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Chromecast issue

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  • 24-07-2014 1:14pm
    #1
    paulisagayboy
    Registered Users Posts: 166 ✭✭


    Got a chromecast recently and it is fine when i cast youtube videos etc.

    However, when i try to play a local file, like a film, drag it into my chrome browser, the quality that it casts at is not brilliant, its seems to be slightly slowed down or something, very noticable in action scenes, this is at every quality from 480 to 720 hq.

    Any ideas? is there a media player that you can cast from?


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    #2
    Skerries
    Registered Users Posts: 12,321 ✭✭✭✭Skerries


    Videostream is very handy for just streaming from your browser as I had the same issues as you

    Plex is more like a media player but I have had more problems with it but people on here swear by it
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    paulisagayboy
    Registered Users Posts: 166 ✭✭paulisagayboy


    videostream working perfectly buddy thanks

    Just have 1 issue, i have to turn my firewall off to watch

    dont see videostream as an option in my firewall settings to allow it. any ideas??

    I use panda security as my AV software


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    Steviemoyne
    Registered Users Posts: 649 ✭✭✭Steviemoyne


    You might need to allow it through your antivirus so this link might help with that:

    http://www.pandasecurity.com/homeusers/downloads/docs/product/help/gp/2014/en/35.htm


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    paulisagayboy
    Registered Users Posts: 166 ✭✭paulisagayboy


    yeah the problem was that i didnt know which programme to change the permissions for but after a bit of reserach it was down as "bonjour" something so i allowed that one and now its fixed!!!!:):):)


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    Steviemoyne
    Registered Users Posts: 649 ✭✭✭Steviemoyne


    paulisagayboy wrote: »
    yeah the problem was that i didnt know which programme to change the permissions for but after a bit of reserach it was down as "bonjour" something so i allowed that one and now its fixed!!!!:):):)

    Ah crap, so my unedited post would have actually helped.......the link had the person allow bonjour in McAfee. I thought it was just McAfee specific. Glad you got it sorted.


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