Something to look forward to. I bought one a couple of months back from my backdoor Amazon/ MyUS redirection. Just got around to plugging it in, so easy. Now to get a vpn set up to connect to netflix _ i've got it working on the Mac, but it isn't jumping out at me how to get other devices on the router to see this.
On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 10:22 AM, William Luu <will....@gmail.com> wrote: > Apparently Telstra are trying to get them (Chromecasts) into Australia - > http://techgeek.com.au/2014/02/10/telstra-talks-google-launch-chromecast-australia/ > > > On 29 January 2014 21:06, David Connors <da...@connors.com> wrote: > >> On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 3:30 PM, Scott Barnes <scott.bar...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> XBMC was good when XBOX first generation were moddable.. today its like >>> most OSS ... it eventually ends up in the boredom graveyard filled with >>> promises and slow releases... >>> >> >> I think you've just described every OSS everything. >> >> >>> Plex Media Server spanks XBMC now.. and it will be my favourite until >>> eventually another rises to beat its dominance...and then i to will favour >>> this.. >>> >> >> Yeah you're right about XBMC v1 ... it was revolutionary at the time. I >> am unsure how much (conceptually) it has moved on. At the end of the day I >> have a decreasing tolerance for dealing with other people's UX bullshit and >> cognitive dissonance when I just want to watch some fricking video. My wife >> doesn't know what a codec is and most certainly doesn't give a shit why >> there is an error relating to one on her TV. >> >> As far as 'the future' goes ChromeCast has the model right - basic >> rendering and not in the way of your relationship with your content >> provider and weapon of choice. The largest screen in the house has been >> reduced to being a rendering surface for a $35 dongle (I'll leave it to you >> to argue about who is the first, second or third screen). >> >> The value will always be with the content provider and curation - which >> is more of what I pay an outrageous sum to Foxtel each month for, than >> shitty over-compressed 1080i video. >> >> David. >> > > -- Meski http://courteous.ly/aAOZcv "Going to Starbucks for coffee is like going to prison for sex. Sure, you'll get it, but it's going to be rough" - Adam Hills
