Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie
Hi all,
Vanilla are planning an update to the site on April 24th (next Wednesday). It is a major PHP8 update which is expected to boost performance across the site. The site will be down from 7pm and it is expected to take about an hour to complete. We appreciate your patience during the update.
Thanks all.

Chromecast 2020 with Google tv

Options
  • 15-10-2020 11:49pm
    #1
    Nowso
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 5,385 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    started to use this today

    anyone else ?


«1345

Comments

  • Options
    #2
    donspeekinglesh
    Registered Users Posts: 1,861 ✭✭✭donspeekinglesh


    It arrived today, but it's my birthday present so I won't get to try it for a few weeks.


  • Options
    #3
    Nowso
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 5,385 Mod ✭✭✭✭Nowso


    Very fast delivery which was good - im mainly using mine as an android box as it were


  • Options
    #4
    Supercell
    Registered Users Posts: 15,322 ✭✭✭✭Supercell


    Started using mine yesterday, loving it. Remapped Netflix button to Kodi which is working brilliantly.
    Thought i would need to use Jellyfin to downsample playback but native playback over the NFS share is working perfectly.
    Love the voice commands. Wish you could power off and on more than one device by pressing the power button, for example the power button can either turn on and off the tv or sound bar but not both, seems an odd thing to leave like that, but overall very happy.
    https://www.loughlinstown.ie

    Have a weather station?, why not join the Ireland Weather Network - http://irelandweather.eu/



  • Options
    #5
    Nowso
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 5,385 Mod ✭✭✭✭Nowso


    Ive found media players work better than others

    on stb emu mpv wont load - ijk is slow to load

    Vlc works great and exo is good 2


  • Options
    #6
    Riesen_Meal
    Registered Users Posts: 10,575 ✭✭✭✭Riesen_Meal


    Mine is still not delivered, ordered it in the middle of the Google show...

    Probably Monday now at this stage...


  • Advertisement
  • Options
    #7
    Nowso
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 5,385 Mod ✭✭✭✭Nowso


    having to go through sideload launcher to get to the android tv playstore app is strange


  • Options
    #8
    Nowso
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 5,385 Mod ✭✭✭✭Nowso


    Fieldog wrote: »
    Mine is still not delivered, ordered it in the middle of the Google show...

    Probably Monday now at this stage...


    i bought mine after the event

    check the tracking n see


  • Options
    #9
    Riesen_Meal
    Registered Users Posts: 10,575 ✭✭✭✭Riesen_Meal


    Nowso wrote: »
    i bought mine after the event

    check the tracking n see

    Saying it left Eindhoven about 2am, no update since...

    Not in a hurry for it anyway...


  • Options
    #10
    Nowso
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 5,385 Mod ✭✭✭✭Nowso


    Fieldog wrote: »
    Saying it left Eindhoven about 2am, no update since...

    Not in a hurry for it anyway...

    mine took about 36 hours in total . through brussels and Uk shouldnt be too long when it does get going


  • Options
    #11
    Supercell
    Registered Users Posts: 15,322 ✭✭✭✭Supercell


    Nowso wrote: »
    having to go through sideload launcher to get to the android tv playstore app is strange

    What do you mean here, Play is preinstalled, do you mean something else?
    https://www.loughlinstown.ie

    Have a weather station?, why not join the Ireland Weather Network - http://irelandweather.eu/



  • Advertisement
  • Options
    #12
    Nowso
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 5,385 Mod ✭✭✭✭Nowso


    Supercell wrote: »
    What do you mean here, Play is preinstalled, do you mean something else?


    to accees the preinstalled playstore through the menu screen you have to go through the sideload launcher app it does not show on the google tv menu screen


  • Options
    #13
    Supercell
    Registered Users Posts: 15,322 ✭✭✭✭Supercell


    Ah i see thanks, i just used the voice command button (because i'm lazy) to install Kodi, NordVPn and some other stuff.
    When I installed Kodi it was listed as an app in there so assumed it was on the homescreen somewhere too.
    Easier to get to it for me in Kodi I think with the Netflix button remapped.
    To be honest easiest would be to install using the play in Chrome and choose the Chromecast device as the target, did that for the button mapper app for example.
    https://www.loughlinstown.ie

    Have a weather station?, why not join the Ireland Weather Network - http://irelandweather.eu/



  • Options
    #14
    illdoit2morrow
    Registered Users Posts: 744 ✭✭✭illdoit2morrow


    Supercell wrote: »
    Started using mine yesterday, loving it. Remapped Netflix button to Kodi which is working brilliantly.
    Thought i would need to use Jellyfin to downsample playback but native playback over the NFS share is working perfectly.
    Love the voice commands. Wish you could power off and on more than one device by pressing the power button, for example the power button can either turn on and off the tv or sound bar but not both, seems an odd thing to leave like that, but overall very happy.

    How is it running kodi?

    I have a RPi3 which is OK, but would love something a bit snappier without too much investment.


  • Options
    #15
    Nowso
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 5,385 Mod ✭✭✭✭Nowso


    the Picture quality seems good to me


  • Options
    #16
    Supercell
    Registered Users Posts: 15,322 ✭✭✭✭Supercell


    illdoit2morrow wrote: »
    How is it running kodi?

    I have a RPi3 which is OK, but would love something a bit snappier without too much investment.

    Surprisingly well I have to say, snappy with little lag and no lipsynch issues so far. Pressing the NetflixKodi button on the remote powers up the tv and launches kodi, brillo!
    I was running CoreElec on a Play two off its NAND and it has been struggling lately as in hangs for ages when navigating between movies and tv as my collection has gotten large. All are on a NAS NFS share on raid 5 which isn't skipping a beat.
    Kodi on this little gizmo is perfect, have scanned everything on the NAS into its library and no issues.
    Binge watching this weekend to finally finish off Agents of Shield to see how the lipsynch holds up as that on some devices drove me insane. All my stuff is 1080p FWIW.

    I really like Youtube too on it, one button launch and power up. I have an ahem Indian Premium sub to that so no ads on it, the interface is beautiful, i really missed having that in Kodi on the Play before due to the api issue.
    The youtube is very nicely laid out, there an interesting Youtube videos section which has documentatores there, Iron Man (Robert Downey jr) has one there on on AI, earmarked to that to watch this weekend too.

    All in a total steal for what you are paying.
    https://www.loughlinstown.ie

    Have a weather station?, why not join the Ireland Weather Network - http://irelandweather.eu/



  • Options
    #17
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 7,712 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Anyone just using it as normal? What’s the interface like compared to what’s on a Shield?


  • Options
    #18
    DoubleJoe7
    Registered Users Posts: 375 ✭✭DoubleJoe7


    Thinking of this as a possible upgrade on my MiBox in our spare room, Stadia support in Q1 2021 is a big plus for me.

    Just wondering, does it support a Now TV app? I know i can cast to it but would rather have an app on the device rather than cast to it.


  • Options
    #19
    DopeTech
    Registered Users Posts: 6,754 ✭✭✭DopeTech


    DoubleJoe7 wrote: »
    Thinking of this as a possible upgrade on my MiBox in our spare room, Stadia support in Q1 2021 is a big plus for me.

    Just wondering, does it support a Now TV app? I know i can cast to it but would rather have an app on the device rather than cast to it.

    It'll be the exact same as Android TV OS on your Mibox no? If it's not on the mi box then it won't be on the chromecast.


  • Options
    #20
    Supercell
    Registered Users Posts: 15,322 ✭✭✭✭Supercell


    The only downside to this box is that it doesn't do frame rate switching. Noticed action scenes on a tv show i had downloaded were a bit blurry and thought something was off - played fine on my Play 2 box, checked the Kodi forum and confirmed that it doesn't do frame rate switching. Tbh maybe not a show stopper for some i suppose but its a shame as the hardware supports it.
    https://www.loughlinstown.ie

    Have a weather station?, why not join the Ireland Weather Network - http://irelandweather.eu/



  • Options
    #21
    Nowso
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 5,385 Mod ✭✭✭✭Nowso


    Supercell wrote: »
    The only downside to this box is that it doesn't do frame rate switching. Noticed action scenes on a tv show i had downloaded were a bit blurry and thought something was off - played fine on my Play 2 box, checked the Kodi forum and confirmed that it doesn't do frame rate switching. Tbh maybe not a show stopper for some i suppose but its a shame as the hardware supports it.

    auto display rate does help

    the Picture quality is v good


  • Advertisement
  • Options
    #22
    Nowso
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 5,385 Mod ✭✭✭✭Nowso


    DoubleJoe7 wrote: »
    Thinking of this as a possible upgrade on my MiBox in our spare room, Stadia support in Q1 2021 is a big plus for me.

    Just wondering, does it support a Now TV app? I know i can cast to it but would rather have an app on the device rather than cast to it.

    ive switched to this from my mi box - its a lil different

    Picture quality better
    some players work better some worse on stb vlc is great
    play store is behind the launcher app and not on google tv menu

    can be a small bit slower to load up but plays good

    im happy enough with it


  • Options
    #23
    Nowso
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 5,385 Mod ✭✭✭✭Nowso


    ethernet adapter available also

    https://store.google.com/ie/product/ethernet_adapter_for_chromecast


  • Options
    #24
    Username here
    Registered Users Posts: 1,044 ✭✭✭Username here


    Can these be plugged into a HDMI port on the back of an AV receiver, to get the benefit of your speaker setup, rather than the audio being output by the TVs inferior speakers? Thanks.


  • Options
    #25
    Nollog
    Registered Users Posts: 5,406 ✭✭✭Nollog


    DoubleJoe7 wrote: »
    Thinking of this as a possible upgrade on my MiBox in our spare room, Stadia support in Q1 2021 is a big plus for me.

    Just wondering, does it support a Now TV app? I know i can cast to it but would rather have an app on the device rather than cast to it.

    I read it didn't work a few days ago and they have since took it off the store on the box. Likely they're working to fix it, it'd be a strange product not to support.


  • Options
    #26
    pizzahead77
    Registered Users Posts: 2,255 ✭✭✭pizzahead77


    /\/ollog wrote: »
    I read it didn't work a few days ago and they have since took it off the store on the box. Likely they're working to fix it, it'd be a strange product not to support.

    Interestingly, tthe Play Store shows that the NOW TV app is compatible with my Sony Android TV but not my nVidia Shield


  • Options
    #27
    ULMarc
    Registered Users Posts: 406 ✭✭ULMarc


    Nowso wrote: »
    ethernet adapter available also

    https://store.google.com/ie/product/ethernet_adapter_for_chromecast

    The new Chromecast uses a type C connection. So you'd need this one.

    https://store.google.com/ie/product/chromecast_ethernet_adapter_gen_2

    Could probably also use a a micro B to C adapter though if anyone has an ethernet adapter already.


  • Options
    #28
    Nowso
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 5,385 Mod ✭✭✭✭Nowso


    https://store.google.com/ie/product/chromecast_ethernet_adapter_gen_2

    ahh thats the one i thought i was linking up


  • Options
    #29
    emanresu123
    Registered Users Posts: 24 ✭emanresu123


    Anyone else missing the "For you", "Movies", "Shows" tabs?

    All I'm seeing is "Search" , "Home" , "Apps", & "Library"


  • Options
    #30
    EagererBeaver
    Registered Users Posts: 6,410 ✭✭✭EagererBeaver


    emanresu123 wrote: »
    Anyone else missing the "For you", "Movies", "Shows" tabs?

    All I'm seeing is "Search" , "Home" , "Apps", & "Library"

    That's my one too, appears to be the European implementation.

    I like it so far, but Channel 4 really need to sort out an app to match their Fire OS one.


  • Advertisement
  • Options
    #31
    Mimikyu
    Registered Users Posts: 18,904 ✭✭✭✭Mimikyu


    Anyone know if these are available in any shops at the minute?

    Showing out of stock on Argos and home delivery only on Currys. Not on DID or Harvey Norman sites.


Advertisement