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On Tue, 02 Jul 2019 16:17:59 +1000, Bruce >
wrote:
>On Tue, 2 Jul 2019 06:12:24 -0000 (UTC), Jinx the Minx
> wrote:
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>>Bruce > wrote:
>>> On Tue, 2 Jul 2019 02:28:37 -0000 (UTC), Jinx the Minx
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Bruce > wrote:
>>>>> On Mon, 01 Jul 2019 20:58:43 -0300, wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Mon, 1 Jul 2019 16:05:58 -0700 (PDT), "
>>>>>> > wrote:
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>>>>>>> On Monday, July 1, 2019 at 4:27:24 PM UTC-5, wrote:
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>>>>>>>> On Mon, 1 Jul 2019 13:05:03 -0700 (PDT), "
>>>>>>>> > wrote:
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>>>>>>>>> I get two PBS channels, one is my local and the other one is from a large
>>>>>>>>> town 100 miles east of me. I do see where there is another 'national' PBS
>>>>>>>>> station on DirecTV but it is not available to me.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> All that can be streamed, I would never go back to paying for cable.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Yes, if I pay for different streaming devices. DirecTV, here, is cheaper
>>>>>>> than cable.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Like a 1 off $50 for chromecasting? Doesn't get cheaper than that!
>>>>>
>>>>> I use chromecasting too. The only problem is that I can't pause the
>>>>> program with the remote. I have to walk all the way to the computer 
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The Roku and Amazon Fire Stick both put the Chromecast to shame.
>>>
>>> I don't know what the Chromecast thingie could do more or better than
>>> it does.
>>>
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>>Why use three devices (laptop, Chromecast, and TV) to watch a movie on TV
>>when you can use two (Roku and TV), and not have to get up and go to go
>>pause the program on your laptop because it doesn’t have a remote? I just
>>have to sit down, turn on the tv, and use the remote for my device, same as
>>I would the tv remote.
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>The Chromecast sits in the side of the TV but I don't have to touch it
>or anything, so it's really only 2 devices. TV and PC.
>
>I don't know what a Roku is or does. Does it require a subscription?
No, it's very similar to Chromecast but my friend who has it finds it
has limitations (especially where live newscasts are concerned) that
chromecast does not have.
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