Cheapest way to access Netflix on TV

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As title really,

Have just bought TV for playroom and wanting to add Netflix to it. Thinking similar to fire stick etc, but wondering what the cheapest/easiest way of doing this would be. Being able to stream via DLNA would also be great but not essential.

TIA
 
Chromecast, or some sort of chromecast clone? Or a firestick?

Potentially cheaper / as cheap to buy a second hand xbox360 or ps3 though.
 
sounds like chromecast may be the way to go, just looked at it and seems to do everything I want with the right apps. Sadly not a smart TV, bought it second hand from a friend
 
Yeah did you not think to try and get a TV with Netflix ? Probably Fire TV best. Dont rate Chromecast at all.
 
varkanoid said:
Yeah did you not think to try and get a TV with Netflix ? Probably Fire TV best. Dont rate Chromecast at all.
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SilverTongue said:
Sadly not a smart TV, bought it second hand from a friend
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Think that answers that question?

Didn't know chromecast was so bad. I was gonna get a couple to go down that google route after buying a home. I already have a couple of chromecast audios, which obviously don't have OSD, but I just assumed that the regular chromecast would, being that it is a visual display device.
 
I'd say fire stick purely so its actually on the TV instead of faffing about with your tablet/smartphone for chromecast.

Has a more regular controlling system and keeps everything on your TV.

Its more down to how you want to interact with it.
 
We have both a Chromecast and a Firestick. The Firestick is easier for Netflix, purely because you don't need to have a phone/tablet to cast to it.
 
We have a Chromecast and it's alright, but using a phone as a remote all the time is a bit of a pain in an otherwise pretty decent experience. There are some apps (Netflix is one of them) that just love to somehow become unresponsive too, meaning you'll lose all control and whatever you have on will play until you pull the power out the back/turn the TV off/on. I've had an extended go with the fire stick and although it's good having an OSD, I really hated having to type things in with a remote to search, it's especially painful having come from a Chromecast! It's worth mentioning that it wasn't one of the voice remotes, they might be a lot nicer.
 
I love using the phone as remote. It is easy and cheap. Not sure why people find it a faff tbh. On screen menus I found slower for Amazon firestick and the ability to cast a lot more options easier with chromecast I find myself.

My only complaint is lack of being able to lock the chromecast.
 
Zefan said:
We have a Chromecast and it's alright, but using a phone as a remote all the time is a bit of a pain in an otherwise pretty decent experience. There are some apps (Netflix is one of them) that just love to somehow become unresponsive too, meaning you'll lose all control and whatever you have on will play until you pull the power out the back/turn the TV off/on. I've had an extended go with the fire stick and although it's good having an OSD, I really hated having to type things in with a remote to search, it's especially painful having come from a Chromecast! It's worth mentioning that it wasn't one of the voice remotes, they might be a lot nicer.
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There is always the amazon app to. Control from a phone I usecitvwhen I can't find the tiny remote yet again! Fire tv stick iscgreqt and the voice control works well.
 
Netfix will run on a variety of devices including games consoles. PS3, PS4, even a Wii console, but I'd recommend the Component cable for that if you've got an old Wii laying around.

If you're relying on wireless though then something with 5GHz would probably be better.
 
Fire TV Stick is the best choice. Using a phone or tablet as a remote gets old pretty quick.
 
Curlyriff said:
I love using the phone as remote. It is easy and cheap. Not sure why people find it a faff tbh. On screen menus I found slower for Amazon firestick and the ability to cast a lot more options easier with chromecast I find myself.

My only complaint is lack of being able to lock the chromecast.
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It's the same view with using iPads/tablets as a home cinema controller. Folk love the idea of yet another use for their precious tablet. What is often forgotten is that the phone or tablet is a communication device for their social media too. In some cases you have calls/texts/emails nagging away as well. There's a constant sense of distraction with these, so it's a bit of a double-edged sword.
 
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