Really, because I find the site frustrating for the posting of so many barely-literate opinions and garbage non-facts that could have been avoided with the most trivial research.

Chromecast Ultra is simply an otherwise-identical higher-resolution version of Chromecast and is an alternative if you need 4k, no more. If you don't have 4k you're spending more than three times the amount for absolutely nothing. Most people can't even use the feature yet. What you are saying is nonsensical.

If I was passing, it isn't like I come here to throw money away :smiley:

The Firestick is a bit slow/laggy. I own these devices:

Firestick: Cons: Slow/Laggy/Wifi Only Pros: Has all the TV Catchup Services, ITV Hub, My5, ITV Hub, an actual interface unlike the Chromecast. Mobdro works reasonably well.

Chromecast: Cons: Wifi only/ No interface / Only Facilitates Streaming Pros: Simple

Nvidia TV Shield: Cons: Lack of software support e.g. all the catch-up TV services, Web browsing is a total nightmare and rubbish. Pros: Possibly the fastest Android device, it's so good you can't believe it's Android, excellent for retro gaming as well and Kodi. Modbro works almost flawlessly. Plex server works fantastically.

Droibox Ares: Cons: Supplied remote is a total and utter waste of time, some apps available such as some of the catchup TV services will crash or not load. Pros: Fast as it's using S905X (S912 is even faster but boxes cost more), it can do retro gaming, needs a decent touchpad keyboard to get the most out of it. This device is the best for web browsing, very fast, and the two finger scroll works a treat if you have a cheap touchpad keyboard controller. Modbro works really well, not tried Plex.

LG WebOS 2.x TV Cons: Built in Apps for Amazon and Plex are rubbish, Amazon app makes the Grand Tour look like it was filmed with a potato, Plex app crashes when searching most of the time. Pros: Convenient if you don't have any of the other devices I have I guess. The smart TV features are almost worthless unless I've taken one or more devices round to a mate's house and forgotten to take them back.

Out of all the devices I have the Chromecast is the weakest and the least used, all I used it for is streaming from my phone/tablet to little TV in the kitchen when I'm cooking.

Some people here will know that I dislike Kodi and that hasn't changed, if you want to run Kodi then obviously the Chromecast can't do that. If I had the simple choice of Firestick or Chromecast, Firestick wins everytime.

Get it now & take it back if necessary if you get a better Black Friday deal?!

For a change for Argos there seems to be plenty of stock around.

Nice find!

What made you add it to the trolley @£30 in the first place?!

Good spot OP but will it drop further on Friday, that is, bagged it from Curry's for £15 previously.

Get it now or take a chance and wait till Black Friday???

Been meaning to get one for a while. I'm thinking pick one up from Argos while they have them and if any better deals on Friday, could always return it if unopened

Blimey, you would genuinely go to the hassle of taking it back to store for the sake of 3 quid?

how do you get the cash back. reading t&c's it appears to not be included for collection?

therefore if paying postage it will be an extra £4
or am I missing something?
thanks

I still have the first Chromecast, can anyone explain what is better about these and is it worth changing? cheers

You get £2 'back' from Quidco with this Argos deal

Ah, ok thanks!

As i say i think they are getting confused with chromecast audio which is often £15. This is the cheapest price its been readily available for. Sure others will follow and maybe beat slightly.

Though is a shame they've tightened up offers, I got 2 years worth of offers worth £100+ but now you just get the intro offers which are rubbish at the minute.

Ok, great, thanks for explaining :smiley:

Great device. I have two of these and a Chromecast Audio. I wonder if the prices are dropping ahead of the Chromecast Ultra, due soon.

Big Negative. This is the old model again. I already bought it last year for £15 but do not like it since I bought Nvidia tv and amazon 4k tv. . Some people just love posting obsolete old stuff here because it is cheap. If it was the new 4k current model would have voted hot.

People wondering if it will be cheaper on Black Friday, can you not order and pay today, then pick it up next weekend if it’s still the best price?

I bought both discounted but sure exactly how much . Both are quality products, not obsolete and superseded by the 2016 4k model.

I was going to get one of these because I love my Audio Casts. That said I tend to flick from Netflix to Amazon and the Roku stick caters for all so went for that in the end.

If there's a £20 Firestick offer I may jump on that as well to experiment with Kodi.

I'm getting one for my 1080p TV......although I could also get one for my dad's crt set, which he still uses....it's only got scart inputs, so this should work just fine....... :wink:

Simple question. If I have showbox on galaxy can I stream using android on to the tv (currently do this with moviebox to Apple TV )

These are great and have better range than the 1st generation plus 5G wifi so really nice to use. But they are clearing the decks ready for the 4k version (Chromecast Ultra)

Can I use showbox with this using an S6?

Thanks for the reply

To the 2 people asking about showbox I've got the original Chromecast and that streams fine to the TV so there's no reason the 2nd gen wouldn't, you just need to install an app like localcast from the play store and you will be good to go

Many thanks for post Op, ordered & heat added :smiley:

Any benefit in this version over the original one?

​Yes, also with Solid explorer's cast extension you can stream content from showbox like YouTube's app.

Great find thanks. Really nice little Christmas present

​can anyone confirm whether KODI can be used with the chromcast.
this link appears to indicate it is possible ?

use kodi with chromecast
thanks

Pretty sure you can't install Kodi on it, however you should be able to cast an Android device with kodi to Chromecast

thanks I think I'll stick to what I've got for now then runs Iplayer and screen cast fine thanks for your help

​oh the irony....... :wink: but thanks for the heads up....

When was it £15 in Currys?.. Audio version was £15, not the Video version.

Bit misleading that, its all about casting from an Android device to the Chromecast. I Cast Kodi to my chromecast from my S5 when watching football. Acestream Engine is free on a phone but charges to be used on a Box.

Anyway answer is yes you can, just cast the screen to mirror it on the telly, only probem i found is the audio is out of sync but easy to fix in kodi itself.

Have you managed to cast Acestream from android phone to chromecast? I can't get it to work...

​Many thanks

Works brilliant use it most weekends, taken it to my mums yesterday and watched the Everton game.

Good find and in stock!

great deal no e stocking filler

Hopefully Currys can match this as i have an £11 gift card.

Cheers OP, wanted one for a little while now for listening to music as the Spotify app on my TV is atrocious, £15 after using some Nectar points. :smiley:

Just so you know... Quidco tracked as £0.60 not £2.00

Ive got BtSport on Google Nexus tablet. Will ChromeCast work ? I dont see "cast" icon on BtSport app.
Thx

£5 cheaper before but for Chromecast Audio...

Quidco does sometimes track at a lower amount, and then later tracks at the proper rate. If not you can submit a claim.

Are they still doing the free £20 google play credit when you buy one?

Unfortunately not, no offers going at the moment:
https://www.google.com/intl/en_gb/chromecast/tv/chromecast/offers/

​if you've got currys nearer you , they'll price match. just reserve both and show currys colleague your argos reservation and they'll price match

Simple answer. Yes.

If you are passing? Right okay. So you will carry it around with you when you go out just in case you pass an Argos on your travels. :smile:

No you just carry it around with you when you KNOW you will be passing an Argos on your travels :stuck_out_tongue:

Could someone who has one tell me how long the power lead is please? TV is up on the wall so need a couple of metres I think

I'd just quit while you're behind.

Behind what would you quit?

Many thanks OP - Purchased via Quidco and heat added :wink:

Ordered this, thanks!

Was looking to get one today, and this happened to be here... being delivered in a couple of hours. Nice.

I might be wrong but I'm sure I saw this for £15 on a black Friday ad in curry's earlier - it hadn't been put out yet, so not sure what day it starts, but there's deals on all week there

Just a normal charger lead length

Might need to install the chromecast app, mines showing in the top right corner.

​About 1m but if it's like the 1st gen one you can power it from a USB port on your TV

​Just set mine up and I can confirm that it can be powered from a USB port on the TV. So no need to plug it into the wall.

same here, I have exact amount on my currys gift card, got left when i bought the Samsung ecobubble.

terranium tv and also megabox hd also work with chromecast and allcast

Cheers thank you :smiley:

Thanks for replying :smiley:

I have a Roku streaming stick and find it really laggy and slow. Searching for TV shows on iPlayer takes forever and due to buggy software you can only watch one episode before it crashes and needs to be reopened. Would this be any better?

What I said in the original Roku thread.

Superb addition to any home, I personally don't have the bandwidth to make 4K viable just yet, so although I purchased one of these last year I'm considering getting another for my parents older non-smart TVs.

Perfect for streaming videos from your phone or just hooking up to YouTube and BBC iPlayer. Also stick one in your bag and plug into hotel TVs (providing you have wifi connections) and you are laughing!

Superb deal.

Link to 2016 model here http://www.argos.co.uk/product/6218085?cmpid=GS001&_$ja=tsid:59158|cid:200217410|agid:12488202770|tid:aud-180466977205:pla-94802931170|crid:66128550410|nw:g|rnd:10971518324298055040|dvc:m|adp:1o2&gclid=CjwKEAiAsMXBBRD71KWOh6fcjRwSJAC5CNE1_vwdTJ16hN7F7cJpiwFnEUubCRBuU10n4ftm3JQdRBoCE-bw_wcB

Yes.:sunglasses:

thanks. heat added.

Great find op

why not just go for a kodi box??

I just have a question which I'd really appreciate an answer to. If I was playing a movie or video on my Windows 7 PC using media player and wanted to stream it to my HDTV, will this device allow me to do that?

Cold from me as bt sport app wouldn't work through it

Great deal. Been waiting to for an offer for xmas presents.

Can I ask if you can have more than one of these operating on the same wifi router on different TV's streaming different content?

I have Apple TV - is there any benefit in getting this?

Thanks OP, ordered and heated.

Anyone tried the Roku Stick (2016)?

Says quad core, I have an Amazon Firestick and a Now TV box, thinking I could run apps for both on the Roku and consoildate my ports!

Less

One less remote too!

it does work

Hello Fishmaster, have you tried Opera Browser on the Shield TV?
It lets you use the right stick as a mouse, has a speed dial for your favourite sites and most importantly has a back button.
I think this is by far the best browser and works fine on the Shield tV.

It's an American model, iPlayer doesn't work currently and it's unclear what other parts are guaranteed to work forever. I would have gone for that one but it lacked sureness.

They don't intend to release any updated hardware in this country. Which is ridiculous considering how obviously aged the current model is.

Thinking, if I sideloaded Amazon Prime video onto the Now TV box (essentially a Roku) would it work or even have the same content as the Firestick?
Tried Now TV app on the firestick and it doesn't work :-(

No idea. Only one way to find out!

But I'd at least consider a Chromecast. If I had to pick only one device, that would be it, and just screencast Amazon Video from my phone. But everybody has their own favourites.

Ordered and Heat added Cheers!

Grand Tour looked amazing on mine in UHD. Goliath looks better in HD than UHD though.

Just use the screen mirroring in Google cast/home app

It's a shame that Retailers only Stock the Black ones of these? (as opposed to the Red, and/or Crimson ones too!).

As as of current £20 price, having to pay the extra £10 required (eg. £30), to get your otherwise preferred Colour directly from Google at a GREATER COST is somewhat long winded?!, hmmmmmmmmmm.

It's a shame.

​Old Model. This is chromecast 2. Are you're referring to ultra which is not out yet?. If so it's priced at 3 x cost of this .

How much of an improvement is this over the first model? thinking of upgrading

Can you tell me how you've done it please? Are you having it open the stream in a different, chromecast enabled app?

Yes thanks I have Opera installed, it's OK but the Droibox Ares is still far superior for web browsing.

Just use Kodi to open Acestream and clone the screen, works really well as long as nobody ring your phone.

Number 1, the shape/design of the Chromecast Version 2 is wayyyyyy different to that of your older Chromecast Version 2 Device.

And Number 2, the Chromecast Version 2 supports BOTH 2.5GHz & 5.4GHz Wave Bands simultaneously! (whereas your Chromecast Version 1 supports only 2.5GHz Wave Band, etc?).

Worth baring in mind also perhaps ..... :-)

If it's any consolation, you probably won't care what colour it is when it's connected to the back of your TV out of sight!

Hahahahahahaha.

Google says on website for chromecast all colours reduced to £20 until 5 December so you can buy direct from google store and get colour you want if prefer this to 2 year warranty in black with JL

What were the conditions for the 10% cashback as its not working.

OP states Quidco til midnight, 3 days ago so guess it`s finished :disappointed:

Yes but would this have only worked for online delivered orders?

​Or Fast Track orders (pay online and collect instore) but the 10% has expired now anyway

It was £18 in Curry's yesterday.

£18 in Currys

Bought but can someone explain how to get 3 months free Netflix?thanks

So annoyed i've missed all the £20 deals.