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Chromecast, 2 for £50.00 @ Argos (and still with £20 Play store credit on each)

£50 Argos3 Dec 15

Source: HotUKDeals | Deals > Technology

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jason71

2 Dec 15

I don't think anyone is doing the Standard chromecast for less than £30 so if you can use more than 1 this is a good deal.

I'm sure most people know what one is by now but just in case:
"Chromecast is a media streaming device that plugs into the HDMI port on your TV. Simply use your mobile device and the TV you already own to cast your favourite TV shows, films, music, sports, games and more. Chromecast works with iPhone®, iPad®, Android phone or tablet, Mac®, Windows® laptop or Chromebook."

Currys were doing 1 Chromecast and 1 Chromecast Audio for $49 recently but this is the best I can see on the Standard version. and given that there is still £20 playstore credit on each one this is like £5 each. In case anyone is wondering according to the playstore terms you can apply more than one promotional balance to an account:

If you redeem more than one promotional balance into your Google Play account:
a) GCL will add the value of your prior balance to any promotional balance that is redeemed later; and
b) the latest expiry date of your redeemed balances will apply to your total balance.

FYI the same offer is available on the Playstore as well with free delivery if you cannot get to an Argos

Receive £5 Argos voucher for spending £50 between 4th - 8th December.
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/argos-5-10-vouchers-2340816
- bhunterno1

Top comments

KrazyFire

2 Dec 15 8 #1

£1 cheaper at pc world http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/tv-dvd-audio/digital-and-smart-tv/smart-tv/google-chromecast-bundle-x2-10140370-pdt.html

sayefkamali to 47_

3 Dec 15 3 #37

space. power. consumption. mobility. appearance. time - these are often valid but weak justifications. In other words people are lazy, superficially materialistic, money-throwing, slaves to consumerism. myself included

moodyafc

2 Dec 15 3 #9

Anyone who's got the old Chromecast, I very much recommend upgrading, this piece of kit has no lag anymore and its just a great to use.

Geemac to hotfrost

2 Dec 15 3 #10

So give me the other one :stuck_out_tongue:

Latest comments (92)

Opethian

27 Dec 15 #92

I may be expecting too much, as I was hoping to just plug the Chromecast in, and directly configure/use it with my smartphone without having a middle man (the WiFi) to use. Isn't that what some Android smartphones do, Samsung handset, directly casting (using their version of casting) to a Samsung TV.

Thanks for the reply though.

Opethian

23 Dec 15 #90

Okay, I'm a bit **** off. First finding out the Chromecast can't work without WiFi, then finding out that the £20 is a Google Play MOVIE credit. Pfft.

amour3k to Opethian

24 Dec 15 #91

?
Ofcourse Chromecasts can work over wifi!, how else you think some of its UNIQUE 'Casting' capabilities work/function then? .. via peoples Mobile Phones &/or Movie Boxes & stuff? (via wifi they in a word 'Cast'?).

The OP's link at:
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/4475662.htm?cmpid=COJUN&catalogId=10001&cjsurferid=877103134116888061%3AxNdhaA7RBx52&_%24ja=tsid%3A11674|prd%3A1546795&storeId=10151&referredURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.argos.co.uk%2Fstatic%2FProduct%2FpartNumber%2F4475662.htm&referrer=COJUN

In part says:

Interfaces and connectivity:
HDMI port.
Wi-Fi enabled.

Must me a Broadband issue? .. as the Chromecast is blatantly wifi-enabled ..... lol. :-)

richwright1

7 Dec 15 #89

I only ever did it on the original fire to be honest, it was very usable but battery was terrible. Not even sure if its available for the HD's and such, might be worth doing a bit of googling as i'm sure if its available it would have improved significantly since then.

alg

5 Dec 15 #88

Cos, iirc, your phone copies a basic app to the Chromecast, and your phone only controls the app. The Chromecast itself makes the connection to the data stream, which doesn't pass through the phone.

Of course if you're casting stuff from your phone itself, it needs to stay on. :smile:

Babbler

5 Dec 15 #87

2 for 40... Its on hukd somewhere

Babbler

4 Dec 15 #82

All who bought this... use their price promise to match tesco deal!
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/ArgosPromo3/includeName/price-promise.htm

amour3k to Babbler

5 Dec 15 #86

Much obliged for the useful link.

What was the Tesco Deal?, was it £1 cheaper or something?, or .....

amour3k

5 Dec 15 #85

Thats PROPER interesting!, if the phone be 'off', how does the 'uplink' for the phones' stream retained? (or am I missing something ..... ) lol. :-)

treacle13

5 Dec 15 #84

Have some heat for this. Got £20 for an existing chromecast I have.

sparcus

4 Dec 15 #81

Can you use the Chrome audio to achieve multi room audio that stays in sync? From a tablet or phone as the source, to more than one chrome audio at the same time?

mfactor to sparcus

4 Dec 15 #83

I dont believe so, you cant with the normal chromecast, when I click the chromecast icon I get the choice of 2( or how many you have) , in my case living room or bedroom , if you then click the icon again it just then gives the option to disconnect , so only one TV at a time........... but have not used the audio one so could be different ?

dandino_

3 Dec 15 #80

You can use Sky Go on a laptop and connect that to your TV, not to mention the app on games consoles (for an extra fee). Why stop it on tablets or mobile phones?

Sky are ****, is the answer.

HUKDUSER94

3 Dec 15 #79

Is that a new version or something?

tan159

3 Dec 15 #78

Is 1.21 gigawatts not going to cost more than the tenner saving. Hold on you actually need 2.42 Gigawatts - you also need to get bak to the future.

johnnyd57uk

3 Dec 15 #77

Chromecast is a piddly affair so dont get too excited. I have 3 and seldom use them. If you want something that does all of that and more buy a quad core Beelink X2 tv box. Amazing piece of equipment. Connects directly to your Wifi and streams tv films and internet to your tv. Why would you want a chromecast. For £17.77 the X2 is an amazing device. Great reviews too.
Buy here
http://www.dealsmachine.com/best_251182.html?currency=GBP&gclid=CKGjvO6zwMkCFaMSwwodZ3cA9A

mujunk

3 Dec 15 #76

2 for £30 is the optimum price point. Will sell like hot cakes then.

Buckster

3 Dec 15 #75

is it £20 store credit or £20 movies - it implies movies only ?

milkbottlec

3 Dec 15 #74

Can someone clarify, when you get two codes for the 20 GBP and 2 for free rental, can you add all to the same account?

I have a free rental from the last promotion of the old chromecast that haven't been use, and it ask me to use it beforeadding a new one.

danny2156

3 Dec 15 #73

great deal and two ordered for tomorrow. just hope the play credit is easy to add to my account.

seanmorris100

3 Dec 15 #72

Can this play store credit work for hearthstone cards?

jrawlins28

2 Dec 15 2 #7

This is a really stupid question, what do people actually use these for streaming from their phones in the real world? Can you stream anything on your phone? Been trying to justify purchasing one having already got an Amazon fire stick etc.

leighfwarren to jrawlins28

2 Dec 15 #14

i use it every day to watch video streamed from my laptop. videostream is a brilliant android app and chrome extension combination.

tobywan_kenobe to jrawlins28

2 Dec 15 1 #15

I use mine for Netflix, iPlayer and all 4, all of these are streamed via my phone.

hcc27 to jrawlins28

3 Dec 15 #67

The Chromecast doesn't really stream 'from' your phone to the TV. You use the phone to direct the Chromecast to the stream from your router. You can switch off the phone after setting this up and the stream will continue to play, however you have no means of controlling it as the Chromecast OS does not by itself have this functionality. You can stream NetFlix, YouTube, Hulu, HBO, Amazon Video etc etc - the list is growing everyday. You can also 'cast' tabs from the Chrome browser on your mobile device to the screen.
It's a fantastic concept, however is not a standalone solution like the Fire Stick.

bb11 to jrawlins28

3 Dec 15 #71

Showbox

Bubuka83

3 Dec 15 #70

great find for a useful item!

dudwood_fudwood

3 Dec 15 #69

Buy a Kodi box. Never pay for TV entertainment again.

raj75

3 Dec 15 #68

Is it now possible to stream amazon video via chromecast?

paulsssss

2 Dec 15 #29

Ok may sound stupid but does this basicly make your TV wifi, as I connect my phone to tv with imediashare to play videos from phone, and my kids manage to put YouTube on the TV from there tablets which is annoying, does this do any more than that.

jez794 to paulsssss

3 Dec 15 #66

no all it does is cast your devices to the TV, crap tbh, android dongle/firestick/stb miles better than this.

AR2012

3 Dec 15 #65

here https://www.edenred.uk.com

AR2012

2 Dec 15 #13

EdenRed gives me 7% off gift cards so for £46.50 nabbed two (for currys and argos) went for the curry's option due to free delivery and the fact the cards digital and can be applied at checkout.

amour3k to AR2012

3 Dec 15 #64

EdenRed u say?, hmmmmmmmm INTERESTING!, I've never heard of them? .. link please?. :-)

amour3k

3 Dec 15 #63

Nooooooooooooooooo!!, I'll come with u too ..... hahahahahahaha. :-)

nefertiti6969

3 Dec 15 #62

I'm going to sound really stupid now - but can someone explain the difference between this and apple tv? Hubby wants to watch sport on his iphone but on the tv? do either of these do the same thing or is chromecast pre downloaded material?

Arghhh scrap that - neither support the streaming from the app i'm trying to use :-(

galgor

2 Dec 15 #11

I've literally just started looking into how to make my tv a smart and here we are.

My question is, say I'm streaming a video on YouTube from my phone, does the phones screen have to be on at the same time? Can I get chromecast to play stuff and just leave my phone down/do other stuff with it.

Thanks

flang to galgor

2 Dec 15 1 #16

Yes you can select a video to play on your phone and the chrome cast will open the you tube app playing leaving you to do other thingd. Or you can mirror your phone or laptop

tobywan_kenobe to galgor

2 Dec 15 1 #18

Na, the phone can be doing other stuff.

alg to galgor

2 Dec 15 1 #19

I do Netflix, stream from my NAS drive etc.

In general, you can do anything you want on your phone once you've launched the app and start streaming. Come to it, with stuff like Netflix you can even power off your phone.

simondo40 to galgor

3 Dec 15 #61

No, your screen on the phone goes black (in the app) while playing on the tv using Chromecast.

rag1973

3 Dec 15 #60

Thank you!

jimbo001

3 Dec 15 #59

Ahhh man, I'd heard CM was quite buggy on it. Would you happen to have experience of using CM on the kindle

thenameiwantgottaken

3 Dec 15 #57

Can I use the credits to buy the Nexus 6P??

alg to thenameiwantgottaken

3 Dec 15 #58

No - digital credit only.

rag1973

3 Dec 15 #53

Apologies if this has already been asked but can one stream BT Sports app to TV using this?

Many thanks

generic_guy to rag1973

3 Dec 15 #56

You could with the first one so I presume this version will also work.

phiras

3 Dec 15 #55

Wouldn't know what to do with £40 play credit :neutral_face:
Don't think I could spend that much even if I wanted to :smile:

Judethedude2

3 Dec 15 #54

Can someone confirm if you can add 2x 20 credits onto one google account ?

glenpearson

3 Dec 15 #52

So what's stopping you from buying 2, redeeming the Play vouchers and then selling them?

Dragon32

3 Dec 15 #51

Great gadget - I got mine on the £30 deal with £20 credit (making it £10 as I always use Play credit).

Now got my old Android TV dongle on Ebay for £40 with a wireless keyboard as I won't need it anymore. :smile:

gordo1964

3 Dec 15 #50

A quick note - plug in your old Chromecast and see what your offers are - plugged mine in last night and got Now Movies Free for 2 months, free movie rental and 30 days spotify premium - its my redundant piece of hardware that keeps giving!

optimusprime987

3 Dec 15 #43

can you use sky go for this??

alg to optimusprime987

3 Dec 15 #47

Not tried it recently, but the last time I did, there was no support for Chromecast from the phone app, and trying to cast from Chrome on a desktop PC didn't work either.

w_orbit to optimusprime987

3 Dec 15 #49

No. And sky have stated they will never support streaming from mobile device to a TV as it will effectively provide sky multiroom for free.

mfactor

3 Dec 15 #48

Use my mk 1 for everything (films, vids utube, google play, spotify) etc,.......... streaming from my laptop , tablet or phone (now tv no longer supports chrome browser so have to use mobile or tab) have plex on the laptop and watch HD movies thru it with no problems at all...........

All this using the tethering on my phone (three)...... the only thing that used to buffer was now TV tho that seems to be fine now, Netflix is perfect

Works better on optimised pages (all the above) but also has "tab casting " which will cast any page from google chrome but is not perfect............

Sky Go is a no go ...... :confused: sky wont even allow you to use a cable ( I tried both), this is done on purpose by sky so you cant use your mates sky go to watch the sports etc........:smiley: ........ Yes that was me

alg

3 Dec 15 1 #46

Your NAS is probably significantly more powerful than mine - I have a 2 year old Western Digital MyBook Live(?) which still has the Twonky server installed. I use Bubble U PnP on my phone and/or tablet, and use that to stream the films. From what I can remember, Twonky does virtually no transcoding, so you're dependent on the Chromecast support for the codecs in the files.

sqlguerrilla

3 Dec 15 #45

Which NAS do you have ? I have just bought a now tv and installed plex but while reading and watching some videos i was told multiple times that plex uses a lot of cpu cycles and therefore NAS would not be a very good solution as it usually lack cpu power( depends on what monster you have.. I do have the basic synology ). How has your experience being like ? Any issues ?

leighfwarren

3 Dec 15 #44

i find the streaming quality very dependent on your wireless and the processing power of the laptop. the extension transcodes on the fly which can cause problems. I mostly use mine for 720p content and find it is great for 99% of content

jimbo001

2 Dec 15 #30

Can you cast showbox off the kindle tablet?

richwright1 to jimbo001

3 Dec 15 #42

Not easily. Kindle fires dont have google play services so all of the usual allcast/localcast etc. wont see the chromecast. There was an amazon app that used to do it (badly) but cant remember the name of it. If you can still flash CM on a fire then that'd be a good way to go as you'll get play services

Darthballs

3 Dec 15 #40

can you use the credit for apps etc as it says £20 movie credit:

£20 movie credit when you buy a Chromecast. UK residents only. Valid for Chromecasts purchased and set-up between 15.11.15 and 15.1.16. Terms apply.

dessala to Darthballs

3 Dec 15 1 #41

Yes. This can be used for films, apps and music as it is standard Google Play credit.

Darthballs

3 Dec 15 #39

nice, reserved at argos

CooliceT

3 Dec 15 #38

how do we get the £20 credit on our accounts?

47_

3 Dec 15 1 #36

why not just use a hdmi or other cable to connect your laptop/phone to your tv and save yourselves £50

sayefkamali to 47_

3 Dec 15 3 #37

Rickardo

3 Dec 15 #35

I don't think there's any support for Chromecast with the Amazon Prime Video app, still, so would have to try to mirror screen if your phone supports that or cast a Chrome tab via PC /laptop. Neither of which were not smooth when I tried some time ago (now have Fire Stick so no need).

mat2090

3 Dec 15 #34

No mention of the free google play credit on the Argos web site

jellyjosie

3 Dec 15 #33

For those with chrome cast 1.0 I recommend instead getting the chrome cast Ethernet adaptor which is now available in UK

kowalski

3 Dec 15 #31

wait til tomorrow (Fri 4th) and get the £5 off £50 spend at Argos voucher
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/argos-5-10-vouchers-2340816?p=26660197

smelladeal to kowalski

3 Dec 15 #32

Good idea! That way it makes them only £22.50 each, and cheaper than the Wuaki deal last month! Still, you have to buy two... :smirk:

hotfrost

2 Dec 15 2 #6

I only want one :/

Geemac to hotfrost

2 Dec 15 3 #10

So give me the other one :stuck_out_tongue:

kane7990 to hotfrost

2 Dec 15 #23

sell the other

kane7990 to hotfrost

2 Dec 15 #24

sell the other

QuickProfits to hotfrost

2 Dec 15 #28

http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/tv-and-home-entertainment/digital-and-smart-tv/smart-tv/google-chromecast-10137566-pdt.html

amour3k

2 Dec 15 #27

+ 1. :-)

decosparkle25

2 Dec 15 #26

thanks for this - prompted me to Google it and discover that all4 is now on chromecast, been waiting so long for that!

profet

2 Dec 15 #20

Is there any way to put amazon instant video on one of these?

kane7990 to profet

2 Dec 15 #25

if it is on your phone, laptop or tablet then you can stream/mirror it to your TV through the chromecast. you can't actually load anything onto a chromecast

chrisredmayne

2 Dec 15 #22

never used mine once... prime stick ps3, ps tv and ps4 all support playing video files from my phone, only spent 7 pounds credit so far too...

Babbler

2 Dec 15 #21

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/new-chromecast-2x-bundle-audio-tv-49-pc-world-20-google-credit-2334518

But better deal if you get 5 quid voucher.

flang

2 Dec 15 #17

Yeah I've started using video stream but it's really Lagg on HD content. Hopefully the V2 will resolve this.

SwoledUp

2 Dec 15 #12

I've set my delorean to November 27th 2015 if anyone fancies jumping in to get that X2 for 40 black Friday deal ha ha :laughing:....oh wait.

heat from me

moodyafc

2 Dec 15 3 #9

Anyone who's got the old Chromecast, I very much recommend upgrading, this piece of kit has no lag anymore and its just a great to use.

Mark43

2 Dec 15 2 #8

Plus Currys is free delivery if you're not heading to a store.

flang

2 Dec 15 1 #5

Definitely going to upgrade mine now it supports 5g wifi. No more buffering or unwatchable streams hopefully!!

Henlans

2 Dec 15 #4

2 for £40 in currys the other day.. might have been a black friday deal.