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Or

Cheese
Cost of insurance
How to watch Brit TV
Cost of alcohol

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I would honestly ask your son which he would prefer, if he would like to play video games 'online' with all of his friends and they generally have one over the other then it would make more sense to buy the more popular in his social circle.

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+1 :thumbsup:

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Here's the thing.....my son is used to an x-box but his mates here all like playstation and shouted him down. He ended up saying 'oh, whatever....I really don't mind as long as we have something in the end'. He's very easy going.

If I lived on my own I'd have a cat and a glass of wine with a nice music system...but I don't, so playstation it is then. It's so funny how a box full of wires and components the size of an ant can cause such discussion. I love to light the touch paper and watch the discussion light up! Boys, you do make me smile. :)

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I far prefer PS3 to an XBox - the XBox games I really can't stand. My son and I used to play tons of games on his PS3 when he was living here - now I have to go to his place!

It's not just the boys who like techie stuff!

:)

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What are you doing playing Xboxes and playstations - Is your kitchen broken ?? :p

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Who are you going to believe?

An Animal
A dominatrix
Or a fine upstanding Brit :rofl:

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:rofl:

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Good, on the box, OS on the Raspberry Pi?

No?

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Cheeky begger, thats what chefs and maids are for (I wish!) :p

There is such a thing as a pause button you know (or don't you have that on an Xbox?).

;)

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Not really. You've got to pay for xbox live if you want to use netflix.

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Ok everybody, as you were.

Went to Best Buy to get decent HD tv and Playstation. Came out with a nice Samsung TV with $100 off and a Sony Internet Player with Google TV NSZ-GS7 with $30 off. The guy in the shop was very knowledgeable and we were really impressed with this gadget.

I just know someone is going to come along and burst my bubble now though :sneaky:

IT'S DONE.....no more tech talk! Yip! :p

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Well done! Does this mean we won't see you around so much as you'll be too busy watching HD movies or that we won't be able to get rid of you :) because you now have the ability to post from your TV ?!! Thanks for updating and enjoy.

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as long as you are happy with what you've got thats all that matters!!

ENJOY :D

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Oh I'll still be around....probably asking questions on how to set it up and use the damn thing. You have a break from it though because internet not being connected til Tuesday. Thanks all for your ever helpful help!
:thumbsup:

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That remains to be seen! Will report back as soon as I know!

Thanks all :)

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I use a Raspberry Pi running XBMC and stream from my Synology NAS all my TV programs/films. All my TV shows/Films are downloaded direct (mostly automatically) to my NAS whilst I am at work.

The Pi/TV is controlled with my mobile phone (android or Apple app) across the home WLAN.

As long as you have a spare HDMI socket on your TV, you can achieve all your 'Smart' tv needs with a Pi and a little knowhow (all available via google) and £40.:thumbup:

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Dear God, I was confused at the beginning of this thread, Now I've lost the plot completely....I think this all sounds marvellous, but what the devil is it:confused:

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+1

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+2

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Yes....that will be me, the review guy below doesn't like it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5tmHPhq0-E

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It's similar to having an apple TV, you have to be somewhat tech savvy and know what you are doing to configure / setup

http://www.scoop.it/t/raspberry-pi/p...c-media-center

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:thumbsup: correct

I have a Raspberry Pi and Its a great piece of kit and i prefer it to my apple tv BUT i wouldn't recommend it to anyone who is a technophobe (as the OP states she is)

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Not a technophobe, but have paid scant attention to the TV add on devices as not much of a TV guy either. Looked at the Sony black box video posted above, so is that all you need to be able to browse the Internet / YouTube from the TV? Is the Pi the same sort of thing?

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Some people are just so tech savvy that it all seems simple to them.

I remember telling someone I wasn't good with computers so could they bear that in mind when they were going to give me an introductory session.

Immediately he said something about configuring it. :confused:

Years on I know enough to do what I want and that includes accessing the UK TV I'm interested in (some live) via my laptop and a download manager that speedily gives me stuff just a few hours after the UK broadcast.

My wife's the techie one. On an unrelated computer issue a few weeks ago, she said "Why don't you just use "Unlocker" to clear it?

:blink: I never heard of it. :rofl:

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'Tech savvy' just seems to mean 'knows how to read' these days.

None of this is difficult really and you don't need to be 'tech savvy' to do it. Don't let anyone tell you that running a computer program or plugging cables in requires any kind of expert knowledge. It doesn't.

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I was in a hotel in London (UK) last week which had a "smart tv" in the room. Oddly, there was a little camera, quarter of an inch square, perched on top. Call me paranoid but I promptly covered the lens. I couldn't see why the lens was there.... there was no motion input required on any of the channels, including the game channel. Weird.

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Is this some sort of euphemism for having a wank while watching porn? :blink:

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er.... sort of!

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The RPi can be used to browse the internet / watch YouTube on the TV if that is what you want it to do. I have a media centre program on it (Called XBMC) that can be used to stream any movie/TV Show over the internet and also watch live UK TV and sport from here/there. It also has the UK catch-up programs on it.

It's a very small circuit board that I've actually got flush behind the TV so you don't actually see it. I'm just finishing off the basement and am going to have a TV on the wall and I'll get another RPi for that TV and stick it behind the TV there with no wires hanging everywhere etc.

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Yep....just a case of knowing how to read. http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/z...selbstmord.gif

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You can easily google anything you don't know or you can take pride in your ignorance. Its your choice, but this stuff is really a lot easier than it sounds.

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Well, it's like I said about the techie people - there will be "explanatory" terms used that just don't mean much to a lot of people.

It's not just me, hence the other puzzled posts.

The business about parents leaving it to their kids to do stuff for them doesn't come from nowhere.

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Yeah, its called not even trying.

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Did you install it in one of the nice looking boxes or leave it as a basic circuit board to stick behind the telly ?
This raspberry pi has me a bit intrigued now - first I had heard of it was on this thread - Would have liked to have gotten my hands on one of the new $25 ones that came out a couple of days back but it seems they are completely sold out already

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So, here I am, all connected (finally) to my new telly and Google TV gadget. It's a jolly good bit of kit...so much so that the internet chap who came to connect us said he was going to Best Buy on his way home to get the Google gadget (they're currently on offer - $30 off). Now as you can see from my previous conversation, I'm no tech-head but it was as easy as burning toast to set up, there're lots of fun things to do and we've signed up for Netflix already. There seem to be far more options than were available with a smart telly so I am really quite a happy bunny.

Will report back in a few days with my further findings....:)

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Or make it !!! :eek:

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I didn't see the point in using one of the boxes as it wasn't going to be seen so it is litetrally as it comes - just the circuit board with a HDMI, power and network lead going to it. I have it powered from a USB socket on the TV so when I switch the TV on, the RPi powers and boots up - just one less wire to see.

I've actually got a template for making a box out of cardboard if you really wanted to.

I got mine shipped from the UK by a friend within 2 weeks as the site here was saying they were sold out and a 3-4 month wait time.

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Excellent news, glad you got it sorted. Did you manage to sign up for Netflix UK in the end?

:)