On Tue, 2 Jul 2019 06:06:50 -0000 (UTC), Jinx the Minx
> wrote:

>Bruce > wrote:
>> On Tue, 2 Jul 2019 02:37:49 -0000 (UTC), Jinx the Minx
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> > wrote:
>>>> On Monday, July 1, 2019 at 7:18:14 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, 1 Jul 2019 17:03:39 -0700 (PDT), "
>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> 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?
>>>>
>>>
>>> For the most part, you cannot stream €œpaid€� 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).
>>
>> 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 €œpaid€� (US) cable company channels through it (HGTV,
>Food Network, History Channel, etc.).

True, but I wouldn't watch those channels live anyway. If they've
shown a program I want to see -which doesn't really happen but anyway-
I'll download it from the Internet after they've shown it.