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My Chromecast just updated and the new home screen is super minimal. I like it. The big "Ready to cast" text is gone, and the small text that is present (name of your Chromecast, the current time, photo credit) is semi-transparent white. Pretty slick.
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http://chrome.blogspot.com/2013/12/new-chromecast-apps-for-holidays.html VEVO, Red Bull.TV, Songza, PostTV, Viki, Revision 3, BeyondPod, Plex, Avia, and RealPlayer Cloud are all available on Chromecast as of today.
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Dec 10, 2013 17:15
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ThermoPhysical posted:http://chrome.blogspot.com/2013/12/new-chromecast-apps-for-holidays.html Fantastic news.
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Dec 10, 2013 17:28
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Plex requires a PlexPass subscription so it's really just bullshit. edit- I don't even know what 90% of those other things are.
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Dec 10, 2013 17:36
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Looks like you'll need a subscription to PlexPass to use Plex with Chromecast.
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Looks like it's only for PlexPass members. Is that correct? edit: well there you go
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FogHelmut posted:Plex requires a PlexPass subscription so it's really just bullshit. Well that's super lame. This is really what I was waiting for to buy a chromecast.
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Dec 10, 2013 17:37
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Does that really say RealPlayer in 2013 TYOOL? E: "Note that for an initial period, the Chromecast feature is only available to our beloved PlexPass users, who get exclusive access to many new features," Feingold says. So normal Plex will get it eventually. My guess is since plex pass gets beta features before normal plex, they feel the need to justify plex pass's existence by being first to support the chromecast. d[-.-]b fucked around with this message at 17:41 on Dec 10, 2013 |
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Dec 10, 2013 17:38
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Says here the PlexPass restriction is just for 'an initial period' http://elan.plexapp.com/2013/12/06/plex-on-the-chromecast-its-official/
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Dec 10, 2013 17:40
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I'm not sure if this even allows Plex to play from your local server, or if you must use their cloud options through PlexPass. edit - Nevermind, read the above link. Runs off the latest version of your Plex server. They are alleging that this is through PlexPass because they get early access to new features.  And has no mention of charging fees to pay off media conglomerates.
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Oh, nice. I just lost my raspberry pi in a move, and I was looking for something to do local streaming. I guess I'll have to start looking into Plex. e: Oh, there were more posts  . Anyone know anything about Avia?
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Dec 10, 2013 17:47
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FogHelmut posted:Plex requires a PlexPass subscription so it's really just bullshit. Plex requiring a sub makes me think it won't be awhile until the SDK is open
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Dec 10, 2013 18:33
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Geno posted:Plex requiring a sub makes me think it won't be awhile until the SDK is open No, it's just Plex doing this for their paid members because they give them the newest stuff. They'll probably release it for non-sub members in a couple of months.
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Dec 10, 2013 18:37
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Well that kind of stinks. I bought the plex app just for the upcoming chromecast support, I guess I have to wait a little longer. Plexpass is of no use to me, I'm crippled by horrible DSL at my house so there is no earthly way I could stream media from my home pc with 400Kb upload speeds. I can't blame them for rewarding the users that have more monetary support, than my $5 purchase, however.
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Dec 10, 2013 19:18
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Well, that sucks. How does this "PlexSync" thing work? Is it just Dropbox for videos? That might be worth the monthly fee for a while until the free version of Plex drops if it's something useful.
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Dec 10, 2013 19:27
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I just tried out Avia for streaming stuff from my phone and tablet. It works great.
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Dec 10, 2013 19:38
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Evil Mastermind posted:Well, that sucks. You can select videos to be transcoded and synced to your mobile devices automatically. It's pretty slick. Like if you start watching Battlestar Galactica and say you want to sync 5 episodes. If you watch episode one on your tablet and episode two on your PC it will remove episodes 1 and 2 from your tablet, transcode 6 and 7, and copy to your tablet. There's also the streaming across the Internet if you have bandwidth at home. It's like $3 for a month if you want to try it. gariig fucked around with this message at 19:54 on Dec 10, 2013 |
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Dec 10, 2013 19:52
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teagone posted:My Chromecast just updated and the new home screen is super minimal. I like it. The big "Ready to cast" text is gone, and the small text that is present (name of your Chromecast, the current time, photo credit) is semi-transparent white. Pretty slick. Mine just got this update, loving it. The stock photo selection is a lot larger too.
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Dec 10, 2013 20:17
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If you buy a Chromecast and Nexus 7 together from Google Play starting today, you'll get $32 in Google Play credit.
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gariig posted:You can select videos to be transcoded and synced to your mobile devices automatically. It's pretty slick. Like if you start watching Battlestar Galactica and say you want to sync 5 episodes. If you watch episode one on your tablet and episode two on your PC it will remove episodes 1 and 2 from your tablet, transcode 6 and 7, and copy to your tablet. There's also the streaming across the Internet if you have bandwidth at home. It's like $3 for a month if you want to try it. If I subscribe, can I shove a bunch of stuff on dropbox or whatever and bypass having a plex server all together? Like a personal netflix?
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RZA Encryption posted:If I subscribe, can I shove a bunch of stuff on dropbox or whatever and bypass having a plex server all together? Like a personal netflix? Yes, using Cloud Sync.
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Dec 10, 2013 22:12
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No word on a Twitch.tv app?
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PLANES CURE TOWERS posted:No word on a Twitch.tv app? The twitch android app is messed up, I doubt they're going to get around to Chromecast any time soon.
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Dec 10, 2013 23:28
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Super Dude posted:The twitch android app is messed up, I doubt they're going to get around to Chromecast any time soon. They already promised support.
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Dec 11, 2013 00:04
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dreesemonkey posted:there is no earthly way I could stream media from my home pc with 400Kb upload speeds. I raise you my 30Kb upload speeds.
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xcore posted:I raise you my 30Kb upload speeds. Good lord, Where do you people live that your upload is so poor? Is nothing better offered? Thats crazy low.
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Dec 11, 2013 00:46
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drat, no Vimeo yet. Did they open up their SDK to developers or is this update a closed developer thing?
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Dec 11, 2013 01:29
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Mister Fister posted:drat, no Vimeo yet. Did they open up their SDK to developers or is this update a closed developer thing? Seems like it's still closed developer.
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EbolaIvory posted:Good lord, Where do you people live that your upload is so poor? Is nothing better offered? Thats crazy low. Good old  . I can pay $100 more a month to go with the company that offers 10Mbit/1Mbit or stick with my current offering which gives real world speeds of 700Kb/30Kb
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Dec 11, 2013 03:59
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Is anyone else unable to buy the add on in Avia to enable Chromecast? I tap the Unlock Extras button and nothing happens 😕
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Maker Of Shoes posted:The stock photo selection is a lot larger too. And prettier too 
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xcore posted:Good old That's insane. I pay 99 and get 150 down 25 up. Mind you that's just for internet. But still.
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Is there a way to force the Chromecast to update? Mine is powered by the TV which I haven't turned on in a week and it's still on build 13300. I've tried resetting it from the companion application and also cold booting it to no avail.
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Doctor rear end in a top hat posted:Is there a way to force the Chromecast to update? Mine is powered by the TV which I haven't turned on in a week and it's still on build 13300. I've tried resetting it from the companion application and also cold booting it to no avail. Just let it update on its own. It's likely that you're only prolonging the update the more you gently caress with it.
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nimper posted:Just let it update on its own. It's likely that you're only prolonging the update the more you gently caress with it.
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Dec 11, 2013 05:25
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Mine just updated and took probably 30 seconds.
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I thinking about buying a chromecast for work. How well does the it work with a google drive presentation? I'm thinking about embedding an autorotating presentation on a webpage, and then cast that tab to our TV. I'm hoping we can use the computer for other things while the presentation runs full screen. Is that possible?
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Finally got the in-app purchase in Avia to work! I wanted it mainly to cast from XBMC since Avia can connect to it via UPNP. The cast feature works great! It appears it sends the UPNP URL to the Chromecast and lets it pull down the data directly. Videos will only work if it is a format the Chromecast understands, there is no transcoding done. Subtitles are also not supported, yet. I can eliminate my bedroom XBMC box now.
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mongoibur posted:I thinking about buying a chromecast for work. How well does the it work with a google drive presentation? I'm thinking about embedding an autorotating presentation on a webpage, and then cast that tab to our TV. I'm hoping we can use the computer for other things while the presentation runs full screen. Is that possible? It's possible, but the framerate of the tab being cast depends on your processing power. If it's something simple you'll likely not have a problem.
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This new update has turned my tablet into a media machine. I love it.
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