You don't need to be an 'investor' to invest in Singletrack: 6 days left: 95% of target - Find out more
I spend many a weekend afternoon or few hours after work tinkering away in the garage/workshop. Its connected to the side of the house and gets fairly OK wifi signal so not a remote outbuilding.
Anyway, recently got given a smallish TV which my old man was throwing out, and i've considered putting it to use in there. I don't often watch TV casually in the house but I thought it might be good for the odd Youtube 'how to' video or the odd Rugby international/other sporting event when they are on.
Whats the best way of watching/streaming? I have a relatively new iphone which i could potentially connect to (no cap on data) so current thoughts are:
Apple TV (3rd or 4th gen? who knows)
Firestick
One of them Apple HDMI connectors (wouldn't really fancy the cables)
Buy a TV aerial splitter and run a coax from the house feed
Am i just behind the times on this stuff or are they my basic options? Obviously there's varying costs to each of them.
Depends what you want. I'd just use a cheap android box but if you need Amazon services or apple services then that pushes you down that route
My garage TV uses Chromecast for YouTube, iPlayer etc and for stuff like Zwift I just screenshare from my phone. My garage is at the end of the garden so I out a power line WiFi booster down there and it all works fine
I’ve thought about sticking something like a raspberry pi in the shed for maintenance videos, playing music and the like. A mouse and keyboard sounds more appropriate for hands covered in grease than a touchscreen that going back in your pocket.
Might not be the best option for streaming the rugby (it might, pis get used for all sorts of things) to be fair.
Id just get a firestick Black Friday coming soon so will be some good deals on.
Thats what we use on our kitchen TV instead of freeview to save running cables
Really depends what you want to watch. I'd say it's worth having an aerial and something that'll play internet TV if you think you'll be watching it a bit. A second hand digi-box might be a way to go. Most will do iPlayer and YouTube and you have the benefit that it'll record a few series for you. You can set it to record a whole load of stuff you'll probably never get round to watching but they'll be there just in case or make good background. YouTube is definitely handy if tinkering with stuff and doing servicing. I picked up a pretty decent Humax for £50 from Facebook Marketplace.
Doesn't the amazon firestick do all of the above?
Apple TV is the best (although most expensive) solution if you already have an iPhone, etc. We use one for our main telly, don't even have an aerial plugged in anymore.
Rumours of a new AppleTV being announced next week - you might want to wait if considering that.
Just go with whatever is cheapest, usually chromecast or firestick
Iv'e a Dvd/TV in the shed & use a Firestick. Sheds at bottom of Garden so not the best wifi but never had any problems also conneted to hifi for better sound (4 speakers)
Firestick is currently £19.99 for the basic one.
£20 firestick
Side load it if you want more