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Google Chromecast

projectgtr · 2013-07-24 19:03:16

Just been looking at this from todays launch, great device specially for the money, personally i can see myself using my phone so much more wih this now, such a simple device, oh and netflix integration too :D all for 35 dollars!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKG5HDyTW8o…

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#212 15-07-2014 7:08am
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When you want to watch a movie or TV show then I would recommend you get the popcorn to keep you happy as its pop corn time when I want to do that.

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#213 15-07-2014 8:21am
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Tried to mirror the Rte player, the picture was terrible. I wish Rte would use a better bit rate.

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#214 15-07-2014 9:18am
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irishgeo wrote: »

Tried to mirror the Rte player, the picture was terrible. I wish Rte would use a better bit rate.

Unable to decypher this one..

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#215 15-07-2014 9:24am
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irishgeo wrote: »

Tried to mirror the Rte player, the picture was terrible. I wish Rte would use a better bit rate.

I wish they'd just support chromecast natively like iPlayer does.

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#216 15-07-2014 9:27am
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BionicRasher wrote: »

When you want to watch a movie or TV show then I would recommend you get the popcorn to keep you happy as its pop corn time when I want to do that.

when I watch movies its def time to have some popcorn

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#217 15-07-2014 8:44pm
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Just noticed Chromecast is now on the irish play store for €39.

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#218 15-07-2014 8:45pm
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#219 15-07-2014 9:18pm
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Ahhhhhhhh i love popcorn and i have time , always have time for popcon mmmmmmm tastey popcorn

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#220 15-07-2014 11:02pm
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Really liking the screen mirroring, works surprisingly well with a few illegal and explicit items

Free Palestine 🇵🇸

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#221 16-07-2014 8:53am
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got a chromecast there recently and was trying to use it with bubbleupnp to play films and the like on it. But it takes forever to load up and most often than not doesnt come on at all. I can get the screen mirroring working fine, and youtube, but playing the video on bubbleupnp didnt get going at all. Tried playing a podcast too on podcast addict, and that too was taking ages to load and eventually just died. I tried allcast, and that worked but it seems you only get a preview and have to buy the full version? plus the organisation of folders is awful on it, just lumps everything into the one folder

any suggestions?

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#222 16-07-2014 8:54am
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bruschi wrote: »

got a chromecast there recently and was trying to use it with bubbleupnp to play films and the like on it. But it takes forever to load up and most often than not doesnt come on at all. I can get the screen mirroring working fine, and youtube, but playing the video on bubbleupnp didnt get going at all. Tried playing a podcast too on podcast addict, and that too was taking ages to load and eventually just died. I tried allcast, and that worked but it seems you only get a preview and have to buy the full version? plus the organisation of folders is awful on it, just lumps everything into the one folder

any suggestions?

Localcast

Free Palestine 🇵🇸

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#223 16-07-2014 11:36am
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bruschi wrote: »

got a chromecast there recently and was trying to use it with bubbleupnp to play films and the like on it. But it takes forever to load up and most often than not doesnt come on at all. I can get the screen mirroring working fine, and youtube, but playing the video on bubbleupnp didnt get going at all. Tried playing a podcast too on podcast addict, and that too was taking ages to load and eventually just died. I tried allcast, and that worked but it seems you only get a preview and have to buy the full version? plus the organisation of folders is awful on it, just lumps everything into the one folder

any suggestions?

Avia or Plex.

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#224 16-07-2014 12:12pm
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I use this for files on my pc and then you can pause/play etc on the android app

http://www.getvideostream.com/

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#225 16-07-2014 2:01pm
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#226 16-07-2014 2:07pm
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Mirroring for rooted kitkat devices.

For those experiencing force closes of Google Play Services while trying to mirror, this new version of the app may solve it.

Link to XDA forum where the app is available.

Version 3 of this app now enables mirroring from Quick Settings and/or Settings-Display-Cast

Edit: The app was update to version 4 to fix a bug for people with audio issues with google music.

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#227 17-07-2014 4:49pm
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The Corinthian wrote: »

Mod Note: Given the nature of Chromecast, it is inevitable that discussion on streaming of illegally obtained movies/shows would appear in this thread. Rather than waste my time deleting/editing such posts and infracting people, I want to make it clear that this is strictly against forum, and indeed Boards, rules and from this moment on any further references to apps that are used for the download or streaming of pirated of illegal content will result in an immediate and permanent ban. This message has been copied to post #1.

You might want to be careful not to mention these apps here as well.

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#228 17-07-2014 9:57pm
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10 tricks to make yourself a chromecast master.

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#229 18-07-2014 9:58am
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For those of you with a Synology NAS device (that's a network attached storage device), both the DS Video and DS Audio Android and IOS apps are Chromecast enabled, allowing you access to the contents of your NAS drives (that's the drives installed in your NAS device in your own home), wherever you might happen to be with your Chromecast. Here's a blog article on how this works.

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#230 18-07-2014 12:41pm
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I tweeted RTE Player and they got back to me saying no plans yet for Chromecast support but maybe in the future.

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#231 18-07-2014 2:01pm
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Chromecast gets Rickrolled

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#232 18-07-2014 5:42pm
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Chromecast Hardware version 17977 now available in Ireland.

My chromecast just updated it's hardware version.

Power cycle your device if you want to update yours.

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#233 18-07-2014 6:06pm
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corkie wrote: »

Chromecast Hardware version 17977 now available in Ireland.

My chromecast just updated it's hardware version.

Power cycle your device if you want to update yours.

Anything new or different?

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#234 18-07-2014 6:34pm
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AlanS181824 wrote: »

Anything new or different?

Chromecast firmware update should be coming to you in the next two weeks; with it, come a few general bug and stability fixes.

Taken from here

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#235 18-07-2014 8:56pm
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corkie wrote: »

Chromecast Hardware version 17977 now available in Ireland.

My chromecast just updated it's hardware version.

Power cycle your device if you want to update yours.

Are you talking about Firmware version??

After power-cycling twice, this is what I see:

The f/w version still shows 17250....

Screen casting has been enabled on mine for a little while now.

Should I have f/w ver 17977??

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#236 18-07-2014 9:38pm
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Mine seems to have changed to 17977. Don't know when it happened and don't notice any difference

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#237 18-07-2014 11:12pm
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I tried Mirror Enabler from xda on my rooted Note2 on stock and I'm very happy with it. I can watch RTE player etc now via chromecast mirroring.
If anyone wants to give it a try it's here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/hardware-hacking/chromecast/experimental-enable-mirroring-device-t2812193

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#238 18-07-2014 11:18pm
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_Whimsical_ wrote: »

I tried Mirror Enabler from xda on my rooted Note2 on stock and I'm very happy with it. I can watch RTE player etc now via chromecast mirroring.
If anyone wants to give it a try it's here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/hardware-hacking/chromecast/experimental-enable-mirroring-device-t2812193

How is the quality ??

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#239 19-07-2014 12:34am
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irishpancake wrote: »

Are you talking about Firmware version??

After power-cycling twice, this is what I see:

The f/w version still shows 17250....

Screen casting has been enabled on mine for a little while now.

Should I have f/w ver 17977??

I see from your picture that your chromecast is set to US zone.

You only need to be on 17250 or higher for mirroring to work.

If you want a cool puzzle adventure game to try out mirroring with try "XOn Episode 1"

Anyone else done anything cool with mirroring?

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#240 19-07-2014 1:18am
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corkie wrote: »

I see from your picture that your chromecast is set to US zone.

You only need to be on 17250 or higher for mirroring to work.

If you want a cool puzzle adventure game to try out mirroring with try "XOn Episode 1"

Anyone else done anything cool with mirroring?

Yeah, I set to US, as I thought this would help with US Netflix......??

I am also using Smarty DNS, with static routes to by-pass Googles DNS hard-coded in the CC....

I also carried out a factory re-set via the App, and the result was the same as above, after set-up.

I remember when I set up initially, the first thing that happened was a f/w update.

Are any or all of these interfering with the f/w update to 17977??

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#241 19-07-2014 1:33pm
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irishpancake wrote: »

Yeah, I set to US, as I thought this would help with US Netflix......??

I am also using Smarty DNS, with static routes to by-pass Googles DNS hard-coded in the CC....

I also carried out a factory re-set via the App, and the result was the same as above, after set-up.

I remember when I set up initially, the first thing that happened was a f/w update.

Are any or all of these interfering with the f/w update to 17977??

How long have you got your chromecast? Has it updated firmware before with your setup?

Blocking google's DNS servers may prevent it from updating.

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