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Eastenders and Coronation Street. ..... speak to Mrs Beoz.

I know I could VPN up and get the BBC iplayer but getting the wife on that might just be a bit too hard.

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I have had a fair bit of success using Hola in Chrome for BBC stuff - Though I find it doesn't seem to work on Canadian content.


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Cool. Will check it out

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Cheapest and simplest solution:
Get a Samsung Blu-ray player with Smarthub - about $150 for the cheapest
Get a DNS redirect service - about $40 a year. I use Smartydns
Change the DNS settings on your router or the Samsung
Set up the Samsung with UK apps - plenty of info online and really easy to do
You've now got BBC, ITV, C4, C5 etc

Easy peasy japanesy

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Yes. I could buy one complete but I wanted to do a father/son project

Actually we're building 5:
An all bells and whistles 450 class quadcopter camera platform using commercially available components
2 racing 250 class FPV quadcopters
2 scratch-built, cheap ass wood and/or aluminium quadcopters - basically using stuff you can buy at Bunnings or can find around the house. Might build more than 2 actually

I started earlier this year but uni was taking too much time. When I finish Corporate Finance in a few weeks we'll get back on them. Should have a couple up and running by mid-December

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I know these instructions have been on here a million times before, but why do you need the Blue Ray if you can change the DNS settings on the router?

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New Apple TV Review: Is This It?

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You can change the DNS setting on your router or on the Samsung - your choice. Some devices - Chromecast for instance - do not allow the DNS settings to be changed. You need the Samsung - or some other device - to be able to connect to your TV

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As in the live streams of these channels? Or just catch-up tv?

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BBC has some live streams, rest are catch up

Live is irrelevant now anyway - apart from news and sport

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I certainly like the tip about the Samsung player with DNS redirect. I didn't know that you can just set up the DNS directly on the Sammy just as easily as in Apple TV.

Then again doesn't the Apple TV have similar apps for running those channels?

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Can you actually redirect the DNS on Apple TV?

I can redirect the DNS on my Samsung TV so no need for the blue ray.

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Yep, most things you can change the DNS on (but not chromecast).

The benefit of having a samsung tv and bluray is you can set one to aussie DNS, and one to US - and have the appropriate set of apps and catchup services available.

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Samsung Smarthub is the best off the shelf solution available in Australia IMO. I like that you can change country on it very easily (although you wouldn't want to be doing it too often as you have to reload your apps every time)

Apple TV is getting better but for hardcore streamers like me it's not a great option

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And I believe on some Samsung TVs with Smarthub you can have apps from 2 countries at the same time - something you don't get on their BR player