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Google Chromecast vs. Amazon Fire TV Stick

Postby Chuck Engels » Tue Feb 24, 2015 12:54 pm

I must admit that I write all of my videos to MP4, put them on a portable hard drive or flash drive and connect that to my TV. I haven't burned a disc in a long time now. I have a 1TB hard drive with all of my home movies on it sorted by folders for each year. I have the original files on the drive as well but the TV won't play those formats so I use Adobe Media Encoder to convert them all to MP4.

Still, lots of people are still using DVDs and Blu Ray players. RedBox is still huge and people line up to rent DVDS. Wedding videos are still put on a disk by most people. If I was going to send a 30 + minute video to friends and relatives it would not be done via YouTube or Vimeo. I think the powers that be are trying to rush everyone into something that they may not want, but that's technology for you :)
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Re: Adobe Disc Burn

Postby Steve Grisetti » Tue Feb 24, 2015 3:33 pm

I bought a Google Chromecast for $30. It's only about the size of a thumb drive, and it plugs right into your TV. With it you can wifi HD video directly from your computer or phone to your TV (as well as YouTube, Netflix and Google Play). It's a great little dongle!
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Re: Adobe Disc Burn

Postby Ron » Wed Feb 25, 2015 9:49 am

Steve Grisetti wrote:With it you can wifi HD video directly from your computer or phone to your TV

Steve,

Does that feature work out of the box (no need for additional software, i.e., Plex, etc..)?

Debating whether to get it or the Amazon Fire TV Stick.
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Re: Adobe Disc Burn

Postby Steve Grisetti » Wed Feb 25, 2015 9:56 am

Yep. You just plug it in and install the software on your phone and/or computer. You'll have it up and running in about 10 minutes. (I assume Fire TV works exactly the same way -- except that you get Amazon movie rentals rather than Google Play.)
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Re: Adobe Disc Burn

Postby Ron » Wed Feb 25, 2015 10:05 am

Thanks, Steve! [Going to split this topic as it appears a hijack is occurring]
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Re: Google Chromecast vs. Amazon Fire TV Stick

Postby Steve Grisetti » Wed Feb 25, 2015 11:34 am

Chromecast and Fire Stick work almost exactly the same way for pretty much the same price. The biggest difference is that channels that are available (which are not the different, except for the Amazon vs Google Play video library), as you can see from this chart.
http://www.cnet.com/news/fire-tv-stick- ... he-sticks/
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Re: Google Chromecast vs. Amazon Fire TV Stick

Postby Chuck Engels » Wed Feb 25, 2015 1:10 pm

Does either of those give me anything more than my Smart TV does?
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Re: Google Chromecast vs. Amazon Fire TV Stick

Postby John 'twosheds' McDonald » Thu Feb 26, 2015 1:20 am

I have just bought a Chromecast. My present set up is a laptop connected to my TV (a 46" Samsung but an older model so not a Smart TV). The laptop manages my VPN link so that I can watch TV from the UK. Without the VPN the UK TV programmes are unavailable as one has to be in the UK for them to stream.

My existing modem/router doesn't support VPN, hence the need to use the laptop, so I have bought a TP-LINK TL-WDR3600 router which does support VPN and which I can flash with DD-WRT and so release the laptop for better uses.
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Re: Google Chromecast vs. Amazon Fire TV Stick

Postby Ron » Thu Feb 26, 2015 5:46 am

Chuck Engels wrote:Does either of those give me anything more than my Smart TV does?

I've deduced that the short answer is "no".

The advantage may be portability, if anything. We have a Smart TV in the LR and two other non-Smart TVs in other rooms whereas, if a USB is available, you could plug the [device] in the other rooms and get the Smart TV feature(s).
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Re: Google Chromecast vs. Amazon Fire TV Stick

Postby Chuck Engels » Thu Feb 26, 2015 10:49 am

Thanks guys, I have two Smart TVs and that's all. Guess those will be fine, and along with the antenna there is plenty to watch.
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Re: Google Chromecast vs. Amazon Fire TV Stick

Postby sidd finch » Thu Feb 26, 2015 11:36 am

The Roku streaming stick is also a pretty good alternative based on the CNET reviews I have seen.

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Re: Google Chromecast vs. Amazon Fire TV Stick

Postby Chuck Engels » Thu Feb 26, 2015 12:46 pm

I tried a Roku TV, their customer service is terrible and I could not get the unit to work with my WiFi. Had to return the TV and went with a Samsung, been very happy ever since. Sorry but Roku does not get a very good rating from me :(
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Re: Google Chromecast vs. Amazon Fire TV Stick

Postby Dave McElderry » Thu Feb 26, 2015 1:20 pm

Chuck Engels wrote:I tried a Roku TV, their customer service is terrible and I could not get the unit to work with my WiFi. Had to return the TV and went with a Samsung, been very happy ever since. Sorry but Roku does not get a very good rating from me :(

Apparently from the reviews on Amazon there are a lot of people who have had very bad experiences with Roku customer service. And although the stick gets great reviews when it works, it seems to run hot and quite a few people have had a lot of problems with it.
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