Thanks Kim - it's for my daughter - she was going to buy Apple TV and I suggested the Chromecast at £30 as a cheaper alternative.

Her main use is to view (I)phone media on her TV.

Being a woman - she went out and bought the Apple TV box yesterday afternoon - why ask me then!!!

Lol! A second opinion is always good, absorb it then ignore it! :o) She has made a wise choice though!

Hey Skinners,

I've got a Chromecast. It's brilliant for streaming anything that's pre-recorded (eg. Netflix), but falls down a little bit with live events (eg. BT/Sky Sports). I guess it depends upon the bandwidth of your internet connection - mine isn't good and I regularly also go through a VPN.

Overall, though - fantastic! You just get whatever you want up on your tablet or phone, and away you go.

Hilary - thanks.

I would have gone for the Chromecast as they are fully Skyed up and are only really interested in the phone/laptop media aspect.

BTW - In true Apple fashion, you have to buy the HDMI cable as its not included in the box!

At another £30 or so for teh Chromecast, what's wrong with going for both?

Can anyone suggest a free but very easy to use spreadsheet please for Win7,the MS spreadsheet that i had been using has stopped when i came to install it on my new puter.Something about a software key not sure what that is all about :o)

Kingsoft Office. But be warned it comes from the Far East!

klal,thanks,just found one in Google Docs

Google Docs are brilliant - simple and easy to use. I use them constantly for my business.

SC,must admit i am well pleased about finding Google Docs,the spreadsheet is as good if not better than the MS one and the bit i like the most its 'free' one thing i hate doing is spending money :o)

You tight wad -)

skinny,yep i am a tight wad

The key is the long number and letters attached to the MS disk to install it.,.

BB - I think the smiley in Mega's post speaks volumes! :-)

AH........ missed that bit..... I was sure he wasn't that thick...... but you never know ;))

Open office. It includes equivalents for word, exel, PowerPoint etc. Very reliable and free from open software foundation

Happy crimbo Hays.

After running brilliantly for about 4 years, my son's gaming PC's video card appears to have failed. Windows fails to start up and BSODs with an error message relating to nvlddmks.sys. Also, just as it is POST-ing, I can see green blocks/lines. I am quite certain it is the video card that's gone. Can anyone suggest a good replacement card?

I use a 1GB RADEON 7570 - purchased last year.

If it's for gaming, then as big a RAM you can get and as fast processor speed as you can afford.
Most graphics cards seem to offer 2gb memory now. Nvidia GTX 970 now offer 4gb memory. Not sure if £240 is too much!