Now tv box/stick

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Hi, I’ve got a nowtv account which we use on iPads, but I want it for the tv, do I simply buy a box or stick and then sync the account or do I have to have another account? 
thanks 😊 

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@Anonymous User wrote:

Hi, I’ve got a nowtv account which we use on iPads, but I want it for the tv, do I simply buy a box or stick and then sync the account or do I have to have another account? 
thanks 😊 

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your two best options would be either a now TV stick or a chromecast. I would suggest the smart box, but that's getting a bit harder to get hold of. Remember, you can have up to 6 devices authorised to play content on one account. So another account is not needed😀 

There are a few things to bear in mind with chrome cast, though , I will put some useful info below

Using chromecast on NowTV
before I go into how chrome cast works on NowTV. Let me explain the ways in which chromecast can be handled by services that use device limits such as nowTV.

The most common way in which chromecast is handled is that the device which is used as the control device for the chrome cast is registered as a device but the chromecast itself isn't registered. The major disadvantage to this method is that only a registered device can control the chromecast. Although just like the second method I am going to explain below you are still able to move the chromecast . This is not the method NowTV uses to handle the chromecast.

The less common way of handling chromecast is that the chromecast itself is registered as a device. The advantage of this is that it does not matter what device controls the chromecast. When you consider that a chromecast can easily be moved and will work on any piece of equipment that has HDMI input and supports HDCP. (I say equipment not Just screens because chromecast can be connected to AV receivers and then you have the AV receiver output to a TV).

So in a roundabout way, given what has been stated above. The less common method which by the way is the method NowTV uses to handle the chromecast allows you in to somewhat circumvent the device limit because you can very easily change the screen/equipment you are using for the chromecast without it affecting your devices because it is the chromecast itself that is registered as a device not the screen or equipment you're using with the chromecast, so you can move the chromecast around and as mentioned above with this method any device can be used to control the chromecast. So if used correctly. This method gives you a lot of freedom

The one really important thing to remember when using chromecast with NowTV is that if you do not want the control device for the chromecast to be registered as a device, you must first put the NowTV app on your tablet or phone into cast mode before you play any content. This will prevent your phone or tablet from being registered as a device and only the chromecast will be registered.

If you do not put the app into cast mode before playing content then your tablet or phone will be registered as a device and when you cast to the chromecast a second device slot will be used

Using the inbuilt chrome cast functionality on Sony android smart TV

it is apparently possible for you to use the chromecast functionality that is built into Sony android smart TVs with NowTV. In theory when you press the cast button in the NowTV app to put the app into cast mode your Sony android smart TV should appear in the list as a device you are able to cast to. Be aware, though, that just like an ordinary chromecast the TV will become registered as a device. Although the device will probably be identified in your device list as a chromecast

Be aware, though, that casting to Sony android TVs is not officially supported by now TV. So if you wish to cast content then it's best to get an ordinary chromecast. Otherwise if you run into problems. NowTV probably won't be able to help you much. Unfortunately

Hope this helps😀