Mine is running 13300. That update was just bug and security fixes from what I understand.
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Chromecast |OT|
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Mine is running 13300. That update was just bug and security fixes from what I understand.
You're in luck cause right now the best thing it does it stream Netflix (and Youtube) in HD. As long as your wifi signal is strong and fast enough you'll get a good HD stream. It also does 5.1 sound if connected through your receiver.
Perfect. I had already ordered it as a backup, waiting for Apple TVs to get updated, and if it wasn't ideal I woulda taken it for shits and giggles but good to know it can definitely get the job done.
Thanks man.
<+)O Robido O(+>
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Did music streaming stop working for anyone else? Sucks. I also noticed that if i'm casting with the ps3 powered on, the youtube app will ask me if I want to cast to the CC or the PS3. Pretty neat.
Actually, depending on your TV, it doesn't have to be connected to a receiver to do 5.1. My TV automatically sends the sound from the CC (connected to HDMI2 on the TV) to my receiver. The receiver is connected to my TV on HDMI1. I have no optical out sound connect to the receiver. Just one HDMI cable from the TV to the receiver.
Marty Chinn
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Most of the time this is not true. Like 99% of the time.
Really? i've had 3 or 4 different setups utilizing this (basically for receivers that don't have hdmi) and the tv tends to pass the signal through fine.
Yeah works for me too...guess we're two of the 1%
poppabk
Cheeks Spread for Digital Only Future
Arc is generally only 5.1 from an internal source, ie the TV apps themselves not external sources.
ChoklitReign
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Google Music streaming is completely broken!
Yeah. Crashes the app on my phone when I select the chromecast icon.
About that. Do you need to have the ps3 youtube app running?
Marty Chinn
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Many people think they're getting 5.1 when they're really getting 2.0 from this setup. Very few TVs allow you to go from HDMI to optical for passing on the audio source. If you are absolutely sure you're definitely getting 5.1, then yes, you are lucky to have one of the few TVs that actually supports it. But again, most of the time, people are mistaken.
The Faceless Master
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indeed. most sets pass thru stereo audio.
Not for me, I have a sound bar connected with optical to the TV. My ps3, Xbox, PC connected with HDMI, CC, and cable box all use the sound bar when connected.
poppabk
Cheeks Spread for Digital Only Future
And the sound bar is stereo not 5.1.
ChoklitReign
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I solved my dumb crashing problem by cleaning the cache. Could have been something random. But how do you explain this?
https://db.tt/kuRpypiL
I can't stream LOCAL files. Whatever asinine technical excuse Google has, I have to upload my legally bought music from home and THEN stream i. What bullshit.
https://db.tt/kuRpypiL
I can't stream LOCAL files. Whatever asinine technical excuse Google has, I have to upload my legally bought music from home and THEN stream i. What bullshit.
Chromecast does not stream any media from your mobile device EVER. That's the way it's designed as of now. Your device sends stop/pause/play/next/last/volume commands and that's it. Same goes for youtube and netflix, and anything else that gets streamed from a phone or tablet. The purpose is to save battery and stream via stable wifi rather than a 3g/4g network.
ChoklitReign
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So why can't it play the album from the cloud? GPAA implementation of cloud and uploaded music is so disappointing. It's better than Spotify's method at least.Why can't it fetch the cloud version I don't technically own? Why does having it on a device ruin everything? It wouldn't be so confusing if Chromecast had an actual UI on the TV so I know what is on there. It's a weird concept for me (and everyone else) to grasp.
Marty Chinn
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It does stream music from the cloud through Google Play Music.
How was Hulu able to release an app with support if the SDK isn't final yet? Shouldn't other companies be allowed to release support too?
How? Just how Netflix had first dibs on the device. It's a partnership. I'm also sure there are some licensing issues that need to be iron out before either Netflix and Hulu allow new devices to stream their service.
It's very possible Hulu support was baked in from day one and the delay was due to licensing issues.
Let's get Amazon Instant Video on Android first...
Also, wasn't Pandora specifically targeted as a partner who would help support Chromecast when they introduced it? Where's that at?
The Faceless Master
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Because Google.
I've been lucky in this regard. Both my Samsung plasmas from 2010 and 2011 pass through DD via optical out. Not a setup I use any longer since moving to a Denon with HDMI.
I dont think this will ever come, particularly as the Amazon tablets are getting more and more popular.
Will Amazon then strip away their Kindle app from Android (Google Play Store). It makes no sense to me that they allow one versus the other.
At the very least they could support and "Chromecast" app so you can just browse and send the stream to the device, no need to play the content locally.
Marty Chinn
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Amazon has been weird about their video app. It's like pulling teeth to get them to put it on various devices.
Marty Chinn
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Hmm, I'm not sure if Dolby Digital Plus is backwards compatible or if Chromecast has a fallback codec to use in case it's not supported. It's quite possible that it's because your receiver doesn't support Dolby Digital Plus.
Edit: Nevermind, Dolby Digital Plus will step down to Dolby Digital, so that's not it.
hodayathink
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More than likely, the SDK is fine right now. Maybe not completely finished, but stable and with enough features to release it. They just don't want to finalize it and make it public for whatever reason, probably having to do with wanting big content owners to feel like they've got first dibs.
ChoklitReign
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Yet again Play Music is broken. When my phone's screen turns off (necessary to save battery) the connection breaks. I'm starting to regret my purchase now.
Weird I've been using play music streaming for a year now and never have an issue.
Oh you mean Chromecast. Never mind I thought I was in the Android thread.
Though its odd theres still no pandora when it was shown at announcement.
Weird. Working for me fine.
Baroquemantic
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Late reply, but do you happen to have your wifi set to turn off when the phone goes to sleep / standby?
Weird. When I was using YouTube, the opposite happened. I lost wifi (due to being out of range not sleeping) and then it froze on my phone but kept playing on the TV. The only way to stop it was to turn off the TV.
This is probably why Amazon won't give Chromecast a second throught:
http://9to5google.com/2013/10/03/is...ecast-type-of-tv-product-called-the-firetube/
Which sucks because I feel Amazon should have their services on all platforms.
http://9to5google.com/2013/10/03/is...ecast-type-of-tv-product-called-the-firetube/
Which sucks because I feel Amazon should have their services on all platforms.
I'm confused, can't you get Amazon video content on consoles as well as things like roku and I guess directly on smart tvs? Hardly 'no way to put it on a TV yet'.
Yeah, you can get Amazon on your TV with pretty much everything BUT Apple TV.
Fixed.
After experiencing Chromecast's ease of use and out of the way form factor, I rather not buy another set top box to stream web content.
Marty Chinn
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You forgot Android phones, Android tablets, and I think even iPhones unless that finally came out. I know there's an iPad app, but I thought it was iPad only.
Actually some/many devices don't have access to the prime free videos library, just the purchased videos library.