On Tue, 02 Jul 2019 19:23:23 +0100, Pamela >
wrote:

>On 15:17 2 Jul 2019, wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 02 Jul 2019 13:46:23 +0100, Pamela >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>On 12:42 2 Jul 2019, 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:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Monday, July 1, 2019 at 4:27:24 PM UTC-5,
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Mon, 1 Jul 2019 13:05:03 -0700 (PDT),
>>>>>>>>> " > wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> 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 reviewed both, Roku with a friend who had it, and I actually bought
>>>> an Amazon Fire Stick, but in the end Chromecast won out.
>>>
>>>Chromecast may be good but the lack of a dedicated remote is a nuisance.
>>> On the other hand, you may agree that the Fire TV remote is simple and
>>>well designed.
>>
>> I never thought about it, my remote for the tv does everything I need
>> with chromecast so perhaps that's why I didn't notice. Perhaps it
>> varies with tv's - mine is a Samsung.
>
>My Samsung remote also controls the Fire TV stick but I much prefer the
>stick's own remote control -- few buttons for glance-free simplicity and
>connects by internal Bluetooth so there's no need to point. Elegant
>enough to be an Apple product!

Aah that must be why I didn't like it! You'd have to pay me to buy
anything Apple. I gave the Fire Stick to a newly arrived immigrant
from India, he loves it, so it found a good home.