Re: Have The Chromecast Up And Running
Are there devices out there that don't break the bank that can convert HDMI from the Chromecast to either audio via a 30-pin dock connector on a speaker dock, or auxiliary line-in? I was thinking about switching over to an Android phone and the Chromecast could stream some services, but for others, I would probably have to find an Airplay or DLNA transmitting app to feed the audio to that littlewireless to 30-pin receiver I can hook to my dock. The TV has HDMI, but switching inputs is in a menu, and I'm not sure I could get good quality sound out without running a long audio cable across the room. - Original Message - From: Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2014 4:21 PM Subject: Have The Chromecast Up And Running 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. ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
Re: Have The Chromecast Up And Running
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. ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
Re: Have The Chromecast Up And Running
Don't see why that couldn't be done if you have an App to handle that, you can also use the Chrome browser to do it, Chrome has a full command set for the Chromecast. On 18 Apr 2014, at 12:05 pm, Salien Brown say...@gmail.com wrote: 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. ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
Re: Have The Chromecast Up And Running
The Chromecast is really meant to plug straight into a Television, most televisions that have come out in the last few years have HDMI ports on them. When you talk of conversion then you start making things complex and its most likely that such solutions will break your bank. In short i'd forget the Chromecast if you're thinking of using it with something else other than a Television, surround-Sound Receiver etc etc, anything that has a HDMI input then the Chromecast will work with. On 18 Apr 2014, at 7:55 am, Brent Harding br...@hostany.net wrote: Are there devices out there that don't break the bank that can convert HDMI from the Chromecast to either audio via a 30-pin dock connector on a speaker dock, or auxiliary line-in? I was thinking about switching over to an Android phone and the Chromecast could stream some services, but for others, I would probably have to find an Airplay or DLNA transmitting app to feed the audio to that littlewireless to 30-pin receiver I can hook to my dock. The TV has HDMI, but switching inputs is in a menu, and I'm not sure I could get good quality sound out without running a long audio cable across the room. - Original Message - From: Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2014 4:21 PM Subject: Have The Chromecast Up And Running 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. ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
Re: Have The Chromecast Up And Running
Dane, I'm curious about something. When using the newest Apple TV 3, it's quite easy for a visually impaired user to set it up (Voice Over is enabled immediately when you first turn it on.) With the Google Chromecast, how easy is it for someone to set up without sighted assistance? Can you edit/control all options of the Chromecast through an IOS or Android App? Can you give a step-by-step walkthrough of what you did to get it up and running? At 09:38 PM 4/18/2014, you wrote: The Chromecast is really meant to plug straight into a Television, most televisions that have come out in the last few years have HDMI ports on them. When you talk of conversion then you start making things complex and its most likely that such solutions will break your bank. In short i'd forget the Chromecast if you're thinking of using it with something else other than a Television, surround-Sound Receiver etc etc, anything that has a HDMI input then the Chromecast will work with. On 18 Apr 2014, at 7:55 am, Brent Harding br...@hostany.net wrote: Are there devices out there that don't break the bank that can convert HDMI from the Chromecast to either audio via a 30-pin dock connector on a speaker dock, or auxiliary line-in? I was thinking about switching over to an Android phone and the Chromecast could stream some services, but for others, I would probably have to find an Airplay or DLNA transmitting app to feed the audio to that littlewireless to 30-pin receiver I can hook to my dock. The TV has HDMI, but switching inputs is in a menu, and I'm not sure I could get good quality sound out without running a long audio cable across the room. - Original Message - From: Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2014 4:21 PM Subject: Have The Chromecast Up And Running 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. ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
