking a firestick but the amazon ones appear to be geolocked.remember it needs to be easy to work for him as he isn't a techie. Thanks Saucy." A chrome cast | |||
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"Chrome cast once he has a smartphone and wifi" He has WiFi but I think he will need a remote | |||
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"Google have a new generation Chromecast out with Google tele. Looks sweet. Its about 75e. The previous generation Chromecast will still need a device to stream from (smartphone, tablet). I got the Amazon Firestick 4k and its great. Its an android OS device and Amazon Prime and Netflix and pre installed along with other apps. It is geo locked but unless you want something specific like BBC I don't think you need to go down that road. If you set it up, give your uncle some guidance then it is easy to use. Amazon will have them reduced for blackfriday/cybermonday so wait for that. They could be already discontinued. Get the 4k one as its future proofed. " They won't ship them to Ireland. | |||
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"Google have a new generation Chromecast out with Google tele. Looks sweet. Its about 75e. The previous generation Chromecast will still need a device to stream from (smartphone, tablet). I got the Amazon Firestick 4k and its great. Its an android OS device and Amazon Prime and Netflix and pre installed along with other apps. It is geo locked but unless you want something specific like BBC I don't think you need to go down that road. If you set it up, give your uncle some guidance then it is easy to use. Amazon will have them reduced for blackfriday/cybermonday so wait for that. They could be already discontinued. Get the 4k one as its future proofed. They won't ship them to Ireland." Use Parcel Motel or the An Post Address Pal. They are much better devices than Roku. | |||
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"Google have a new generation Chromecast out with Google tele. Looks sweet. Its about 75e. The previous generation Chromecast will still need a device to stream from (smartphone, tablet). I got the Amazon Firestick 4k and its great. Its an android OS device and Amazon Prime and Netflix and pre installed along with other apps. It is geo locked but unless you want something specific like BBC I don't think you need to go down that road. If you set it up, give your uncle some guidance then it is easy to use. Amazon will have them reduced for blackfriday/cybermonday so wait for that. They could be already discontinued. Get the 4k one as its future proofed. They won't ship them to Ireland." Argos have them reduced at the minute. Not the 4K ones just standard ones. Starting at €25 | |||
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"Chrome cast once he has a smartphone and wifi He has WiFi but I think he will need a remote" You use the smart phone as the remote. My dad is mid 80's ...bought him a cheap android phone,a chromecast and set him up on my netflix,Disney and Amazon accounts I also set up the phone so he can download films My mum goes to bed everynight at 10 and he stays up till 1 with a glass of whiskey He never watched boxsets before and now rings me all the time giving me a list of good ones They're easy to use | |||
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"Chrome cast once he has a smartphone and wifi He has WiFi but I think he will need a remote You use the smart phone as the remote. My dad is mid 80's ...bought him a cheap android phone,a chromecast and set him up on my netflix,Disney and Amazon accounts I also set up the phone so he can download films My mum goes to bed everynight at 10 and he stays up till 1 with a glass of whiskey He never watched boxsets before and now rings me all the time giving me a list of good ones They're easy to use " What a great son. I bet you have a fantastic relationship with your parents. Lovely to see it | |||
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"Google have a new generation Chromecast out with Google tele. Looks sweet. Its about 75e. The previous generation Chromecast will still need a device to stream from (smartphone, tablet). I got the Amazon Firestick 4k and its great. Its an android OS device and Amazon Prime and Netflix and pre installed along with other apps. It is geo locked but unless you want something specific like BBC I don't think you need to go down that road. If you set it up, give your uncle some guidance then it is easy to use. Amazon will have them reduced for blackfriday/cybermonday so wait for that. They could be already discontinued. Get the 4k one as its future proofed. They won't ship them to Ireland. Argos have them reduced at the minute. Not the 4K ones just standard ones. Starting at €25" The standard ones are still HD so would do him great.Im guessing the lite version is fine? At €25 that's v good. | |||
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"Google have a new generation Chromecast out with Google tele. Looks sweet. Its about 75e. The previous generation Chromecast will still need a device to stream from (smartphone, tablet). I got the Amazon Firestick 4k and its great. Its an android OS device and Amazon Prime and Netflix and pre installed along with other apps. It is geo locked but unless you want something specific like BBC I don't think you need to go down that road. If you set it up, give your uncle some guidance then it is easy to use. Amazon will have them reduced for blackfriday/cybermonday so wait for that. They could be already discontinued. Get the 4k one as its future proofed. They won't ship them to Ireland. Argos have them reduced at the minute. Not the 4K ones just standard ones. Starting at €25 The standard ones are still HD so would do him great.Im guessing the lite version is fine? At €25 that's v good." Yeah the only difference I can tell between the lite one and the next one up is that the lite one doesn’t have a volume control, but you can still use your tv remote for that. I still don’t think prime works so I wouldn’t bother with it. You can get Netflix and side load apps for watching other movies and tv shows. | |||
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"We have several firesticks. They work great. Disney+, Prime, Netflix, rteplayer and we watch regular irish tv through them using ibox. Great devices. Cheap and Rick solid reliable.. and you dont need a phone app to use it. The version of primevideo that's included doesnt work in ireland, but you can sideload a version that does. " So you can sideload a version on a firestick that does work on it? My uncle is obsessed with nature programmes and amazon prime has some and Netflix.He doesn't wanna pay for disney+ net geo if he can get enough on the netflix and prime apps. The lite firestick seems to be the value for 25 euro. | |||
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"You CAN get prime video. If you use the aptoide appstore the version on there works on firesticks in ireland. Also you CAN get rteplayer too. Look for an apk for version 1.01. Works great" I may be onto ye so as I'm hoping to get the lite one in argos and that should be a start. | |||
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"just ordered a 4k firestick after reading this thread to accompany my other 2 regular ones!! 33euro" Mind pm me where you got it for that price? | |||
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"just ordered a 4k firestick after reading this thread to accompany my other 2 regular ones!! 33euro" That's a total steal | |||
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"just ordered a 4k firestick after reading this thread to accompany my other 2 regular ones!! 33euro That's a total steal " Ya its great tbf, wont be in stock until nov 27th but im in no panic, im not even sure i need it (i have 2 regular ones) but iv only ever heard good things about it, and for that price...... | |||
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"Laptop with a hdmi cable to tv.. Can available of every show you want online from many streaming sites " True.. but it's an expensive bit of equipment to tie up when you can get something that does that does a great job for 30euro, is hidden nicely behind your tv, and includes a remote control. | |||
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"just ordered a 4k firestick after reading this thread to accompany my other 2 regular ones!! 33euro" For an extra couple of quid, it's always better value for money to get the latest generation. | |||
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"just ordered a 4k firestick after reading this thread to accompany my other 2 regular ones!! 33euro Mind pm me where you got it for that price?" Amazon market place. 4k firestick is 30 pound (33e) | |||
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"It has a HDMI port also, if I get the ones off amazon and them via parcel motel as I gather they don't deliver smart sticks to ireland, will the netflix and amazon prime work, as in is the stick not geolocked? Some forums say it is." The stick is not geolocked. An application can be geo restricted. Such as BBC iplayer. I have a 4k firestick....Filty has a collection of sticks and we are in Ireland. Think of the firestick like an android smartphone. It runs a version of the android operating system and you install apps on it. Just like your phone. The same as an android phone that is being used in Ireland, you will not be able to download/watch geo restricted apps on your phone. I am currently watching Umbrella Academy on Netflix that was pre installed on my firestick with not a problem. | |||
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"It has a HDMI port also, if I get the ones off amazon and them via parcel motel as I gather they don't deliver smart sticks to ireland, will the netflix and amazon prime work, as in is the stick not geolocked? Some forums say it is." The STOCK prime app that comes with your stick will not work. Netflix will. You need to install a different version of the prime app for it to work here in Ireland. | |||
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"It has a HDMI port also, if I get the ones off amazon and them via parcel motel as I gather they don't deliver smart sticks to ireland, will the netflix and amazon prime work, as in is the stick not geolocked? Some forums say it is. The STOCK prime app that comes with your stick will not work. Netflix will. You need to install a different version of the prime app for it to work here in Ireland. " The stock app will work, you don't need to use an old version or side load and app. I've set up 3 if them in the last week for friends and family. As long as you have prime membership you are good to go. For the average user there is no need to side load apps or IPTV platforms | |||
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"It has a HDMI port also, if I get the ones off amazon and them via parcel motel as I gather they don't deliver smart sticks to ireland, will the netflix and amazon prime work, as in is the stick not geolocked? Some forums say it is. The STOCK prime app that comes with your stick will not work. Netflix will. You need to install a different version of the prime app for it to work here in Ireland. The stock app will work, you don't need to use an old version or side load and app. I've set up 3 if them in the last week for friends and family. As long as you have prime membership you are good to go. For the average user there is no need to side load apps or IPTV platforms" That's interesting as primevideo didnt work for me on any of my 3 sticks out of the box. Where did you get your firestick from? Mine were uk imports from Amazon. | |||
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"It has a HDMI port also, if I get the ones off amazon and them via parcel motel as I gather they don't deliver smart sticks to ireland, will the netflix and amazon prime work, as in is the stick not geolocked? Some forums say it is. The STOCK prime app that comes with your stick will not work. Netflix will. You need to install a different version of the prime app for it to work here in Ireland. The stock app will work, you don't need to use an old version or side load and app. I've set up 3 if them in the last week for friends and family. As long as you have prime membership you are good to go. For the average user there is no need to side load apps or IPTV platforms" I think most users would want to obtain cinemahd or catmouse or similar once they saw what they could do. | |||
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"It has a HDMI port also, if I get the ones off amazon and them via parcel motel as I gather they don't deliver smart sticks to ireland, will the netflix and amazon prime work, as in is the stick not geolocked? Some forums say it is. The STOCK prime app that comes with your stick will not work. Netflix will. You need to install a different version of the prime app for it to work here in Ireland. The stock app will work, you don't need to use an old version or side load and app. I've set up 3 if them in the last week for friends and family. As long as you have prime membership you are good to go. For the average user there is no need to side load apps or IPTV platforms I think most users would want to obtain cinemahd or catmouse or similar once they saw what they could do. " Yeah it's a brilliant device for the price and I'm surprised they haven't locked it to stop non Amazon apks | |||
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"Filthy...thanks for the tip on catmouse I've tried lots to get one of the James Bond films to download and nothing Loaded catmouse to my phone and downloaded it straight away " Handy isn't it. These apps come and go.. but that one is what's working best for me at the moment. | |||
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"It has a HDMI port also, if I get the ones off amazon and them via parcel motel as I gather they don't deliver smart sticks to ireland, will the netflix and amazon prime work, as in is the stick not geolocked? Some forums say it is. The STOCK prime app that comes with your stick will not work. Netflix will. You need to install a different version of the prime app for it to work here in Ireland. The stock app will work, you don't need to use an old version or side load and app. I've set up 3 if them in the last week for friends and family. As long as you have prime membership you are good to go. For the average user there is no need to side load apps or IPTV platforms" Yeah Prime Video works for me also. I have 4k Firestick. | |||
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"It has a HDMI port also, if I get the ones off amazon and them via parcel motel as I gather they don't deliver smart sticks to ireland, will the netflix and amazon prime work, as in is the stick not geolocked? Some forums say it is." Parcel model no longer doing the virtual address thing as far as I'm aware | |||
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"If anybody be interested in getting sub drop me message. " Do touch base as the offering is brilliant and will save you peeps that use main line tv services will save hundreds in the year.. I'm no way affiliated but use the service.  | |||
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"Google have a new generation Chromecast out with Google tele. Looks sweet. Its about 75e. The previous generation Chromecast will still need a device to stream from (smartphone, tablet). I got the Amazon Firestick 4k and its great. Its an android OS device and Amazon Prime and Netflix and pre installed along with other apps. It is geo locked but unless you want something specific like BBC I don't think you need to go down that road. If you set it up, give your uncle some guidance then it is easy to use. Amazon will have them reduced for blackfriday/cybermonday so wait for that. They could be already discontinued. Get the 4k one as its future proofed. They won't ship them to Ireland." Argos in liffy valley have them, picked up a couple over Christmas | |||
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"If anybody be interested in getting sub drop me message. Do touch base as the offering is brilliant and will save you peeps that use main line tv services will save hundreds in the year.. I'm no way affiliated but use the service. "Thanks Lush for the kind words  | |||
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