Chromecast |OT|
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hodayathink
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It's a little more complicated than that. The device runs Android, yes, but any program you run on the device is actually a webpage running in Chrome.
Yeah. Now that the finally fixed the subtitle issue (with android clients at least) I'm using my chromecast a lot more. Now I just wish for a version with ethernet and support for dolby/dts lossless audio.
Dr. Kitty Muffins
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I just bought a Chromecast today. I downloaded Pocket Casts and have used the Youttube app a bit.
Any good video podcasts I should hop onto? Dubbed Anime?
I haven't had the chance to browse this thread yet. I am really curious as to what the best apps are for this thing. All I can think of is video podcasts to use this with. I kind of impulse bought this without thinking much abut what I could possibly use it for.
Any good video podcasts I should hop onto? Dubbed Anime?
I haven't had the chance to browse this thread yet. I am really curious as to what the best apps are for this thing. All I can think of is video podcasts to use this with. I kind of impulse bought this without thinking much abut what I could possibly use it for.
Depends on what subject matter interests you.
Sure. Via the Netflix and Hulu apps.
Well there's all the expected video streaming apps (hulu, netflix, hbo-go, Play Movies and TV, Google Music, etc). Over time I expect pretty much every media streaming app thats on android will support ChromeCast.
I've tried installing some channels and they work if add them through the media center, but if I try to download a .zip package plugin and copy to the plugins directory the channel shows up in the media center but I can't get any content to play. Any suggestions?
Not really. I haven't installed many channels, and those that i have have been through the interface not by doing it manually.
I'd be asking on the plex forums.
glaringradio
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So for anyone who is thinking of purchasing one of these, Amazon have the following on at the minute:
Amazon Mother's Day promotion
Basically pop your mum's name in there, or login with a fake Facebook account, w/e floats your boat, and get a £5 Amazon voucher off a £30 spend.
Chromecast £25 delivered in the UK. Pretty nifty!
Amazon Mother's Day promotion
Basically pop your mum's name in there, or login with a fake Facebook account, w/e floats your boat, and get a £5 Amazon voucher off a £30 spend.
Chromecast £25 delivered in the UK. Pretty nifty!
Dr. Kitty Muffins
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I've got Netlfix already and I find Hulu too hard to dig through to find dubbed anime. I guess you could say I'm looking for extra anime.
Well...the only anime services I know of are: Crunchyroll, Funimation, Netflix, Hulu, Crackle, Daisuki. And of those only Hulu, Netflix and Funimation have any dubbed anime. And I think the Funimation app is yet to support ChromeCast, though you could cast it from a browser.
Dr. Kitty Muffins
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I've got this avia app that lets me cast some content provided its a supported file type.
BTW, I named my Chromecast 'Snarf" as I was running out of transformer names to give to tech items and networks. I'm looking to change that to a transformer later ...
Dr. Kitty Muffins
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I am impatient. I want Watch ESPN, Aereo, Fox Sports support NOW. Seriously what's taking so long?
I also want NFL Sunday Ticket Max support.
Hurry up and bring those things.
The Marvel Comics viewer app would be awesome casted to my 46 inch screen.
Would any reading app really be usable on a TV?
Dr. Kitty Muffins
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So what is the best way to watch Bleach dubbed on my TV? I'm currently using the youtube app but the picture isn't great.
Depends what you mean by best.
Best quality way would be ripping blurays (assumings its on bluray) and using an android app (like Plex or another DLNA app) that supports chromecast.
Next I guess would be using the Hulu Plus app. From what I can tell hulu in a browser is out as its only subbed versions.
Then there's you tube and other unauthorised options.
It doesn't work for me. How did you get the chromecast button show up?
You have to pay for the mobile app, but you can also cast from Chrome on your computer using it if that's an option.
Avon Barksdale
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I'm dumping my Chromecast for the new Roku stick. :/
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Presumption on my part, but probably because now that Google caved and put YT on Ruku that Ruku has all of the stuff Chromecast has and more.
The solution isn't as elegant, and its supposedly slower. Yet if you want to watch your team on ESPN3 slow beats nothing since Chromecast doesn't have watch ESPN yet.
I'm hoping at Google I/O that Google announces more dev partners getting their apps on the cast.
There is a roundabout way to get it. Plex Media Server has a Crunchyroll plugin that then allows you to chromecast crunchyroll video.
The $4.99 for the Plex app is well worth it, but I'm biased because I love how it just takes XBMC and makes it simpler for me to use.
So I was experimenting with the Google Cast SDK and got my Chromecast to play videos from my stream on Gamersyde. Sadly it seems that it won't play my 1080p 30 fps videos (bitrate 6000, h264 level 4.1), without any frame drops, let alone 1080p60 (8500 / 4.2). 720p60 (4500/3.2) seems to be the limit.
According to the sdk the dongle should support up to level 5.0 high level, which is much higher than the bitrates I use.
Did you guys ever get to try and play high(ish) bitrate 1080p videos? Youtube uses 2500 for 1080p, and netflix isn't much higher, so I don't have any other references...
Edit: Looks like 5000 it is. Meh, that's very disappointing.
According to the sdk the dongle should support up to level 5.0 high level, which is much higher than the bitrates I use.
Did you guys ever get to try and play high(ish) bitrate 1080p videos? Youtube uses 2500 for 1080p, and netflix isn't much higher, so I don't have any other references...
Edit: Looks like 5000 it is. Meh, that's very disappointing.
Well Plex output to ChromeCast has a max of 12000. I'm not sure how it does it.
I have a question I hope someone can help me with, I installed Hola onto my Nexus 5 so I can access US netflix. It plays fine on my phone however it doesn't stream to my chromecast. Anything I can do?
I just started to watch Twin Peaks which is not available on the UK netflix, but my laptop runs pretty loud when I watch netflix for some reason so i'd prefer to do so via my phone + chromecast instead.
I just started to watch Twin Peaks which is not available on the UK netflix, but my laptop runs pretty loud when I watch netflix for some reason so i'd prefer to do so via my phone + chromecast instead.
hola would have to have chromecast support. it's not the video stream itself that has chromecast or not, it's the app your playing it through.
Thanks, I'll probably end up going that route then.
Well when Hola is enabled I go into the netflix app and the US version appears. I can connect to the chrome cast (my tv displays netflix logos etc) but it just times out when I try loading a show.
Resident_UA
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Could somebody explain the whole Plex thing? Does it stream my PC movie library to chromecast? Do I need to pay at all if I have it installed on PC? I'm confused what I need the app for...
ooooh I see, I think the DNS is hardcoded into the chromecast. Does chromecast work with anything else for you?
Tenacious-V
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If you have the Amazon App store installed, you can get Plex for $0.99US or $1.09CDN right now!.
http://www.amazon.com/Plex-Inc-for-Android/dp/B004Y1WCDE/ref=sr_1_1?s=mobile-apps&ie=UTF8&qid=1396499599&sr=1-1&keywords=plex
http://www.amazon.ca/Plex-Inc-for-Android/dp/B004Y1WCDE/ref=sr_1_1?s=mobile-apps&ie=UTF8&qid=1396499599&sr=1-1&keywords=plex
Pretty much a steal at that price.
There are 2 parts to Plex, the server and the app.
The server is free. You install it on your PC and set up your shared folders/files/channels. This is the workhorse, all of your local files (and channels) will be casted through it, and your PC will be used to transcode anything that Chromecast doesn't support. This can be used to broadcast locally to yourself over wifi/ethernet, or over the net to anyone you like.
The app is not free (but dirt cheap atm on the Amazon App store). This is basically a media player (to play stuff from the Plex server on your devices). It is also your remote to connect your Plex server to your Chromecast.
If you don't have the app, you can't connect Plex to Chromecast (well you can, with something like bubbleupnp, but there is no transcoding/subtitles/etc support that way).
So basically for the full experience (and easiest solution), you need both.
http://www.amazon.com/Plex-Inc-for-Android/dp/B004Y1WCDE/ref=sr_1_1?s=mobile-apps&ie=UTF8&qid=1396499599&sr=1-1&keywords=plex
http://www.amazon.ca/Plex-Inc-for-Android/dp/B004Y1WCDE/ref=sr_1_1?s=mobile-apps&ie=UTF8&qid=1396499599&sr=1-1&keywords=plex
Pretty much a steal at that price.
There are 2 parts to Plex, the server and the app.
The server is free. You install it on your PC and set up your shared folders/files/channels. This is the workhorse, all of your local files (and channels) will be casted through it, and your PC will be used to transcode anything that Chromecast doesn't support. This can be used to broadcast locally to yourself over wifi/ethernet, or over the net to anyone you like.
The app is not free (but dirt cheap atm on the Amazon App store). This is basically a media player (to play stuff from the Plex server on your devices). It is also your remote to connect your Plex server to your Chromecast.
If you don't have the app, you can't connect Plex to Chromecast (well you can, with something like bubbleupnp, but there is no transcoding/subtitles/etc support that way).
So basically for the full experience (and easiest solution), you need both.
Yep it works just fine
I just downloaded Plex from amazon app store and i've put a couple of films on there I assume my PC needs to be on to be able to stream from my phone to chrome cast?
Resident_UA
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Thanks! Got the app. Will test how it works today. Still a bit skeptical but you never know
Tenacious-V
Thinks his PR is better than yours.
Thanks! Got the app. Will test how it works today. Still a bit skeptical but you never know
Once it's set up you will enjoy it! It's worth it for $0.99.
Also, you can get the server info from other Plex users and stream things directly from their PCs as well. The quality is based on their PC and internet connection of course.
xKilltheMx
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Thanks for the heads up, used my amazon coins to snag this.
I bought this mainly for Twitch streams but can't find any mentions of the app I'm using by searching this thread, is there a better one you're all keeping from me?
Thanks, I just downloaded will try out sometime tomorrow. I've been looking for a twitch streaming solution.
xKilltheMx
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thank you
Gully State
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Just picked up this device today but I can't seem to get any sound to output from the device. Video works fine but no matter which device I case from (iphone, ipad, or my desktop) I get absolutely no sound. My TV is a bit on the old side (sharp aquos 720p) but it has an HDMI port. I really have no idea how to proceed.
With all apps? Just one? Is audio disabled or something on that input? I know my parents use one attached to an aquos.
Gully State
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So far I've just tried youtube and cast through chrome...Neither work..
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