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Chromecast |OT|
- Thread starter ThatObviousUser
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Who the fuck would post this?
ThatObviousUser
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TBH I think they should have stuck with the "Chromekey" name. Much better.
Chromecast sounds like a lame podcast.
Chromecast sounds like a lame podcast.
Woah now... as I was mentioning on the previous page, doesn't it have to have the extension installed also? If so, at least for Android, you cannot install extensions on the mobile version of Chrome.
Not if it's built into the mobile app. (Like he said, Music app, Youtube app etc..)
ThatObviousUser
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Android apps can have a Google Cast button built-in. This will send a link to the Chromecast to play (it doesn't mirror/stream from the device.)
For desktop Chrome, you install the Google Cast extension which lets you mirror/stream a tab to the TV.
Battersea Power Station
Member
I don't think this is anywhere close to having the power to be able to do that.We all know what is the best application for this type of technology:
Do we know this for sure now? Looking at the fancy SDK image(haven't had time to read through), it seemed like it has to fetch the entire webpage/content inside tab, and that the original device (chrome window) would be relied on simply for sending controls.
Harlock
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ThatObviousUser
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That might be true, I haven't looked into it thoroughly.
yes. No one has got theirs yet, but all signs point to all first editions will likely have it including BestBuy
Cool. I just ordered one earlier today. At that price I see no good reason not too.
Marty Chinn
Member
Some Best Buys have it now.
Some Best Buys have it now.
hmmmmm
Chinpoko_Master
Member
I feel like this is something I'll hook up to my TV, use a few times, and then never use it again.
Ah bastards...Some Best Buys have it now.
Getting mine tomorrow. Ready to tinker.
The Faceless Master
Member
not me. but i can see why other people would be excited...
creationtheory
Member
This does work directly from Netflix on an Android device and not just from Netflix in a browser, right?
Some Best Buys have it now.
I like how it's called "Google test SKU 1".
Clarification. On desktop you can either fetch the entire tab or cast specific parts for websites that support it (netflix, youtube).
Marty Chinn
Member
Yes, and even Netflix on an iPhone/iPad.
ThatObviousUser
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And by "cast" a tab, you mean streaming it Remote Desktop-style right?
Yes. Chrome encodes the entire webpage, sends it over the write to the chromekey, and the chromekey decodes it. This takes a lot of processing power so it doesn't run very well on ARM chromebooks.
Websites that support non-tab casting will just run software natively on the the device. This isn't very intensive so it barely requires any processing power and runs well on all devices.
Souless_PJ
Banned
So it's a shitty AppleTV that only works with a few Google apps but is half the price? Sounds like Android through and through 
Least it's better than the Q I guess.
Least it's better than the Q I guess.
The Faceless Master
Member
gonna guess there is no 2013 hardware inside. i mean, it's $35...No 5ghz 802.11n? This is like the most standard thing ever in 2013.
So it's a shitty AppleTV that only works with a few Google apps but is half the price? Sounds like Android through and through
Least it's better than the Q I guess.
1/3 the price (or 1/9 if you factor in the 3 months of Netflix)
So it's a shitty AppleTV that only works with a few Google apps but is half the price? Sounds like Android through and through
Least it's better than the Q I guess.
Yes, but if you subscribe to Netflix anyway it's dirt cheap so who cares if it sucks
Marty Chinn
Member
Please have VLC support this as it's a waste of money otherwise
If I understand it correctly, you're not pushing data from one device to the Chromecast. You're just telling the Chromecast where to stream the data from. One possible solution to this I think would be you'd have to have VLC setup a webserver that would stream the content to the Chromecast since Chromecast is essentially just a Chrome browser. So not impossible, but to do stuff like what you're asking for is probably not going to be completely trivial to do.
Someone please correct me if I have things mixed up.
They should've made it $40 then. A 5ghz chip isn't much more expensive than a 2.4ghz one.
Please have VLC support this as it's a waste of money otherwise
I bet someone gets VLC working on this within a week.
BronsonLee
Member
I bought a UG802 Android TV stick thing, and I dunno if I really need this...
But it seems like the ease of use would be way better here, and it's dirt cheap because of that damn Netflix subscription. So whateva!
But it seems like the ease of use would be way better here, and it's dirt cheap because of that damn Netflix subscription. So whateva!
Battersea Power Station
Member
Seems like what you said makes sense. The only thing I'm unclear of is whether the service you're accessing has to be approved by the Chromecast device. Like, can it ONLY connect to YouTube, Netflix, etc. or is there some open protocol that any server can transit over?
Approved? In what way? Seems like if it's using the API device discovery happens automatically.
You need permission to ship your application.
They have an sdk/apis for devs to tap into. The services have to make the effort of supporting it.
What? The receiver side app? Haven't seen anything mention an approval process.
brotherbean
Member
My TV has Netflix and YouTube built-in but son of a bitch those UI's are butt ugly and slow to navigate. Very interested in this.
The Faceless Master
Member
they should've made it $50 and run full Android with Miracast support...
it seems like they were going for "make it cheap as fuck" instead...