Reply to: Netflix on TV, no other internet access....

[Platypus]

It's on groupon at 22% off at the moment. I might have to

Great price, you can't get them on eBay for that!

[northernladuk]

C'mon NLUK jump in with an Apple TV and be done with it !

It's on groupon at 22% off at the moment. I might have to

[Platypus]

C'mon NLUK jump in with an Apple TV and be done with it !

[northernladuk]

I'm picking up a ChromeCast dongle for 30 notes on my way from work today, works like apple TV but way cheaper and the only way to get an internet page on the telly from it is to 'cast' a tab from your Chrome Browser running on your laptop, otherwise you can fill your boots with iPlayer, Netflix and YouTube all controlled via an app on your device!

But the whole point is he can't take a device like that upstairs. We have Samsungs throughout the house which can already do this anyway.

[kal]

Google Chromecast?

I'm picking up a ChromeCast dongle for 30 notes on my way from work today, works like apple TV but way cheaper and the only way to get an internet page on the telly from it is to 'cast' a tab from your Chrome Browser running on your laptop, otherwise you can fill your boots with iPlayer, Netflix and YouTube all controlled via an app on your device!

[northernladuk]

Or Google "Smart TV parental controls"... are you sure you're cut out to be a dad?

I'm certainly not. They are not actually mine but too complicated to explain every time

Thanks for the vid though. Same interface as mine so will play with that tonight.

[Platypus]

scratch that

[d000hg]

Or Google "Smart TV parental controls"... are you sure you're cut out to be a dad?

[VectraMan]

Eh? it has a full internet browser in it so can watch anything.... We already found that one out on the main tv.

Your Smart TV is obviously more Smart than my Smart TV. I'll sell you my 3 year old Sony 32" if you want.

[d000hg]

Eh? it has a full internet browser in it so can watch anything.... We already found that one out on the main tv.

Probably depends on the TV... and many TVs allow you to set parental locks on channels so perhaps on apps too?

[blacjac]

Apple TV, you can remove the other icons etc under password and just leave Netflix, tho the other's are pretty useless for anything except iTunes really....

Make sure you turn off airplay too, otherwise the little scamps mates will be streaming stuff to it from their phones...

[northernladuk]

What else do you get access to with a smart TV? iPlayer? 40D? It's hardly X-Hamster is it?

Should be pretty easy to setup using your router's firewall settings.

Eh? it has a full internet browser in it so can watch anything.... We already found that one out on the main tv.

[VectraMan]

What else do you get access to with a smart TV? iPlayer? 40D? It's hardly X-Hamster is it?

Should be pretty easy to setup using your router's firewall settings.

[northernladuk]

You could perhaps use a smart TV and using a firewall on the router, block that device from anything except Netflix?

Does he have a mobile phone though, as that would undo everything you are trying to do?!

They do but they are not allowed in the bedrooms. Other half is a teacher so have internet safety drilled in to them and an incident with a girls selfies doing the rounds at the kids school 2 years ago make it a bit of a hot topic at our house I am afraid.

[d000hg]

You could perhaps use a smart TV and using a firewall on the router, block that device from anything except Netflix?

Does he have a mobile phone though, as that would undo everything you are trying to do?!