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Old 12-20-2017, 01:13 PM   #1
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So I thought I'd sign up for the free month of Crave TV. There's a few decent shows on there but it seems kind of buggy. Does anyone else have issues with playback? Since they don't have a Roku app I need to connect a laptop to the TV via HDMI. I can get about 10-12 minutes into a show before it freezes up. So I thought that perhaps the laptop was going to sleep so changed the settings to tell it not to go to sleep and I got about 14 minutes in before it froze up. Anyone else having this issue?

I haven't tried to stream through my desktop or directly on the laptop (not going through the TV) because I'd prefer to watch on the TV.
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Old 12-20-2017, 01:40 PM   #2
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Maybe you could use a chromecast or something? I'm guessing you don't have cable? I just use crave through shaw.. telus would work the same
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Old 12-20-2017, 01:43 PM   #3
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Older Apple TVs support Crave.
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Old 12-20-2017, 01:46 PM   #4
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Older Apple TVs support Crave.
Yeah I have an ATV3 and 4 that work fine with Crave.

I've also connected via laptop with no issues.
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Old 12-20-2017, 02:10 PM   #5
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Never had an issue with their website or mobile app. Sure wish they'd get a AndroidTV and PS4 app though
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Old 12-20-2017, 02:26 PM   #6
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Who is your cable provider.
I just watch it through the "On demand" portion on Telus.
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Old 12-20-2017, 02:30 PM   #7
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Who is your cable provider.
I just watch it through the "On demand" portion on Telus.
That's what I have to do at home too. It's pretty clunky though, makes me miss my Sansung smart TV because the app was good on there. I also spend a lot of time in hotels though so it'd be nice to be able to use the PS4
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Old 12-20-2017, 02:43 PM   #8
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Who is your cable provider.
I just watch it through the "On demand" portion on Telus.
I don't have cable
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Old 12-20-2017, 03:55 PM   #9
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I find the app on my Samsung TV to be a bit buggy, frequently freezes when I'm starting a show or loses my place when I pause a show, though usable. Crave is a big step below Netflix both in terms of content and the apps, and not having a Roku app is just stupid on their part IMO.
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