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Cheapest wi-fi way to get Netflix

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I had a free youview box, which I planned to use for Netflix.
I didn't realise it wasn't wifi.
What's the cheapest "thing" I can get to get Netflix on wifi to my tv by hdmi?
I don't want to use a laptop/phone/tablet. I want to use something that can live there all the time & not need moving.
I didn't realise it wasn't wifi.
What's the cheapest "thing" I can get to get Netflix on wifi to my tv by hdmi?
I don't want to use a laptop/phone/tablet. I want to use something that can live there all the time & not need moving.
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One of these?
Thank you - didn't even know what they were!!!
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I've got one, they're great, but:
You don't need to plug the laptop/phone/tablet into the TV or anything but you do need them to tell the Chromecast to tell it what to do. Also, in my experience, a phone or tablet is far better than a laptop for this.
If you want to use your Freeview box, you could buy a pair of Homeplugs for £25.
You plug one into the wall at the Freeview box, and a network cable into the Freeview box, then plug the other in beside your Router/modem, and plug a network cable into that.
https://help.netflix.com/en/node/23934
Ive already got a pair of those & it's what I've used to set it up at the moment, but I wanted to put that back where I had it, which is the desktop upstairs.
I have two pairs of them - different brands, I was assuming I couldn't mix & match......?