How did you get XBMC to work? I thought it doesn't really have any kind of
accessible interface to it. Did you have to just get sighted help and then
control it with an app of some kind, or how does that work? The Chromecast
seems neat though. I believe the device does do its own streaming in the
sense that the Chromecast app basically sends stream URL's to it to play and
the interface is purely through its apps. I've heard that one is accessible
though.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dane Trethowan" <[email protected]>
To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2014 8:19 PM
Subject: Another Set Top Box
Hi!
I heard about the new Chromecast Set Top Box from Google yesterday on the
"Let's Talk Tech" show on Radio KFWB.
There are some exciting developments in Set Top Boxes at this time, the new
offering from Amazon is one and the Chromecast from Google could well be
another, not to mention the Raspberry Pi running XBMC which I've been using
for a while which is always supporting new offerings thanks to its open
source development <smile>.
Anyway back to the subject in hand, the Chromecast is different in that it
doesn't have its own processor so you need to run it off the back of your
computer or other device which is hand if you want to pack it into a bag
along with your device and take it away with you to your holiday shack or
whatever.
Because the Chromecast doesn't have its own processor its a lot cheaper than
other Set Top Boxes around, its powered by Apps for your IOS device or
computer thus I'm going to take the plunge and try one of these things with
my iPhone, at only $30 I really don't think I have all that much to lose.
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