Chromecast Apps Discussion - READ FIRST POST!!!

corkie · 22-03-2018 8:12pm

Future Android version may support turning off the display while screen casting to save battery

The ability to cast a phone’s screen to other devices like the Google Chromecast is an often understated feature. It can allow for a number of different types of content to be projected onto your TV screen. You can stream games, show off photos in your gallery, and a whole lot more. It’s even possible at times to stream normally uncastable content, such as content you may need a VPN to view.

corkie · 27-06-2018 4:29pm

Your chromecast or network settings are NOT the fault. Servers for it down!

Chromecast not casting?

https://mobile.twitter.com/madebygoogle/status/1011898144202739712

Google Home and Chromecast are down, affecting users worldwide

corkie · 22-11-2018 10:32pm

Did a chromecast with bluetooth support get release yet?

I was hoping to get an update to the first generation in the sales.

But looks like it is not available yet.

The high horse brigade · 26-11-2018 10:31pm

corkie wrote: »

Did a chromecast with bluetooth support get release yet?

I was hoping to get an update to the first generation in the sales.

But looks like it is not available yet.

Never heard of such a thing, how would that work?

corkie · 26-11-2018 10:47pm

The high horse brigade wrote: »

Never heard of such a thing, how would that work?

At a guess it would feed sound by Bluetooth, while casting a show. or the link suggests:-

It’s possible that this would be for connecting peripherals like keyboards and gaming controllers.

The high horse brigade · 26-11-2018 10:49pm

corkie wrote: »

At a guess it would feed sound by Bluetooth, while casting a show.

How would that offer any advantage over WiFi streaming?

corkie · 26-11-2018 11:28pm

The high horse brigade wrote: »

How would that offer any advantage over WiFi streaming?

Cast a show to your TV and have sound on a Bluetooth device (coming from chromecast). Still stream over wifi.

Old non smart TV's don't have Bluetooth.

The high horse brigade · 26-11-2018 11:45pm

corkie wrote: »

Cast a show to your TV and have sound on a Bluetooth device (coming from chromecast). Still stream over wifi.

Old non smart TV's don't have Bluetooth.

I'd have my doubts that would work very well. I've had the odd issue with audio sync with some lossy codecs using HDMI passthrough and that's over a cable. Google have only just allowed video Chromecasts be added to audio groups, their reason up to now was that they had no control of the latency over HDMI

Mantis Toboggan · 10-12-2018 8:59pm

Rte player has been updated, looks decent and casting is now available.... Finally!

The high horse brigade · 10-12-2018 9:04pm

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

Rte player has been updated, looks decent and casting is now available.... Finally!

Still no Android TV support

Mantis Toboggan · 10-12-2018 9:07pm

The high horse brigade wrote: »

Still no Android TV support

A decent android TV should have chromecast built in.

The high horse brigade · 10-12-2018 10:11pm

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

A decent android TV should have chromecast built in.

Of course it does but I'd prefer a native TV app

corkie · 23-01-2019 12:38am

[IrishTechNews] The New Chromecast Comes to Ireland

Google Store €39.00

^^^ Other bricks and mortar (argos, harvey and currys) might also have the updated version soon

It maybe over kill for some people's needs but a Mi Box S has chromecast ultra builtin.

Also a rumor on reddit that there maybe a Google Android TV dongle in the works.

jozi · 23-01-2019 11:40am

corkie wrote: »

[IrishTechNews] The New Chromecast Comes to Ireland

Google Store €39.00

^^^ Other bricks and mortar (argos, harvey and currys) might also have the updated version soon

It maybe over kill for some people's needs but a Mi Box S has chromecast ultra builtin.

Also a rumor on reddit that there maybe a Google Android TV dongle in the works.

The google link didn't work for me. I thought I read somewhere that the Chromecast Audio was also discontinued?

jimdavey · 28-01-2019 6:20pm

i used to work this yoke. it worked just briiiant. even worked with GARDA website!

Bluefoam · 30-12-2021 8:48am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/108729391#Comment_108729391

If you want a feature rich device, you need to pay for it... Get a Nvidia Shield, it has Bluetooth... Although it doesn't have the APTX Latency codec, but then you need expensive headphones for that functionality too.

corkie · 30-12-2021 10:01am

@Bluefoam Why quote a 2018 post from a dead thread?

Bluefoam · 30-12-2021 10:24am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118389691#Comment_118389691

Sorry for upsetting you... It was up close to the top of the category, so I just assumed it was recent. Just shows how little activity is happing on boards in general these days...

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