Showing posts with label TV. Show all posts
Showing posts with label TV. Show all posts

Tuesday, 28 July 2015

Australian SVOD Jumps

Subscription Video On Demand (SVOD) jumps ...
Interesting article with the numbers of subscriptions over the last 6 months and who is winning the race!

Australian online video subscriptions jump sixfold in six months: Telsyte | ZDNet:

Saturday, 23 May 2015

Google launches Android TV

Google launches Android TV in Australia ...
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAWhilst I have and use Google Chromecast, there seems to have been very little publicity about the launch of Android TV in Australia - so far!

Google launches Android TV in Australia with the Nexus Player - Ausdroid:

Sunday, 17 May 2015

Chrome PC on your TV

Another useful dongle to plug into your TV ...
Google Chromebit AsusNow an equivalent to a Chromebook in a dongle for your TV! These dongles are going to take over the world!

Turn your TV into a Chrome PC with Google's affordable Chromebit dongle | TechRadar:

Netflix Australian launch

At last Netflix arrives in Australia ...
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings.Now we will have some competition for Foxtel which is long overdue!


Netflix Australian launch: Subscription prices reveal plans to undercut rivals Stan, Presto:

Sunday, 30 November 2014

Bring back the dumb TV

Interesting perspective on Smart TVs ...
Roku Streaming Stick 847pxI tend to agree with the sentiment expressed in this article. I find my suer interface of my LG Smart TV to be very clunky. I would rather select what I want to watch on a tablet or smartphone and then display it on the TV using Google Chromecast.

Bring back the dumb TV | The Verge:

Sunday, 31 August 2014

Streaming to Chromecast

Stream locally stored files to your TV using LocalCast ...
Use LocalCast to stream locally stored files to Chromecast. This Android app works very well to control streaming of locally stored files to your Chromecast equipped TV.

How to stream downloaded files from your smartphone to your Chromecast - Good Gear Guide by PC World Australia:

Saturday, 1 February 2014

How big a TV should I buy?

Good discussion on the relative merits of TV size ...
This has always been a good discussion topic. It seems that the bigger the better!

How big a TV should I buy? - TVs:

Wednesday, 29 January 2014

LED LCD vs OLED vs Plasma

Useful background article if shopping for a TV ...
A good summary comparison of the pros and cons for each technology.

LED LCD vs. OLED vs. plasma: what's best? - TVs: