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Rab

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  1. If using a PC/lappy you can stream anything that you can see/hear in your browser - as well. Most of my TV shows/movies I stream from the web, so it's handy to just flick them over to the big screen, minimise the window and keep browsing/working at the desk while the show plays on the telly in the background. It's not going to be (much of) a solution for a properly setup home theater where dedicated hardware will fill the requirements a lot better, but for a quite cheap, relatively easy way to be able to use your TV more than you currently do it's pretty bloody good. Moved the flat screen out onto the veranda last time I was down the van and watched the F1 while relaxing on the deck having a beer by steaming it from the lappy. 1 power cord to the TV was all I needed. Without the chromecast I'd have needed to run a long antenna lead (which I didn't have) or hook the lappy direct (which would mean I couldn't have browsed the forum while watching the F1) and probably wouldn't have bothered. This was all just using the internet sharing on my phone (I do have a lot of mobile data quota to play with) The little fella likes watching his cartoons on his lappy - flick them across to the big screen and he's pretty wrapped. As more and more content becomes available for direct streaming (rather than local copies) the little gadget is only going to get better and better. As more and more apps add chromecast support it's also only going to go up. If you're looking for a 1080p, 7.1 flawless solution for your loungeroom then you'll fall very short with the dongle. If you want to be able to use the TV as a second, larger screen for your phone/tablet/lappy/PC that can play what it's able to then you'll likely be satisfied.
  2. Couple of glimpses of action and a couple of decent hits, but wasn't anything other than expected. Was more annoyed with the bias in the commentary than anything else - suddenly they all love Mundine. That said - he was looking the best he's looked in ages - just wish he'd crawl into a hole somewhere and never surface again.
  3. if anyone interested http://hitsports.net/ch1.php
  4. Cheers - will give it a try when I get a chance
  5. That's mainly what I don't like about closed cans - the isolation lol Not being able to hear the world around me in addition to the sounds I'm listening to - gets a bit claustrophobic. Almost feels like I lose a sense or something. Have even got speakers in my helmet rather than use in ears. That said - I'm never really in an environment that the sound leakage is a problem. If I was then the closed cans would definitely be preferred.
  6. Sennheiser here too - HD650's and HD598's - love open can. hate closed cans and IEM's. That said - if I was flying often then the Bose would be on my must have list - probably the QC's. I think you'd be surprised how much more they do cancel out compared to the HD25's - especially when flying with the drone, cabin noises etc
  7. The noise cancelling headphones would be the only things I'd buy from Bose - they've definitely got that done right.
  8. Did you try Videostream - chrome addin/app that lets you play any files on your network that you can play on your PC? (haven't tried it yet myself - just wondering)
  9. Rab

    Gtx3576R.

    Get me one of them please Mick
  10. Actual discovery made while making the film
  11. You're meant to put the toilet seat down first Freeze when you sit down to pee. Stops you getting your *beep* caught between the seat and the bowl.
  12. That's the truth. In the last few years the poor kid had been moved to probably more than 6 different schools, moved interstate and then back again, lived with his dad and then back with his mum again and now this move. And they wonder why he has trouble. Get your sh*t together guys and stop making the kids bear the cost of your "grass is greener" fantasies.
  13. One of my son's good mates just moved a bit over an hour away so they worked out that I'd drop him off Friday night and, as his parents had something they had on Sunday back down this way, they could bring him back. Midday Sunday, call from the kid "when are you picking me up? his folks left for down there while we were still asleep" ffs - great form guys, thanks heaps. Drag your kid to live in a place he doesn't want to be and then ensure he won't get any mates visiting in the future. Well played.
  14. No worries - wasn't sure how far you went for the racing.
  15. You headed to the Island Corzza?
  16. Won't be able to swap between tunes will you with HP?
  17. Have had this happen a few times now. I don't think it's the xcal as much as the car/ecu itself. Leave the car alone for a half hour - flash back to stock - flash in the tune you want and good to go. Seems to happen when the car is hot more than anything else. More chance of it happening if flashing the tranny at the same time or just done a flash.
  18. Am tipping he's selling the stuff he swapped out If he wanted one he'd get one
  19. Rab

    Gtx3576R.

    All ok - my "play money" hasn't arrived yet and not sure which way to go with the LPG. Saves me having to worry about choosing between going or stopping faster.
  20. Wonder where the money comes from - no one I know has ever sent a cent their way (in the last decade). Probably explains a bit why the "actresses" who got the most are in the VHS/DVD era more than the xxx.com era Doubt anyone will come close to JJ's earnings
  21. The service they provide cannot be expressed in monetary value.
  22. Rab

    Next Vic Cruise

    Definitely up for a Sunday run
  23. Am thinking of selling mine. Can't see myself getting out much for a long time. I know as soon as I do though I'll be kicking myself and looking for an excuse to get another.
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