Google Chromecast

dahat · 27-08-2014 10:59pm

AlanS181824 wrote: »

Basically what Captain Morgan said, you can use the USB Port on the Sky box itself but I just used the one in my tele.

Oldish telly and only 1 hdmi for which I use for Sky but if I can use the USB port for the Chromecast that's just dandy altogether.

Fresh Pots · 27-08-2014 11:01pm

magentis wrote: »

:eek:

Damn auto correct! I just have one, nine would be impressive!

salamanca22 · 27-08-2014 11:05pm

dahat wrote: »

Oldish telly and only 1 hdmi for which I use for Sky but if I can use the USB port for the Chromecast that's just dandy altogether.

The USB on it is just to power it you still need to connect it to the tv via hdmi. You could always get a hdmi switchbox!

Here is a cheap one http://www.amazon.co.uk/Portta-Version-Switcher-Pigtail-compatible-Black/dp/B0038K6MY2/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1409177133&sr=8-2&keywords=hdmi+splitter

degsie · 27-08-2014 11:06pm

dahat wrote: »

Oldish telly and only 1 hdmi for which I use for Sky but if I can use the USB port for the Chromecast that's just dandy altogether.

The usb port on a TV can supply power to Chromecast, you still need to connect to a hdmi port to use it.

Etnies · 27-08-2014 11:13pm

Mod*** doesn't work with chromecast someone said it did earlier I just tested it there.. anyone confirm?

Mantis Toboggan · 27-08-2014 11:15pm

Etnies wrote: »

Mod*** doesn't work with chromecast someone said it did earlier I just tested it there.. anyone confirm?

Works perfect for me.

Fresh Pots · 27-08-2014 11:24pm

For christ sake will yous ever learn. Let's not have this thread closed like the last.

slayerking · 28-08-2014 9:00am

Is this deal finito? Looks like its back up to 39 online.

Salvation Tambourine · 28-08-2014 10:31am

slayerking wrote: »

Is this deal finito? Looks like its back up to 39 online.

I checked earlier this morning and it was €29. Maybe at the start of business it was changed...

Was going to get one today and all.

Raoul · 28-08-2014 10:42am

slayerking wrote: »

Is this deal finito? Looks like its back up to 39 online.

What website are you guys looking at? Still 18 pound for me on Amazon.

clevtrev · 28-08-2014 10:43am

Must say even at 20 euro it doesnt impress - a cable from your laptop to the TV is far more reliable unless you have a good wifi setup. Tried netflix last night and it was patchy. Obviously handy if you want to view stuff on your phone though.

golfbgud · 28-08-2014 10:47am

Sold out in Navan yesterday afternoon in Currys / PC World but 40 due in today. Price was €29 yesterday but has gone up now to €39

http://www.currys.ie/Product/google-chromecst/322406/6.17

Salvation Tambourine · 28-08-2014 11:02am

clevtrev wrote: »

Must say even at 20 euro it doesnt impress - a cable from your laptop to the TV is far more reliable unless you have a good wifi setup. Tried netflix last night and it was patchy. Obviously handy if you want to view stuff on your phone though.

I've a HDMI cable that I use to put my streams on to the tele. So are you saying that the Chrome Cast doesn't really do anything extra for a laptop? Mostly used for phone apps?

clevtrev · 28-08-2014 11:24am

Nokotan wrote: »

I've a HDMI cable that I use to put my streams on to the tele. So are you saying that the Chrome Cast doesn't really do anything extra for a laptop? Mostly used for phone apps?

only got it yesterday so havent really put it through its paces but cant really see that it does anymore than a cable. Also you can only cast from within an application and not all applications are castable!

It does however have the advantage that you can cast to the tv from any phone / tablet or laptop once linked to your wifi network so I suppose for 20 lids it is fair enough

MBSnr · 28-08-2014 11:27am

Nokotan wrote: »

I've a HDMI cable that I use to put my streams on to the tele. So are you saying that the Chrome Cast doesn't really do anything extra for a laptop? Mostly used for phone apps?

Kinda. I can send pics from the phone to the TV and play movies that are not avi via my home network. Any avi movie I have to play using a usb hard drive plugged directly into the TV or via a laptop and HDMI cable as CC doesn't support these. Using Videostream chrome app plugin on the laptop to stream them isn't great and I might as well just plug the drive in to the TV. (I could also convert it to play on the CC but it's not worth the bother). I bought one at £30 and it's useful but I'd use it fairly rarely....

Etnies · 28-08-2014 11:43am

clevtrev wrote: »

only got it yesterday so havent really put it through its paces but cant really see that it does anymore than a cable. Also you can only cast from within an application and not all applications are castable!

It does however have the advantage that you can cast to the tv from any phone / tablet or laptop once linked to your wifi network so I suppose for 20 lids it is fair enough

Depending on your phone and version you can mirror your whole screen. And the idea is, you don't have to use the cable for most people, I use both but trying to get rid of having to use the cable at all.

Vurnon San Benito · 28-08-2014 3:14pm

For anyone who owns a Nexus 7 2012 version and wants to stream web videos aside from the likes of YouTube etc, I found Web Video Caster. Tried it out, and it works brilliantly for me playing streams from URLs.

Will do me nicely ahead of the Premier League on Saturday. Quality on TV from casting is seemingly even better that what I see on a laptop screen. There I was thinking that us Nexus 7 2012 users weren't able to do such a thing :pac:

Hope that helps someone.

tonic wine · 28-08-2014 6:25pm

Where is the cheapest place to get this now currys are back up €39?

Snowc · 28-08-2014 9:24pm

Thinking of buying one of this things ,does it run the latest version of android like my phone ?

Propane Nightmare · 28-08-2014 9:32pm

Snowc wrote: »

Thinking of buying one of this things ,does it run the latest version of android like my phone ?

Why would it run the same version of android that phones have, when its not a phone

DubDJ · 28-08-2014 10:44pm

Snowc wrote: »

Thinking of buying one of this things ,does it run the latest version of android like my phone ?

No it's based on the chromeOS. It doesn't run off Android like the old Android TVs.

bromley52 · 28-08-2014 11:20pm

tonic wine wrote: »

Where is the cheapest place to get this now currys are back up €39?

Amazon @ £18 ca. €24
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B00I4WQ618/ref=dp_olp_new_mbc?ie=UTF8&condition=new

Etnies · 28-08-2014 11:25pm

Snowc wrote: »

Thinking of buying one of this things ,does it run the latest version of android like my phone ?

Dont get one :P

Al Capwned · 29-08-2014 12:21am

Hey guys, sorry for the tech question in BA, but I have an OOOOLLLLDDD plasma tv. (No HDMI)
What I do have however, is a HDMI to AV connector.

Will this let me use the Chromecast on my TV?

irishpancake · 29-08-2014 1:17am

MBSnr wrote: »

Kinda. I can send pics from the phone to the TV and play movies that are not avi via my home network. Any avi movie I have to play using a usb hard drive plugged directly into the TV or via a laptop and HDMI cable as CC doesn't support these. Using Videostream chrome app plugin on the laptop to stream them isn't great and I might as well just plug the drive in to the TV. (I could also convert it to play on the CC but it's not worth the bother). I bought one at £30 and it's useful but I'd use it fairly rarely....

You could also use Plex, on your PC/Laptop, or from any Android in your network, you need Plex media server installed on the source device, and you will probably?? have to pay for the Plex app on Android, maybe

It can transcode media which is not natively supported by CC, and you control streaming via Plex Web App on PC/Laptop or your Android.

There is also Bubble UPnP, which can also transcode, and has it's own media server, and AllCast, which apparently can too, but you gotta pay for it.

You can also cast photos and video from G+ and Dropbox, in the Cloud, play music from Google Music natively, and Pandora if you got a method....[Smart DNS]....

And BBC iPlayer, naively supports CC now, as does the G+ App....not forgetting Netflix, HuLu , and other unmentionable apps.

and also try the LocalCast App......

and Web Video Caster

And it is growing by the day....

Check out Cast Store for Chromecast

You don't need any of those cables, unless for something very specialised.

irishpancake · 29-08-2014 1:26am

tonic wine wrote: »

Where is the cheapest place to get this now currys are back up €39?

See my post:

irishpancake wrote: »

From Amazon, delivery to Ireland for this, at £18.00, will also include delivery + Irish VAT....

Bringing the delivered cost to £25'ish (€31.50).

Better to use PM, at £18 ( (free del to PM, + PM cost of €3.95.

Total delivered cost: (€26.85) ....see my pic below comparing both!!

utyh2ikcq9z76b · 29-08-2014 2:42am

irishpancake wrote: »

See my post:

Or just spend £25 for free delivery to Ireland from amazon

irishpancake · 29-08-2014 3:43am

Margaret Large Spokeswoman wrote: »

Or just spend £25 for free delivery to Ireland from amazon

I'm afraid you did not read my post, unfortunately.....I'll summarise for you.

Amazon direct to Ireland:

From Amazon, delivery to Ireland for this, at £18.00, will also include delivery + Irish VAT....

Bringing the delivered cost to £25'ish (€31.50).

Amazon to NI PM, then to your RoI address:

Better to use PM, at £18 ( (free del to PM, + PM cost of €3.95.

Total delivered cost: (€26.85)

It's all in my post....

When I went to skool, back in the early 60's 31.50 was a bigger number than 26.85.....

and given a choice, when it's money I spend, I prefer the smaller number.

You prefer to pay more??

salamanca22 · 29-08-2014 3:45am

irishpancake wrote: »

I'm afraid you did not read my post, unfortunately.....I'll summarise for you.

Amazon direct to Ireland:

Amazon to NI PM, then to your RoI address:

It's all in my post....

When I went to skool, back in the early 60's 31.50 was a bigger number than 26.85.....

and given a choice, when it's money I spend I prefer the smaller number.

You prefer to pay more??

You get more for your money though spending more but you are right if you are not looking to spend that much then parcel motel is the answer.

Raoul · 29-08-2014 9:52am

It is actually 30 pounds on Amazon now when you add it to your basket. Was just trying to buy it. Annoyed because I was just lazy last night and didn't bother.

degsie · 29-08-2014 10:35am

Raoul wrote: »

It is actually 30 pounds on Amazon now when you add it to your basket. Was just trying to buy it. Annoyed because I was just lazy last night and didn't bother.

Ouch, glad I decided to purchase last night @ £18.

irishpancake · 29-08-2014 10:44am

Raoul wrote: »

It is actually 30 pounds on Amazon now when you add it to your basket. Was just trying to buy it. Annoyed because I was just lazy last night and didn't bother.

Sorry....you just missed the Amazon Bargain...

it was up for a while..

There may be a better option in Ireland now, I'll check, but when I bought it was what it is now, around £30, so I missed by being early.

C'est la vie!!!

Padraig Mor · 29-08-2014 10:54am

irishpancake wrote: »

I'm afraid you did not read my post, unfortunately.....I'll summarise for you.

Amazon direct to Ireland:

Amazon to NI PM, then to your RoI address:

It's all in my post....

When I went to skool, back in the early 60's 31.50 was a bigger number than 26.85.....

and given a choice, when it's money I spend, I prefer the smaller number.

You prefer to pay more??

What an ignorant post. Perhaps you didn't understand his post? If there is something else you are looking to purchase that is available on Amazon and would bring the total over to over £25 (I bought coffee beans which I would have bought anyway), then you will get free shipping to Ireland. Your Chromecast would then cost you €22.65, which is a smaller number than €26.85.

Kinda immaterial now anyway. given the price has gone up.....

thenightrider · 29-08-2014 11:31am

Ah great had planed to buy 2 of them today

they are gone back up in price every were that had them on sale.

irishpancake · 29-08-2014 12:23pm

Padraig Mor wrote: »

What an ignorant post. Perhaps you didn't understand his post? If there is something else you are looking to purchase that is available on Amazon and would bring the total over to over £25 (I bought coffee beans which I would have bought anyway), then you will get free shipping to Ireland. Your Chromecast would then cost you €22.65, which is a smaller number than €26.85.

Kinda immaterial now anyway. given the price has gone up.....

Good God....why throw insults at me for just pointing out options for people, concentrating on the object people want.

Of course I know about the £25.00 limit for free delivery, I shop with Amazom all the time.

But to achieve that magic number you needed to purchase another item, you may not even want, for at least £7 + Irish VAT with your £18 unit.

I won't bother with figures, because it is academic, but calling someone ignorant is just an example of ignorance, IMO.

There is and was no need to be gratuitously insulting to posters who try to help others, and that was the object of my OP on this.

Don't you think your reaction was just a tad OTT??

MBSnr · 29-08-2014 12:34pm

MS rumours of a CC rival appear 6 days ago and on the 23rd (6 days ago) the CC price drops for a while.... You'd wonder...
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2597960/microsoft-miracast-dongle-spotted-at-fcc-ahead-of-lumia-event.html

philthrill69 · 29-08-2014 12:45pm

It's time to shut this **** down. The mods are clearly incapable of running this thread properly.

Padraig Mor · 29-08-2014 12:51pm

irishpancake wrote: »

Good God....why throw insults at me for just pointing out options for people, concentrating on the object people want.

Of course I know about the £25.00 limit for free delivery, I shop with Amazom all the time.

But to achieve that magic number you needed to purchase another item, you may not even want, for at least £7 + Irish VAT with your £18 unit.

I won't bother with figures, because it is academic, but calling someone ignorant is just an example of ignorance, IMO.

There is and was no need to be gratuitously insulting to posters who try to help others, and that was the object of my OP on this.

Don't you think your reaction was just a tad OTT??

Perhaps you need to re-read your own post, which was distinctly insulting, rude and patronising towards someone trying to help, and most definitely OTT.

georgewickstaff · 29-08-2014 12:52pm

To buy one in Dublin today €39.99 best price?

Pricey for what it is..

Atomic Pineapple · 29-08-2014 12:54pm

georgewickstaff wrote: »

To buy one in Dublin today €39.99 best price?

Pricey for what it is..

I paid €40 for mine when they first came out, worth every cent.

leck · 29-08-2014 1:11pm

irishpancake wrote: »

Good God....why throw insults at me for just pointing out options for people, concentrating on the object people want.

Of course I know about the £25.00 limit for free delivery, I shop with Amazom all the time.

But to achieve that magic number you needed to purchase another item, you may not even want, for at least £7 + Irish VAT with your £18 unit.

I won't bother with figures, because it is academic, but calling someone ignorant is just an example of ignorance, IMO.

There is and was no need to be gratuitously insulting to posters who try to help others, and that was the object of my OP on this.

Don't you think your reaction was just a tad OTT??

OMG, pot ... kettle as they say.

irishpancake · 29-08-2014 2:10pm

Padraig Mor wrote: »

Perhaps you need to re-read your own post, which was distinctly insulting, rude and patronising towards someone trying to help, and most definitely OTT.

You don't think my much longer, earlier post was me trying to be helpful?

Did it give any misleading or incorrect information?

Honestly, what is distinctly insulting or rude, or patronising about disseminating relevant information??

Was it this??

When I went to skool, back in the early 60's 31.50 was a bigger number than 26.85.....

and given a choice, when it's money I spend I prefer the smaller number.

You prefer to pay more??

OK, I'm a grumpy ould lad of 60+ years, and I accept it could have been phrased better, less grumpy...probably with with no attempt at humour or reflections on my own advanced years, just for others like you who are hyper-sensitive and want to read insults into totally innocuous comment.

If the original poster complained, I would have been totally happy to clarify what I am saying now to you, but he/she didn't, so you took up the cudgels for your own reasons, which I personally cannot fathom.

But it was not meant to be either rude or, indeed, patronising, toward the poster I was replying to, and the poster didn't reply back in such terms either.

In fact, another poster, salamanca22, reasonably said:

You get more for your money though spending more but you are right if you are not looking to spend that much then parcel motel is the answer

Take the time to check out some of my posts elsewhere, particularly on Android, and Consumer issues, and tell me I don't try to be helpful.

So, as far as I am concerned, you can take your faux outrage and stick it you know where.

irishpancake · 29-08-2014 2:14pm

leck wrote: »

OMG, pot ... kettle as they say.

You will need to explain those emboldened bits for me, which are of course, out of context. Posts should be taken in their entirety, and on their content.

What precisely do you object to, if indeed you do object to something.

Are you a Mod?

Or do you just indulge yourself in a little back-seat moderation of some of the content of peoples posts??

vicwatson · 29-08-2014 2:16pm

Irish pancake - Is your phone number really 01234567 ?? :pac::pac:

_Whimsical_ · 29-08-2014 2:17pm

Infairness IrishPancake is a helpful poster on the android forum and puts a lot of effort into his posts and has lots of experience to share.

Let's not ruin this thread with pointless squabbling lads. If you don't like what's said just leave it maybe.

philthrill69 · 29-08-2014 2:33pm

_Whimsical_ wrote: »

Infairness IrishPancake is a helpful poster on the android forum and puts a lot of effort into his posts and has lots of experience to share.

Let's not ruin this thread with pointless squabbling lads. If you don't like what's said just leave it maybe.

I don't think the mods Even know this thread exists by the looks of it.

DubDJ · 29-08-2014 2:40pm

irishpancake wrote: »

You will need to explain those emboldened bits for me, which are of course, out of context. Posts should be taken in their entirety, and on their content.

What precisely do you object to, if indeed you do object to something.

Are you a Mod?

Or do you just indulge yourself in a little back-seat moderation of some of the content of peoples posts??

In fairness irishpancake, you replied to that poster in a very condescending way, and all he was trying to point out that there was a better deal in which you avoid all shipping costs if you add something else you might need to the order. He was correct and I used that method when I made my order a few days ago.

You don't need to be a Mod to point out when somebody is being rude to another poster, but as you said yourself it was a bit of a grumpy reply. Probably best to leave it at that.

As the bargain alert is over probably best to mark as expired and move the discussion over to the Android forum though.

Padraig Mor · 29-08-2014 2:40pm

_Whimsical_ wrote: »

ILet's not ruin this thread with pointless squabbling lads. If you don't like what's said just leave it maybe.

Agreed. Happy casting everyone!

dashcamdanny · 29-08-2014 2:43pm

irishpancake wrote: »

I'm afraid you did not read my post, unfortunately.....I'll summarise for you.

Amazon direct to Ireland:

Amazon to NI PM, then to your RoI address:

It's all in my post....

When I went to skool, back in the early 60's 31.50 was a bigger number than 26.85.....

and given a choice, when it's money I spend, I prefer the smaller number.

You prefer to pay more??

When I read this, you reminded me of a nasty person I know.

Just sayin..

Blade · 29-08-2014 3:32pm

DubDJ wrote: »

As the bargain alert is over probably best to mark as expired and move the discussion over to the Android forum though.

Agreed, the deal is over and the thread has run its course here so I'm locking it.

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