Having installed the Netflix app on my xbox 360, I wanted to use the Universal Media Remote with my Sony Bravia TV.
Using the instructions on the xbox website, I tried to get it working with the various Sony codes listed and also using the method of trying different codes via the CH+ and CH- buttons, but that didn't work.
Eventually I figured out it was code 0044 - so I programmed it into the remote and this worked!
So if you've a Sony Bravia, try this and it should do the trick.
Bloom FM Review
I haven't posted on this blog since 2010, but I think it's time to resurrect Introspector Gadget.
For this comeback post, something I find worthwhile to discuss is the (relatively) new music streaming service, Bloom FM.
For a long time, I struggled to see the appeal of Spotify and stubbornly held onto the idea of downloading music to my computer, phone or tablet (I stopped buying CD's a very long time ago!). I didn't like the idea of streaming music since you never actually owned it and of course you were always dependent on having an Internet connection.
The problem was that I felt my MP3 music collection was becoming a bit stale, and needed a way to listen to new music in work without investing a fortune in iTunes downloads. Spotify free wasn't available on mobile devices at the time (it is now), and I wasn't quite ready to commit to a tenner a month for their Premium service.
Enter Bloom FM.
For just £1 a month you can listen to unlimited ad-free 'radio stations', defined by genre and also 'borrow' up to 20 tracks at a time, which you can listen to offline. This price does not include the unlimited streaming of specific artists as Spotify Premium, but for £9 a month less I found it difficult to argue. I don't attempt to compare the actual product offerings of Bloom FM vs Spotify, the comparison here is purely based on price.
The Bloom FM iPhone app itself is a work of art, with great usabiltiy, slick animations and instant loading of songs without interruptions.
I found that I could now borrow pretty much any album I was interested in (today it happened to be Chvrches - The Bones of What You Believe), and if I couldn't be bothered thinking for myself I could just spin the genre wheel and enjoy some Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Foo Fighters and Alice in Chains via the 'Grunge' radio station.
So for the princely sum of just over 3 pence per day, I can follow my own musical direction or just let someone else queue up the songs for me.
It's not often I find something to be of such good value - and I would strongly recommend it to anyone who's interested in a low cost, high quality music streaming service.
The only changes I'd make is to add a way to suggest new genres (for example, I'd really like one for movie soundtracks), and a browser based version you can use on a PC or laptop.
For a more comprehensive review, check out the Telegraph website.
For this comeback post, something I find worthwhile to discuss is the (relatively) new music streaming service, Bloom FM.
For a long time, I struggled to see the appeal of Spotify and stubbornly held onto the idea of downloading music to my computer, phone or tablet (I stopped buying CD's a very long time ago!). I didn't like the idea of streaming music since you never actually owned it and of course you were always dependent on having an Internet connection.
The problem was that I felt my MP3 music collection was becoming a bit stale, and needed a way to listen to new music in work without investing a fortune in iTunes downloads. Spotify free wasn't available on mobile devices at the time (it is now), and I wasn't quite ready to commit to a tenner a month for their Premium service.
Enter Bloom FM.
For just £1 a month you can listen to unlimited ad-free 'radio stations', defined by genre and also 'borrow' up to 20 tracks at a time, which you can listen to offline. This price does not include the unlimited streaming of specific artists as Spotify Premium, but for £9 a month less I found it difficult to argue. I don't attempt to compare the actual product offerings of Bloom FM vs Spotify, the comparison here is purely based on price.
The Bloom FM iPhone app itself is a work of art, with great usabiltiy, slick animations and instant loading of songs without interruptions.
I found that I could now borrow pretty much any album I was interested in (today it happened to be Chvrches - The Bones of What You Believe), and if I couldn't be bothered thinking for myself I could just spin the genre wheel and enjoy some Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Foo Fighters and Alice in Chains via the 'Grunge' radio station.
So for the princely sum of just over 3 pence per day, I can follow my own musical direction or just let someone else queue up the songs for me.
It's not often I find something to be of such good value - and I would strongly recommend it to anyone who's interested in a low cost, high quality music streaming service.
The only changes I'd make is to add a way to suggest new genres (for example, I'd really like one for movie soundtracks), and a browser based version you can use on a PC or laptop.
For a more comprehensive review, check out the Telegraph website.
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