Reccomend me a streaming/add-on service....

[kebabking]

lockdown help needed...

we've, uptil now, not watched a great deal of tv, but we're now all at home and are likely to be so for the next 6 months - and we've very quickly come to the view that freeview is pretty crap.

two kids - 5 and 9 - mostly they watch Cbeebies and CBBC, and we like films, BBC4, documentaries, nature stuff, history. we've never watched ITVbe...

broadband is around 5Mb, cost isn't a particular issue, our our tv is relatively old (10 years?) and it doesn't have any USB connection, just HDMI and the old ariel sockets.

views? opinions? do i need to get to argos and buy a new tv?

cheers.

 

[a_chap]

I think this is what you're looking for:

 

[mx wcfc]

I have consulted my daughter.

Netflix - best
Amazon - worst
We also have Disney now, but that's quite new.

You may need to get an adaptor to plug a USB into the HDMI slot.

This may be the time to get a Smart TV.

hth.

 

[gosub]

Would be cheaper to change the freeview box to a freeview play box

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Order an etch-a-sketch - secondshours of entertainment guaranteed.

 

[Spymaster]

views?

Mine is that you should immediately correct the spelling of 'recommend' in the thread title!

 

[UnderOpenSky]

lockdown help needed...

we've, uptil now, not watched a great deal of tv, but we're now all at home and are likely to be so for the next 6 months - and we've very quickly come to the view that freeview is pretty crap.

two kids - 5 and 9 - mostly they watch Cbeebies and CBBC, and we like films, BBC4, documentaries, nature stuff, history. we've never watched ITVbe...

broadband is around 5Mb, cost isn't a particular issue, our our tv is relatively old (10 years?) and it doesn't have any USB connection, just HDMI and the old ariel sockets.

views? opinions? do i need to get to argos and buy a new tv?

cheers.

You can add a box and choose what you want to pay for. Probably most content on Netflix although Amazon has the advantage of free Prime delivery if that's worth anything to you.

Cheapest and easiest option would be an Amazon Fire Stick, which would also run Netflix and the other series you've mentioned.

 

[UnderOpenSky]

Or you could buy a games console which does all this and give the kids another thing to play with.

 

[Spymaster]

More helpfully, get an Amazon Firestick.

Sideload Kodi onto the Firestick.

You now have free access to pretty much any film ever made.

 

[Saul Goodman]

Amazon fire stick, with kodi and the exodus addon installed, along with any others you want.

 

[Reno]

Netflix is by far the best, I don’t really watch regular telly anymore since I have it (though I live in Germany, where regular telly is crap anyway). It takes a little research as to what is worth watching on there. I have the Amazon Prime streaming service more as an addition to my ordering account but there are some good things on there too. Not going to splash out on any more streaming services, for the rest there is torrenting.

 

[xenon]

Broadband is 5mb? I'm on ADSL, (not fibre) and get much more than that. You're going to struggle if you're all watching different shows.

But can't go wrong with Netflix, dip in and out. Prime I find a bit barron of stuff I actually want to watch. Have kept for the delivery side of things at present.

The new Disney channel p'raps. (If you / they like Star Wars.)

Curzon cinema looks worth a look

Watch The Latest Films At Home - Curzon Home Cinema

Watch brand new films at home every week. Choose from hundreds of independent films and watch the latest cinema film releases at home on any device.

www.curzonhomecinema.com

BFI also

BFI Player

Stream award-winning cinema from the UK & around the world, hand-picked by the British Film Institute. Explore BFI Player’s curated indie film collection today.

player.bfi.org.uk

 

[kebabking]

properly out in the sticks. we used to have to go to the phonebox to do dial-up...

 

[xenon]

I think I get about 15mB, from last time I looked. No drop outs, I cba doing the maths but you might be alright. Not sure if Netflix steps down to lower res if latency becomes an issue, I imagine there's some sort of stream adjustment dependant on network conditions.

 

[UnderOpenSky]

Actually the speed is a fair point. 5mbs should be enough, provided it's consistent. When I was out in the sticks though it would drop in speed all the time, so I didn't bother streaming and just torrented everything.

Maybe have a test of one of the services on your PC before buying a new device?

 

[kebabking]

i've done a speed test with a couple of different online tests, its wobbling between 4.9 and 5.4...

 

[UnderOpenSky]

i've done a speed test with a couple of different online tests, its wobbling between 4.9 and 5.4...

Seeing as they are half price at the moment, it's not like £20 is a huge amount to drop and find out how well it work.

Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote | streaming media player : Amazon.co.uk: Electronics & Photo

Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote | streaming media player : Amazon.co.uk: Electronics & Photo

www.amazon.co.uk

 

[Part 2]

Another recommendation for Firestick + Kodi. The 4k Firesticks are only £30 just now and much faster than the basic one.

 

[rubbershoes]

So what's the advantage of a firestick over a chromecast?

 

[UnderOpenSky]

So what's the advantage of a firestick over a chromecast?

In my opinion, I prefer them as they are more standalone. Doesn't need a smartphone etc to work.

 

[mauvais]

It might be worth asking your broadband provider if the speed can just be increased without any major works. I know for a long time my parents were on an unnecessarily slow plan through simply having done nothing.