Things are finally looking up for Aussies desperate to get in on the streaming media craze with the Australia Day launch of Stan, a homegrown service that’s looking to get an early foot in the door before Netflix hits our shores later in the year.
StreamCo began sending out invitations for a sneak peek of the service earlier this week, with some lucky people getting a chance to check out what Stan’s about.
We got our hands on this early preview of Stan, and will be providing some early thoughts on the app’s setup process, interface, features, content and responsiveness..
Finally, we’ll discuss how well Stan holds up to when compared to having an overseas Netflix account.
Setting up Stan
Getting Stan up and running is a fairly straightforward process, though you will require a few things in order to view the service on your television at home.
First of all, you’ll need a compatible iOS or Android smartphone or tablet in order to browse Stan’s content library, and then you’ll need to pair it to either an Apple TV or Chromecast media streaming device in order to AirPlay or Cast the content over to your television.
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Source: techradar.com – Phones