It's been a bit of an eye opener for me with how Samsung (& Sony) run their "connected world".
I can't see The Internet of Things" working very well...

In reply to a post by b4dger:

I can't see The Internet of Things" working very well...

Just wait until your fridge decides it wants more yoghurt. And more. And more, and more ....

In reply to a post by RobertoS:

In reply to a post by b4dger:

I can't see The Internet of Things" working very well...

Just wait until your fridge decides it wants more yoghurt. And more. And more, and more ....

...or it forms a strategic alliance with the cat.

In reply to a post by MrSaffron:

And as I've found the £20 Chromecast has paid for itself in offers had

Is it possible to get one for £20 at present? I can only see £30, give or take a few pennies.

Walked into John Lewis and walked out, at £30. Everything that I saw online looked like £30.

It appears there was a £20 offer last year.

http://www.techradar.com/news/world-of-tech/buy-goog...

The Register news article yesterday stated both Samsung and Sony had some issues but that Samsung's were affecting more people. Seems it was coincidence but others have had the same issues as you.

I actually paid £18 for mine on Amazon before Xmas.

Google/Amazon and PC World etc. often seem to have special offers - you just have to keep your eye on them

In reply to a post by MrSaffron:

The old adage of buy best screen you can with a few HDMI ports is still very true.

I don't do Google products but Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV work very well. When Amazon Fire Stick turns up in the UK that will be a really decent challenger to Chromecast (it does more and doesn't need phone/tablet).