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Cooking show
Bruce > wrote:
> On Tue, 2 Jul 2019 02:37:49 -0000 (UTC), Jinx the Minx
> > wrote:
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>> > wrote:
>>> On Monday, July 1, 2019 at 7:18:14 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
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>>>> On Mon, 1 Jul 2019 17:03:39 -0700 (PDT), "
>>>> > wrote:
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>>>>> My TV is not set up for streaming of any sort.
>>>>
>>>> I bought a Chromecast thingie, stuck it in the TV, switch the TV to
>>>> HDTV3 or whatever it's called, play the thing I want to watch in
>>>> Chrome or Videolan and tell it to cast to the Chromecast thingie. One
>>>> happy couch potato.
>>>>
>>> Can I get NatGeo, History Channel, A&E, AHC, Turner Classic Movies, Starz,
>>> Encore, FXMHD, BBC America, PARHD, and about 4 dozen other channels on
>>> it? If so, how much per month? Does it come with a DVR?
>>>
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>> For the most part, you cannot stream €śpaid€ť cable channels with a
>> Chromecast. Chromecast is mostly just an object to stream Netflix or Amazon
>> Prime services. Most cable channels that stream verify your identity
>> through your cable provider login, so theyre a dead end unless you pay for
>> cable (or dish).
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> Huh? I can download a movie from the Internet and cast it to our TV.
> I've never used Netflix or Amazon Prime.
>
Right, but whether you stream a movie from the internet or through Netflix,
its mostly the same. What i meant was youre not going to be able to
stream traditional €śpaid€ť (US) cable company channels through it (HGTV,
Food Network, History Channel, etc.).
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