David Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Google plans to stop Amazon's Fire TV streaming devices being able to use YouTube from the start of 2018. The search giant has also blocked a workaround that Amazon introduced to restore YouTube access to a screen-based version of its smart speaker. Full story: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-42251531?ocid=socialflow_twitter Tit for tat basically, because Amazon doesn't sell Google products or allow Amazon Prime Video to use ChromeCast, Google have took YouTube away from them. Which I guess is fair, just frustrating for the customers seeing these giants squabble like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostyn6 Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 32 minutes ago, David said: Google plans to stop Amazon's Fire TV streaming devices being able to use YouTube from the start of 2018. The search giant has also blocked a workaround that Amazon introduced to restore YouTube access to a screen-based version of its smart speaker. Full story: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-42251531?ocid=socialflow_twitter Tit for tat basically, because Amazon doesn't sell Google products or allow Amazon Prime Video to use ChromeCast, Google have took YouTube away from them. Which I guess is fair, just frustrating for the customers seeing these giants squabble like this. I find it equally bad, perhaps more-so that I cannot watch BT in UHD through SkyQ, BT insist I become a full customer of there's to watch this. I assume it's same vice-versa. The problem I have is that most new TVs are only equipped to handle ONE feed of UHD/4KTV, so you have to sacrifice something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coneheadjohn Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 26 minutes ago, Moist One said: I find it equally bad, perhaps more-so that I cannot watch BT in UHD through SkyQ, BT insist I become a full customer of there's to watch this. I assume it's same vice-versa. The problem I have is that most new TVs are only equipped to handle ONE feed of UHD/4KTV, so you have to sacrifice something. I’ve scratched my head about that for a while...Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRamFan Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 Thought this would be about who avoids paying tax the best... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuanFloEvraTheCocu'sNesta Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 Glad I opted for a Google Home over Amazon Alexa in the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted December 7, 2017 Author Share Posted December 7, 2017 25 minutes ago, JuanFloEvraTheCocu'sNesta said: Glad I opted for a Google Home over Amazon Alexa in the end. Is yours picking up those TV adverts they are running? Having it on in the background and suddenly get weather reports blurting out is getting old very fast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuanFloEvraTheCocu'sNesta Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 It's done it once so I moved it from directly under my TV and it seems to have stopped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted December 7, 2017 Author Share Posted December 7, 2017 Mines the other side of the room already, can’t move it any further, oh well, Xmas is over soon. I’ve changed it to sound the beep when it starts listening, less of a heart attack that straight into a weather report full whack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bwash_Ram Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 Most tv's have youtube apps anyway. My LG has got youtube 4k, amazon prime hdr and netflix dolby vision, and they all work really well, so i only use my fire tv box now for kodi streaming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramsbottom Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 4 hours ago, Bwash_Ram said: Most tv's have youtube apps anyway. My LG has got youtube 4k, amazon prime hdr and netflix dolby vision, and they all work really well, so i only use my fire tv box now for kodi streaming. Allegedly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GboroRam Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 On 07/12/2017 at 16:26, ramsbottom said: Allegedly Nowt wrong with legal streaming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamNut Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 On 6 December 2017 at 13:35, Moist One said: I find it equally bad, perhaps more-so that I cannot watch BT in UHD through SkyQ, BT insist I become a full customer of there's to watch this. I assume it's same vice-versa. The problem I have is that most new TVs are only equipped to handle ONE feed of UHD/4KTV, so you have to sacrifice something. our tele has been on the blink too. Had to whack it to get bbc 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRamFan Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 8 hours ago, RamNut said: our tele has been on the blink too. Had to whack it to get bbc 2. You think that is bad, the remote has left home to go to uni! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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