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HDMI-CEC is such a hacky mess with most hardware. If everything actually works right with your setup then congrats you basically won the lotto.
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It's such a shame, because the idea is brilliant. But of course AV manufacturers found a way to gently caress it up, because why not?
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Feb 25, 2016 10:54
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I've found if your settings are all correct or worked in the past, completely powering off and unplugging the whole system leaving it powered off for 5 minute then turning it all back on sometimes fixes the problem. That or do what i did and disable hdmi-cec completely and buy a logitech harmony 650.
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Feb 25, 2016 15:48
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As one of the view people on earth that own an Google TV box why can't we have HDMI pass-through again? I will happily buy an Android TV as soon as I don't have to add yet another box to my setup. PIP, apps, Now on Tap, just let me pass through from my TV, I don't want to buy a smart TV and I don't want to juggle boxes.
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Mar 6, 2016 03:46
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deadly_pudding posted:Does the Chromecast 2 fix the issue I've been having for a couple months where sometimes my Chromecast just hangs indefinitely after a commercial on Hulu? Sometimes I can get away with just disconnecting my app from the device and reconnecting, but sometimes I have to hard-reboot the chromecast by unplugging it I've been having the same issue with my Chromecast 1. Usually hitting the 10second rewind and then Play fixes it. Annoying though.
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Three Olives posted:As one of the view people on earth that own an Google TV box why can't we have HDMI pass-through again? I will happily buy an Android TV as soon as I don't have to add yet another box to my setup. PIP, apps, Now on Tap, just let me pass through from my TV, I don't want to buy a smart TV and I don't want to juggle boxes. It's a bug that Google/Hulu still hasn't fixed yet. Be thankful you don't have a Chromecast 1 because it's a lot worse on the 1 when compared to the 2. Google on the CC forums said a fix was pushed out in December but obviously it hasn't worked for a lot of people.
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Looks like google finally got around to fixing the Hulu freezing after commercial bug on chromecasts: https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/chromecast/GByQXmDtuo8
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Just got, and set up a shield TV. All works great until I switch TV inputs, or turn TV off/standby. When switching back to the shield the scaling?/overscan?/resolution? is wonky until I restart the shield. Its really annoying, and not a problem that my wetek play has that the shield should be replacing. I'm not sure on the correct terms so difficult to find if it's a known issue, or if there's a fix at all. I'm assuming it's something to do with "HDMI handshaking" though just a guess.
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Apr 26, 2016 02:57
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MeKeV posted:Just got, and set up a shield TV. All works great until I switch TV inputs, or turn TV off/standby. When switching back to the shield the scaling?/overscan?/resolution? is wonky until I restart the shield. Maybe try different cables/inputs? I've never seen this on my Shield, although it used to happen all the time with my Win7 Kodi install.
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Apr 27, 2016 06:50
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There's no way to do the following on my OG chromecast, is there? 1. edit something so that it can't play youtube ads. 2. Make it play youtube at a higher framerate than 30fps. Thanks!
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Apr 27, 2016 21:20
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1. I don't know of a way to avoid the ads without youtube red. If you used a tool to download the youtube videos ahead of time, you could play those to the CC with Videostream. 2. The video chip in the CC is limited to 30Hz, so no.
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Apr 27, 2016 21:30
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taqueso posted:1. I don't know of a way to avoid the ads without youtube red. If you used a tool to download the youtube videos ahead of time, you could play those to the CC with Videostream. When Yahoo broadcast that NFL game last year, one of the miracles they worked was getting my Chromecast to play video at 60hz. It's possible, but for some reason Youtube doesn't.
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Apr 27, 2016 23:34
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Krakox posted:There's no way to do the following on my OG chromecast, is there? You can play the YouTube video on your computer with adblocks and use Whole Tab casting, to avoid ads. Or you shouldn't do that because it's really loving stupid and also gently caress Off
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Apr 28, 2016 04:38
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Pay for Google music/YouTube red. It's worth it.
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RZA Encryption posted:Pay for Google music/YouTube red. It's worth it. I agree with this. Unless the  /month is going to put a significant dent your budget,...
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Apr 28, 2016 22:33
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Unless you're not in the US. Plus, that's yet another monthly entertainment expense, after Netflix, Amazon prime, Spotify, Hulu, etc...
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Would having the new Chromecast puck sitting flat on my TV stand (using an HDMI extension cable) cause any problems with overheating and/or weaker wifi reception? Since it's designed to be hanging freely, I wanted to ask before buying one. I'm very put off by the way it just dangles. My TV's ports are on the side, and I've had problems with regular old HDMI cords being loose (moving just enough to periodically lose connection). I have little faith that the Chromecast would stay secure... and even if it did, the way it hangs still bothers me.
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Apr 30, 2016 06:17
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RZA Encryption posted:Pay for Google music/YouTube red. It's worth it. Absolutely by far the best value in streaming music today once you consider YouTube Red. Play Music All Access is pretty great and a good value even before you get to stripping the ads off of YouTube. Honestly I would pay more for it if they jacked up the price.
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Chikimiki posted:Unless you're not in the US. Plus, that's yet another monthly entertainment expense, after Netflix, Amazon prime, Spotify, Hulu, etc... Well yea if you're already paying for Spotify then youtube red alone isn't enough of a reason to get google music.
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TheScott2K posted:Well yea if you're already paying for Spotify then youtube red alone isn't enough of a reason to get google music. Just wanted to say I laughed at your red title. Lmao.
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May 3, 2016 23:29
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apowe posted:Would having the new Chromecast puck sitting flat on my TV stand (using an HDMI extension cable) cause any problems with overheating and/or weaker wifi reception? Since it's designed to be hanging freely, I wanted to ask before buying one.
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apowe posted:Would having the new Chromecast puck sitting flat on my TV stand (using an HDMI extension cable) cause any problems with overheating and/or weaker wifi reception? Since it's designed to be hanging freely, I wanted to ask before buying one. That is exactly how mine is setup and it has great reception.
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Ok what's the better way for gaming on the Nexus player, Xbox 360 controller with pC wireless adapter or Xbox one controller (Bluetooth?) Or do I need the wireless adapter for that too ? I'll be streaming from PC to Nexus player via nvidia/moonlight.
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jonathan posted:Ok what's the better way for gaming on the Nexus player, Xbox 360 controller with pC wireless adapter or Xbox one controller (Bluetooth?) Or do I need the wireless adapter for that too ? Xbox1 controller is still a custom connection stack it's just a DIFFERENT custom connection stack so you'd still need an adapter if it would even work on Android. As far as I know the released adapter for Xbox one only works for Windows 10. Other options any Bluetooth controller, like the fire TV gaming controller a controller from the adt-1, a Wiimote, ds3, ds4, mogo controller. Pretty much everything except the 360 or Xbone controller all are Bluetooth and work. Wired USB controllers probably work too.
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I tried playing Doom via moonlight but there is noticeable lag. The USB to microusb adapter with wireless adapter for xbox360 controller works great on the Nexus player. Unfortunately 1080p/60 is a bit laggy. Strange because it worked perfectly with mad Max.
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Shield TV got updated to 3.2 today. https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/948032/shield-android-tv/shield-android-tv-software-upgrade-3-2-now-available-6-29-16-/ quote:Thank you for all of your feedback and help in making SHIELD the best streaming media player. Emphasis mine. HDR for Netflix is cool but I'm probably not gonna buy a 4k/HDR TV for a long time.
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Getting Vudu is a pretty big deal as the platform in general has lacked it and it didn't work as cast functionality the last time I tried it.
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My flatmate has an Apple TV which I use occasionally for Plex but not much else. He's moving out soon and I have no intention of buying an Apple TV because every single other device I own is Android-based. So I was thinking about picking up an Android TV but the Nexus Player was already discontinued and the only option seems to be the Shield. Is Android TV dead? Just bad? Should I just use a Chromecast or a RaPi instead?
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A chromecast is pretty meh as a plex box but for the price it isn't bad. Look at a roku, those are supposed to be much nicer.
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Tunga posted:My flatmate has an Apple TV which I use occasionally for Plex but not much else. He's moving out soon and I have no intention of buying an Apple TV because every single other device I own is Android-based. So I was thinking about picking up an Android TV but the Nexus Player was already discontinued and the only option seems to be the Shield. Is Android TV dead? Just bad? Should I just use a Chromecast or a RaPi instead? If you want an Android TV sort of thing the Nvidia Shield TV is the good one. It can double as a plex server (but might have some issues with adaptable storage and metadata so it's suggested you get the 500GB version if you want video thumbnails on). 'Course the Shield TV could also just be a Kodi box and you could ditch plex. Otherwise yeah Chromecast Gen 2 works fine as plex client so long as it has a stable wifi signal (not too far away) I use several of them with my PC as a the plex server and don't have problems. Roku's also good. edit: Well don't have problems with the gen 2s. After plex removed the 12mbps limit on chromecasts the older gen 1 chromecast can't actually handle anything above 12mbps and stutters. I'm not sure if they've fixed that yet.
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AndroidTV is driving the app ecosystem behind a few TV manufacturers (most notably Sony) so it's still pretty alive even if hardware selection is slim. There's just not profit to be had in the whole streaming box game. Roku is only still in it because of AD revenue. Amazon has their own store backing them as does Apple. The value proposition of making a box when you don't have digital content to tie in isn't great. Nvidia is really only doing it since it's an extension of their game streaming. Personally, I've found app development on AndroidTV TV to be more active than the Fire platform for the most part.
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I should probably add that I'm an Android developer so I have a heavy preference towards Android stuff and will probably go that way unless it actually just sucks or lacks content. I already own a Chromecast (v2) and have found it to be a bit unreliable for Plex. Basically if iPlayer and Plex are both fine on the Shield I'll go with that. I'll actually also be replacing the TV at the same time since he owns the current one and I looked around but it seems like only Sony are really including it and ultimately I'm going to buy a TV based on picture quality rather than Android TV. Tunga fucked around with this message at 15:45 on Aug 10, 2016 |
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I have a Chromecast ethernet adapter, and with plex is works really well.
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AndroidTV seems to be a better fit with TV manufacturers than set top box makers. Just get a Roku, you'll be fine.
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Jerk McJerkface posted:I have a Chromecast ethernet adapter, and with plex is works really well. Is there only the Google one, or is there a good 3rd party one?
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Takoluka posted:Is there only the Google one, or is there a good 3rd party one? I could only find the google one when I bought one a few weeks ago.
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So what about the Razer Forge? Is that thing dead/abandoned? It seems to only exist on the Razer website and is going for £85 with two controllers (effectively the controllers are free).
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Tunga posted:So what about the Razer Forge? Is that thing dead/abandoned? It seems to only exist on the Razer website and is going for £85 with two controllers (effectively the controllers are free). It's been DOA due to Razer being an awful company for anything software related. Tons of bugs and problems, poor update support and its never going to improve. At launch they didn't even bother to ship Netflix with the damned thing. Get a Shield TV or the new Fire TV.
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Just don't buy a smart TV, the smarts get dumb after about a year or so as support drops off. Buy a dumb tv and a set top box and replace the smarts as needed. Roku is good, shield is good, depends on what you want to do with it.
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FlyingCheese posted:Just don't buy a smart TV, the smarts get dumb after about a year or so as support drops off. Buy a dumb tv and a set top box and replace the smarts as needed. Roku is good, shield is good, depends on what you want to do with it. The smart tv stuff doesn't increase the price and any tv that is dumb is going to have a crappy panel nowadays. Just don't use the smart tv stuff.
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