Awards Moderator Onyx2 Posted November 28, 2014 Awards Moderator Share Posted November 28, 2014 I bought a Chromecast ages ago when they first got reduced to £20. I don't have Netflix so don't really feel I get much use out of it at all at the moment. Was hoping WWE Network would support it, but they don't (despite originally suggesting they would when they announced the Network launch). Works great for YouTube, but no good for watching videos cast straight from your browser (very laggy).  If anyone knows any decent apps or uses for it, I'd love some recommendations. There's a setting in the Chromecast Chrome extension where you can dial down the video quality. It made an enormous difference to playback for me, and the video quality is perfectly watchable.  Chromecast is one of the best things I ever bought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator HarmonicGenerator Posted November 28, 2014 Awards Moderator Share Posted November 28, 2014 The complete Oz and Deadwood box sets are up on Amazon's deals again at 6.10 tonight. They've got a load of just-released/recently-released albums up around lunchtime as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyattSheepMask Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 How much was the deadwood set the other day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Bettencourt Posted November 28, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted November 28, 2014 Hoping they put up Twin Peaks today seeing as I have managed to miss it twice already this week. Nothing up on their listings yet though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator HarmonicGenerator Posted November 28, 2014 Awards Moderator Share Posted November 28, 2014 How much was the deadwood set the other day? £11.99 if I remember correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyattSheepMask Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 20% off all DVDs at WWE DVD today (excludes preorders) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The British Bushwacker Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Hoping they put up Twin Peaks today seeing as I have managed to miss it twice already this week. Nothing up on their listings yet though. It's on Zavvi's Black Friday , 12.99 I believe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014  I bought a Chromecast ages ago when they first got reduced to £20. I don't have Netflix so don't really feel I get much use out of it at all at the moment. Was hoping WWE Network would support it, but they don't (despite originally suggesting they would when they announced the Network launch). Works great for YouTube, but no good for watching videos cast straight from your browser (very laggy).  If anyone knows any decent apps or uses for it, I'd love some recommendations. There's a setting in the Chromecast Chrome extension where you can dial down the video quality. It made an enormous difference to playback for me, and the video quality is perfectly watchable.  Chromecast is one of the best things I ever bought.  Yeah, any video can be streamed from Chrome, that's the point!!  I stream US Netflix for example, using Hola! to access the US site.  You just stream the tab rather than let Netflix itself do it.  I also stream American football matches from Wiziwig, wrestling from wrestling-network, all that.  Arch, if you're suffering lag, you probably need a faster wifi connection.  Chromcast can handle HD from tabs no problems, in my experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members waters44 Posted November 28, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted November 28, 2014 Does the Chromecast have to be Wifi or can you use a wired connection? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Surf Digby Posted November 28, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted November 28, 2014 RavCon (who's a cracking guitarist that you've probably never heard of) has put one of his discontinued albums back on sale for $1 until midnight tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glass Smash Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 You have to be super fast to get one of those lightning deals. As soon as the good swag becomes available it's 100% claimed in a second. I noticed that Fremantle has knocked 2 quid of all DVD's and it looks like it'll be 2 quid off Blu-rays on Monday. That's probably the best offer that those tight fuckers will give you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merzbow Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 The Twin Peaks boxset has been selling for 11:99 in HMV, if only the lovely blu-ray set would go down to that price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron&Hermione Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Did anyone actually venture outside for Black Friday sales? If so was it as bad as it looked on the news? The fighting is unbelievable, all to save what is not even that much money in reality.  I always assumed that the prices were ridiculous like a £400 tv down to £30 or something. However having read about it, the savings seem not worth it at all. It's all basically early Boxing Day deals to spread spending over a longer period.  Let's say you did want a tv, various electronics & whatever else. What's the amount of saving you would need to have to actually queue up outside and put up with all that stress? I truly don't think there is an amount of discount I would actually go out and do that for.. It's not so much that I'm above queuing for ridiculous stretches of time (I've spent a night queueing outside for Demi Lovato tickets!) it's the idea of stress over getting a half price tv. Why do people think it's worth it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members FLips Posted November 29, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted November 29, 2014 I bought a few games on Steam, got about 10 for £15. Spent £115 in Super Games World today though buying 6 of those new Amiibo figures, a Gamecube adapter and Gamecube controller for Wii U. That's more than enough for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members quote the raven Posted November 29, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted November 29, 2014 I'd be interested to see how you get on with amiibo I'm still on the fence if I need a link one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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