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lansbury

Jul 26th 2013 5:56 pm

Who will figure out how to get this to work in the US

Now TV box: iPlayer plus Sky Sports and Movies without subscription

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technolog...scription.html

Bob	Jul 26th 2013 6:58 pm

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New Google Chrome box at $35 sounds pretty good too.

lansbury

Jul 26th 2013 7:34 pm

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Originally Posted by Bob (Post 10820804)

New Google Chrome box at $35 sounds pretty good too.

Yes saw that on the news last night. But Sky Sports is more appealing. I am wondering if using it with something like Smart DNS might work. Might be worth an investment of £10 to find out.

kimilseung

Jul 26th 2013 7:55 pm

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Does no subscription equate to no charges?

kimilseung

Jul 26th 2013 7:59 pm

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Here we go, somethng on pricing.

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Pricing has been set at £9.99 per day for all six Sky Sports channels and subscription to the movies channel is being offered on a 30 day free trial for new customers, followed by a one month introductory price of £8.99, which then rises to £15 per month.

Anian

Jul 26th 2013 8:23 pm

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Chrome box is so limited that it is almost useless. You're better off with a Roku.

Mr Weeze

Jul 26th 2013 9:21 pm

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Originally Posted by lansbury (Post 10820843)

Yes saw that on the news last night. But Sky Sports is more appealing. I am wondering if using it with something like Smart DNS might work. Might be worth an investment of £10 to find out.

I think you can get a sky sports day pass over t'internet on a VPN as it stands - I know people who were watching the Lions tests that way.

N1cky

Jul 26th 2013 9:21 pm

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Originally Posted by lansbury (Post 10820843)

Yes saw that on the news last night. But Sky Sports is more appealing. I am wondering if using it with something like Smart DNS might work. Might be worth an investment of £10 to find out.

10 pounds per day though, not per month. That's a lotta money

lansbury

Jul 26th 2013 9:24 pm

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Originally Posted by N1cky (Post 10820982)

10 pounds per day though, not per month. That's a lotta money

It's £10 to buy the box. It has free stuff on it, like BBC iPlayer, so only a small investment to see if it can be got working.

cluedweasel

Jul 26th 2013 10:16 pm

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Originally Posted by Anian (Post 10820903)

Chrome box is so limited that it is almost useless. You're better off with a Roku.

I can pull up iPlayer on Chrome on my laptop and then throw it to my TV and watch it there with the Chromecast. Then I can get on with doing other stuff on the laptop or shut it down altogether. Worth it for that alone.

cluedweasel

Jul 26th 2013 10:18 pm

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Apparently, this box is a re-branded Roku 2XD. Thought it looked familiar.

Guindalf

Jul 26th 2013 10:25 pm

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As the iPlayer works on IP, it'll be no different to trying to watch on a computer - so unless you have a proxy, forget it.

Oh, and the Chromeview device is $35 with three months of Netflix streaming included, so the net cost is $11. More is expected to be added in the future, so an $11 investment is well worth it if you don't have any other streaming methods.

Bob	Jul 26th 2013 11:42 pm

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The Netflix deal ended yesterday though... Which was a bit of a joke.

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