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HobbyProggy30-Jul-15 3:41

30-Jul-15 3:41

I use my XBox One with prime, is that any help? Blush | :O

My TV could also do it...

Otherwise why not go the easy way? Laptop to TV and you are set Smile | :)

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OriginalGriff30-Jul-15 3:44

OriginalGriff

30-Jul-15 3:44

I'd like a solution that Herself can understand! And she has found the simplest way to take a picture with her android phone is to grab a random passer by and say "You're young, you know how to do this"... Sigh | :sigh:

Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

HobbyProggy30-Jul-15 3:56

30-Jul-15 3:56

Maybe the XBox One is your solution then ... you just have to ~~talk~~ argue with it to open amazon prime and search what you want. XD

It's not that bad at all am very pleased with it, the voice commands work properly although my neighbours must think i am a psycho, talking with my tv Smile | :)

EDIT:
I know its a very expensive Blu_Ray-Player, Mediacenter if you don't play any games at all... Cry | :((

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Mark Parity30-Jul-15 4:05

Mark Parity

30-Jul-15 4:05

A Chrome thingy is about £20 in the UK an XBox One £300, I know which one I'd pick.

HobbyProggy30-Jul-15 4:09

30-Jul-15 4:09

As is said, if you just use it as a Blu-Ray-Player or Mediacenter it is indeed very expensive Smile | :)

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Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter30-Jul-15 4:00

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

30-Jul-15 4:00

HobbyProggy wrote:
i am a psycho

We knew that already...

Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.

HobbyProggy30-Jul-15 4:08

30-Jul-15 4:08

Is it so bad Frown | :(

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OriginalGriff30-Jul-15 4:04

OriginalGriff

30-Jul-15 4:04

Herself talks to the TV enough already.
Mind you, most of that is swear words...

Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter30-Jul-15 4:10

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

30-Jul-15 4:10

OriginalGriff wrote:
swear words...

I hope she saves you some too...

Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.

OriginalGriff30-Jul-15 4:27

OriginalGriff

30-Jul-15 4:27

Oh, she has a number of swear words put aside for use in my direction! Laugh | :laugh:

Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

Pete O'Hanlon30-Jul-15 4:37

Pete O'Hanlon

30-Jul-15 4:37

Amazon Fire Stick. Absolutely superb devices.

Nicholas Marty30-Jul-15 5:52

Nicholas Marty

30-Jul-15 5:52

Amazon Fire Stick? They should have just named it Amazon Torch Laugh | :laugh:

Any good Win10 joke?

DrABELL30-Jul-15 2:14

30-Jul-15 2:14

Here is a good old one: April Fools: Math Class Shadow[^]
(re: WebTV Comedy channel[^]) Wanna see more of today.

Btw, friends of mine reported some good news regarding Win10 upgrade. Running smooth/fast in Parallels on Mac, and in PC Tablets, though many experienced some sort of video driver issues.

PS. ...and, btw, don't let the first Launch Failure[^] to discourage you! Stay calm and keep trying... Big Grin | :-D

<lol>Life is 2short 2remove USB safely

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Johnny J.30-Jul-15 2:39

Johnny J.

30-Jul-15 2:39

Having tried to install it all day (and failed every single time), all I can say is:

Windows 10 appears to BE the joke... Sigh | :sigh:

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Me, all the time

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter30-Jul-15 2:42

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

30-Jul-15 2:42

Johnny J. wrote:
tried to install it all day

Now I understand why the installation-counter at Microsoft runs so fast - increments every time someone starts a download. Who cares what happens after that!

Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.

Daniel Pfeffer30-Jul-15 3:01

Daniel Pfeffer

30-Jul-15 3:01

It's not that fast.

At a rate of 16 installations/second, they will have about 500,000,000 installations per year. This is half of their target.

EDIT: Beaten to the post by Dan Neely http://www.codeproject.com/Messages/5100373/Re-Microsofts-Windows-upgrade-counter-shows-instal.aspx[^]

If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.

--Winston Churchill

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DrABELL30-Jul-15 2:44

30-Jul-15 2:44

C'Mon, don't let the first Launch Failure[^] to discourage you Big Grin | :-D

<lol>Life is 2short 2remove USB safely

Johnny J.30-Jul-15 2:45

Johnny J.

30-Jul-15 2:45

That was exactly what it was like... Laugh | :laugh:

DrABELL30-Jul-15 2:53

30-Jul-15 2:53

You see, ur not alone in this great Universe Big Grin | :-D

<lol>Life is 2short 2remove USB safely

User 1013254630-Jul-15 2:52

User 10132546

30-Jul-15 2:52

Looks like people are starting to wake up.. Laugh | :laugh:

I figured this out when Windows 8 was released...
http://www.inquisitr.com/2292158/windows-10-upgrade-problems-is-it-time-to-get-a-macbook-pro/[^]

Unfortunately I still need a Windows laptop around for .NET development D'Oh! | :doh:

How do you know so much about swallows? Well, you have to know these things when you're a king, you know.

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DrABELL30-Jul-15 3:13

30-Jul-15 3:13

Frankly, I was thinking of MacBook Pro, but it's kinda a "Lamborghini on the Desktop" while all I need is just a decent workhorse (PC notebooks/ultrabooks), like most of my business clients are using.

<lol>Life is 2short 2remove USB safely

User 1013254630-Jul-15 3:20

User 10132546

30-Jul-15 3:20

The MacBook Pro is very good, I wouldn't dream of using a Windows machine as my everyday device these days. They are pricey but you do get a well built machine at the end of the day.

The new MacBook looks interesting and the MacBook Air's are a lot cheaper than the Pro's (and just as well built). I think the MacBook Air's are actually cheaper than the Surface Pro 3.

How do you know so much about swallows? Well, you have to know these things when you're a king, you know.

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DrABELL30-Jul-15 3:31

30-Jul-15 3:31

MacBooks (both Pro and Air) are, indeed, of exceptional quality. Still, PC stuff gives you more "bang for your buck". Surface Pro 3 is kinda overpriced, but other brands (ASUS, Dell, etc) exist with better offerings regarding Price/Performance ratio. So, PCs are expected to be around for pretty long time...

<lol>Life is 2short 2remove USB safely

User 1013254630-Jul-15 3:53

User 10132546

30-Jul-15 3:53

There's always some compromise with a PC though, always something left out or downgraded to keep the price down. I wouldn't say you get more "bang for your buck".

Any Windows laptop below £1,000 is going to have some issues. In my experience I've had to spend a lot more cash on a PC (by buying in upgrades) to get it closer to Apple's level but it's near impossible to match the screen quality (and no version of Windows supports high DPI screens properly, as I recently found out).

How do you know so much about swallows? Well, you have to know these things when you're a king, you know.

modified 31-Aug-21 21:01pm.

DrABELL30-Jul-15 4:20