tv stick

[sadkingbilly]

anyone have any advice on the best streaming TV stick thingy for freeview channels? i don't do subscriptions, and i've a spare 27" monitor i'd like to convert to a TV.
thanks in advance.

 

[eek]

anyone have any advice on the best streaming TV stick thingy for freeview channels? i don't do subscriptions, and i've a spare 27" monitor i'd like to convert to a TV.
thanks in advance.

For freeview channels - you can't.

If you mean the BBC / ITV / C4 /C5 streaming services a firestick will give you them.

 

[sadkingbilly]

and UKTVplay? - is a firestrick or a Roku product best?
thanks

 

[courtg9000]

Raspberry Pi with Kodi?

 

[SueEllen]

and UKTVplay? - is a firestrick or a Roku product best?
thanks

Roku.

As the account you set up is free.

Firestick is linked to Amazon and they are randomly silly buggers.

 

[d000hg]

I would lean towards Roku too.

While iPlayer et al are available, there ARE apps which let you stream a feed of live broadcast TV channels. I don't know the legality and I've found them a bit unreliable.

 

[xoggoth]

Got a Roku a few weeks ago as BBC iPlayer didn't work on my old TV anymore. Pretty good. No Freeview but a lot of channels and catch up stuff including free ones. Some of the others let you do one off purchases. Forget price, but No Time To Die was quite cheap,

 

[Dark Black]

A quick Google suggests there are plenty of freeview set top boxes with HDMI still available...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/b/HDMI-Freeview-Boxes/96964/bn_7114028472

 

[d000hg]

A quick Google suggests there are plenty of freeview set top boxes with HDMI still available...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/b/HDMI-Freeview-Boxes/96964/bn_7114028472

A quick Google search would also remind you you need a TV socket in the room for that to work... does the OP have one?

 

[Dark Black]

A quick Google search would also remind you you need a TV socket in the room for that to work... does the OP have one?

Fair point, well made