Can you turn HD TV into Smart wifi TV? Don't want to pay any subscriptions? Box?

sunni

Just out of currys with a chrome cast? They told me the Roku 1 does not have YouTube? Confused!!

NiftyDigits

sunni wrote: »

Just out of currys with a chrome cast? They told me the Roku 1 does not have YouTube? Confused!!

You believed a Currys salesman over us????

Look here

April 22, 2014

Happy Tuesday, streamers! We have a great and long-awaited channel update to share – YouTube is available now in the Roku Channel Store for all current-generation* Roku devices in the U.S., Canada, U.K. and the Republic of Ireland!

*Current generation players are those introduced after June 2011 and include the Roku LT, Roku 1, Roku 2, Roku 2 HD, Roku 2 XD, Roku 2XS, Roku 3, the Roku Streaming Stick (both HDMI and Roku Ready versions) and the Roku HD model #2500.

Chromecast doesn't even have a remote control... Time to take the long walk back to the shop.

iammumtoone

sunni wrote: »

Just out of currys with a chrome cast? They told me the Roku 1 does not have YouTube? Confused!!

Very bad of the salesman even the £10 now TV box has you tube. How much did you pay for the chrome cast, does it offer anything extra which you wanted?

NiftyDigits

Chromecast can mirror some of what is on the phone...

No ITV Player, No 4OD, No Demand 5...

Coveredinbees!!!!

I use an old laptop my wife fell out with and busted the screen, my old plasma tv is now much smarter than my supposedly smart tv.

bob_a_builder

does it offer anything extra which you wanted?

I don't think so as far as OP is concerned

I have both,
But hardly use the Chrome cast now the Now TV box has gained youtube ( + cast capability)
Can also cast from Chrome tabs - with the right version of chrome !

If she wanted HD it should have been Roku 1, otherwise Now TV would have been fine
Shame she was misled by curry scum

Hopefully she can return it and get whats best

sunni

NiftyDigits wrote: »

You believed a Currys salesman over us????

Look here



Chromecast doesn't even have a remote control... Time to take the long walk back to the shop.

On my way back lol the salesman got another salesman & both said no you can't YouTube with Ruku 1 as they both have one and they can't???

bob_a_builder

Just because they can't doesn't mean it can't !
do they even know how to add an app/channel

http://blog.roku.com/blog/2014/04/22/youtube-update-channel-now-available-to-all-current-generation-devices/

Maybe you can show them how to do it !

I don't know UI of Roku but on Now TV - just go to channel store, find it and add it !

NiftyDigits

sunni wrote: »

On my way back lol the salesman got another salesman & both said no you can't YouTube with Ruku 1 as they both have one and they can't???

They are both completely stupid. Perhaps they don't understand that you actually need to choose the App from the store and to install it.

sunni

NiftyDigits wrote: »

They are both completely stupid. Perhaps they don't understand that you actually need to choose the App from the store and to install it.

So I'm home with my Roku and added YouTube :cool: on my iphone I can click the 'screen icon' to stream it to the tv, on my laptop I can't find any 'screen icons' can you stream from laptop to tv?

PS. love it!!