The Official Chromecast Thread (GSDG)

[cook]

I'm trying to post a youtube link of a full in depth review, but it wont let me @bk

I had to put a space in the link to make my post go thru

http://www.you tube.com/watch?v=I1tOeW8AcSA&feature=youtu.be

delete that &feature=bullshyt

 

[winb83]

Yea expect for the lil detail that

1. You have to program to do every function that this already does out the box

2. It looks like this

3. You need to add few extra parts to get full functionality


Once you factor all that in you have a device that cost more and MIGHT work, if it was programmed correctly

1. you just put an OS on it or XBMC
2. put it in a case
3. stuff you likely already have



i looked into that too but since i had the parts already i just built a second PC and plugged it up with HDMI in my bedroom. all these little stream boxes are cool but none of them beat having an actual real PC hooked up. just bought a laptop tray for the mouse and keyboard.

 

[newarkhiphop]

1. you just put an OS on it or XBMC
2. put it in a case
3. stuff you likely already have



i looked into that too but since i had the parts already i just built a second PC and plugged it up with HDMI in my bedroom. all these little stream boxes are cool but none of them beat having an actual real PC hooked up. just bought a laptop tray for the mouse and keyboard.

that's cool and we all know that in here more than the average person

a HTPC>>> all streaming devices

but the average person doesn't want or care about all the features a htpc has they just want something to play videos online , plug and play , a PI is not plug and play

 

[STAN JONES]

If you got a Pi how come you ain't already up on all these features, bruhhhh? Connect that shyt up and you can send anything to your TV, plus use it stand-alone with all the artwork to your movies and music. The Pi will play 1080p files flawlessly.

If you don't know what you're doing then I can see the appeal of a Chromecast stick, but if you've already got the equipment at home I don't know wtf you're doing buying extra shyt, especially to the point where you rush out to be an early-adopter.

But whatever, do you breh.

Who said I wasnt up on these features

I copped this shyt cause its cheap and has potential

 

[Dr. Acula]

Just picked one up.

First things first, the Chromecast function of chrome is highly, and probably obviously, dependent on your pc power and local network speed. Anyone who has used a screen recorder app know this process is a high intensity process in itself.

I tried it on a slower lap top I got and that is when it was quite aggy when broadcasting full screen from HBOgo. However, my desktop is very high end and the shyt was like butter with only a slight stutter at times which is only noticeable to someone as compulsive as myself. I think once google optimizes this function to work across various systems it has the chance to do some great. Imagine once you use the stream desktop option, all you have to do is bring this little with you, hook it up to an TV and start your presentation. Can't wait to see the apps for this.

 

[Red]

Who said I wasnt up on these features

I copped this shyt cause its cheap and has potential

You got a device that's just as cheap and has more potential gathering dust.

 

[STAN JONES]

You got a device that's just as cheap and has more potential gathering dust.

Breh I built a htpc so I dont need the pi

I would use it in my bedroom but its trash over wifi

My phone does a better job streaming over wifi

You got a device that's just as cheap and has more potential gathering dust.

Breh its a extremely limited pc with poor specs...what potential does it have

Am I missing something? If so please school me but other then running a limited version of xbmc what else is it good for?

 

[Red]

Breh I built a htpc so I dont need the pi

I would use it in my bedroom but its trash over wifi

My phone does a better job streaming over wifi

Breh its a extremely limited pc with poor specs...what potential does it have

Am I missing something? If so please school me but other then running a limited version of xbmc what else is it good for?

I mean, it depends on your knowledge and/or interests but it's not just a low-cost media centre device. You can have it controlling your central-heating or as a camera-equipped bird feeder to a print servicer to a NAS to all sorts of shyt. If your interests only go so far as media playback then that's fine, I can see where you're coming from, but it does that just fine. I know the GUI navigation can be a bit limited with resource heavy XBMC skins like AEON, and if that's important to you I can understand the frustration with the Pi's 700mhz CPU. Personally I have all my media on a NAS and use 2 Pi's and a Revo 3700 as frontends for that media via XBMC. I send the media to those devices via tablets, phones and PC's and they all play perfectly, from SD content through to 1080p 5.1 HD MKV's.

If you're more comfortable with a plug-n-play device like Chromecast then good for you. I'm not saying Chromecast is useless. What I'm saying is there are other devices out there that do exactly what Chromecast does, and more, for roughly the same price point. The Raspberry Pi being one of those devices, imo.

 

[newarkhiphop]

its been hacked xbmc within a couple of weeks

http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/28/chromecast-bootloader-exploit-video-hack/

 

[PrnzHakeem]

I got two Netflix codes but the redeem can only be used once per account.

Also, i'm noticing that when you cast Netflix on the Nexus 4, your phone shuts off if it goes to the lockscreen while the netflix app is running. Anyone else encounter this?

 

[jadillac]

if this can be hacked somehow by football season,

 

[newarkhiphop]

if this can be hacked somehow by football season,

Got hacked today

 

[porque]

hidden settings in the Chrome extension

http://imgur.com/a/1ZHX4

 

[We Ready]

hidden settings in the Chrome extension

http://imgur.com/a/1ZHX4

What's this do breh?

 

[newarkhiphop]

The more you look into the development kit and licensing, the more you'll realize the dongle itself is just a demonstration. The real product is the DIAL protocol developed by Netflix/Google. There is no license fee, Google probably isn't interested the dongle itself, they want to get this into future TVs. Roku could put the DIAL protocol in future devices (no fee), possibly even upgrade recent devices.

The APIs appear to allow for far more complex interaction between TV and multiple devices. It's not just about video and webcasting.

Multiple devices can connect so maybe eventually could do things like play a card game that needs to hide cards from view. The TV shows playing table, each tablet or phone shows player cards privately. Maybe a simplistic/impractical example but there are opportunities to do things like this with rich APIs.

And as SmartTV makers include this protocol, it will be easier for them to put out tablet apps that control all aspects of the TV setup, imagine being able to 'slide' the brightness or contrast of the TV from tablet.

The DIAL and SSDP protocols and APIs being license free are what will set this apart from other streaming devices. Once this becomes standard on SmartTVs and developers create rich interactive apps between TV and devices, it will _then_ be innovative.