I would love to know if you can stream movies from your PC to this
device (Through your Wi-Fi connection) which is connected to a TV?
I find the problem most of these media devices have is decoding
Blu-ray quality movies containing DTS 5.1 - 7.1 audio.
I have a nice collection of movies saved on my PC and I would love to
enjoy them on my large screen TV (Well have my family enjoy them that
is.) Having us all crammed around my 21 inch computer monitor
watching movies isn't comfortable at all.
Wish someone would create a media device that can handle this type of
tasks for I know a lot of people would be very happy :D
At 05:21 PM 4/17/2014, you wrote:
Subject line says it all, the Chromecast Set Top box is now up and running.
The setup was easy enough using the Chromecase App available from
the IOS Apps Store, there are Apps for the PC and Mac though I don't
know how accessible these are so what I'm about to describe is
totally from the perspective of an IOS user.
The setup involves you searching for the Chromcast which has its own
Wi-Fi network, you then join this on your iPhone, the Chromecast App
follows the progress.
From here you configure the Chromecast's basic settings such as the
name, the Wi-fi network the Chromecast should connect to and so on,
further setting adjustments can be made from the Chromecast App
after the basic setup is complete.
From the Chromecast App is where all the action takes place, its
where you discover "Chromecast Apps" such as Youtube, Rdio, Google
Play and so on, these are available from the Apps Store and The
Chromecast will take you straight to the appropriate Chrome Apps
pages with the tap of a button.
So what is a Chromecast? Put simply its a stick similar to a USB
memory stick, one end plugs into a HDMI socket whilst the other
plugs into a USB port for power, in other words the Chromecast is
specifically designed to plug into the back of a TV for the specific
purpose of converting that device into a "Smart Television".
There is little processing power in the Chromecast because your
iPhone or other device does all that and this gives the Chromecast a
huge price advantage over its competition, I picked one up for $40
Australian Dollars.
So far with the Chromecast I've explored and played videos through
it to my Denon AVR2113 surround-sound receiver which is connected
via HDMI to my Samsung Television, I've used the Rdio App to search
for and play various songs etc, the exploration will continue today
as I'm anxious to try ABC iView and BBC iPlayer Apps, today Good
Friday presents the perfect opportunity, Happy Easter to you all.
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