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Nov 15, 2014 15:41
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FogHelmut posted:Is the Nexus Player only HDMI out? Seems like it.
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Nov 15, 2014 16:52
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Yes, the only ports on the unit are HDMI, micro USB, and power.
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Nov 15, 2014 18:04
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Would be nice to have an optical SPDIF.
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Nov 15, 2014 19:10
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Updated the OP to reflect the thread's title change.
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Nov 15, 2014 21:27
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I bought my $30 Chromecast a year ago, I've left it in my TV, and I'm still very happy with my purchase a year later. While there's glitches, things have eventually sorted themselves out. I don't use it heavily like some people, but it works well for what it's designed for.
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Nov 16, 2014 02:48
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As someone who has never used one of these casting sticks how do they work with Plex? Mainly I'm wanting to stream a movie to the TV while gaming on the desktop that the Plex server is running on. Is that possible or am I going to run into the issue where I can only use one audio stream?
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Nov 16, 2014 15:37
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CFox posted:As someone who has never used one of these casting sticks how do they work with Plex? Mainly I'm wanting to stream a movie to the TV while gaming on the desktop that the Plex server is running on. Is that possible or am I going to run into the issue where I can only use one audio stream? You're going to run into the issue where the computer shits itself because its rendering a game and transcoding video at the same time.
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Nov 16, 2014 16:23
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only if you have a lovely desktop or are playing BF4 on a 64 player server really. I used to transcode and play games at the same time constantly on my 2500K, transcoding in real time only takes like half of one core nowadays.
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Nov 16, 2014 16:32
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Straker posted:only if you have a lovely desktop or are playing BF4 on a 64 player server really. I used to transcode and play games at the same time constantly on my 2500K, transcoding in real time only takes like half of one core nowadays. Yea, this is a gaming desktop so the transcoding performance hit isnt noticeable. Main thing is being able to have separate audio streams. Otherwise I might as well just run an HDMI cable.
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Nov 16, 2014 19:37
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CFox posted:Yea, this is a gaming desktop so the transcoding performance hit isnt noticeable. Main thing is being able to have separate audio streams. Otherwise I might as well just run an HDMI cable. You'll be fine. I do it all the time.
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Nov 16, 2014 21:44
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Fire tv stick reviews are coming in. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dl3xoCKdVM
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Nov 20, 2014 04:03
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Maker Of Shoes posted:Got my Nexus Player and controller last night. You will never find a more determined Chromecast white knight but this review makes the device look incredibly fail. What the gently caress is up with shipping a "gaming as a first class citizen" STB and then not have local multiplayer. that is the dumest poo poo ive ever loving read. Let me guess: the workaround is to install a USB hub into the microUSB slot, plug in usb controllers (or a 360 wireless dongle thing) and fire up an emulator? Does that even work? What a disgrace.
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Nov 20, 2014 09:33
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I think he means you can only log on to one account at a time. You can connect up to 4 of the gamepads to one Nexus Player.
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Nov 20, 2014 15:17
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What Android game has local multiplayer?
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Nov 20, 2014 15:37
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butt dickus posted:I think he means you can only log on to one account at a time. You can connect up to 4 of the gamepads to one Nexus Player. This. Like if my fiance wants to play Badland she's stuck playing it on my account so stuff like progress or achievements goes to my Play Games profile.
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Nov 20, 2014 15:55
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Maker Of Shoes posted:This. Like if my fiance wants to play Badland she's stuck playing it on my account so stuff like progress or achievements goes to my Play Games profile. You're using her to farm cheevos? You monster
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Nov 20, 2014 20:50
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butt dickus posted:I think he means you can only log on to one account at a time. You can connect up to 4 of the gamepads to one Nexus Player. Oh good. I am incredibly stupid lol
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Nov 20, 2014 20:50
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Harminoff posted:Fire tv stick reviews are coming in. The only complaint I have about the FireTV Stick is that it isn't always listening for a Miracast connection. I have to go to settings, Display, then Casting. And my Windows 8.1 laptop isn't seeing it even on that screen; of course I haven't been able to get it to connect to my WDTV Live that has miracast as well.
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Nov 25, 2014 07:12
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Should Plex on the Nexus Player show metadata? In the server software I see plot details, actors, etc. but nothing beyond the poster is displayed in the app on the Nexus Player. Edit: The latest Kodi nightly for Android x86 has the new icon for the Nexus Player: 
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Nov 25, 2014 10:07
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^^^ Is there a way to reorganize the Apps order? I hate having Kodi as my last app. Also, Kodi seemed to struggle with external media. It could not recognize my USB drive so I had to always copy over files locally for Kodi to use.
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Nov 26, 2014 00:23
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Is the Chromecast notably janky with iOS? I've been using mine with my iPhone and kinda noticing that it's a bit spotty as to whether it detects it (or whether it stays detected if it does).
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Nov 28, 2014 07:48
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TuneIn Radio added support!!!!!
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Nov 29, 2014 00:53
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SALT CURES HAM posted:Is the Chromecast notably janky with iOS? I've been using mine with my iPhone and kinda noticing that it's a bit spotty as to whether it detects it (or whether it stays detected if it does). Do you live in an area with a lot of WiFi networks around?
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Nov 29, 2014 16:19
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teagone posted:Do you live in an area with a lot of WiFi networks around? Yeah, but they're all passworded and my home wifi is the only one my iPhone knows.
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Dec 1, 2014 03:30
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SALT CURES HAM posted:Yeah, but they're all passworded and my home wifi is the only one my iPhone knows. What channels are they all on?
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Dec 1, 2014 04:06
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So I have both the chromecast and the fire tv stick. The chromecast recently has been giving me issues with videos freezing for a few seconds when using things like plex. Fire tv stick has been a dream in comparison, just perfect playback. I don't really understand why as I thought everything was done server side on my pc. Having a remote is nice as well, though searching is way better on chromecast as typing with the remote is a pain.
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Dec 5, 2014 06:02
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Harminoff posted:So I have both the chromecast and the fire tv stick. The chromecast recently has been giving me issues with videos freezing for a few seconds when using things like plex. Fire tv stick has been a dream in comparison, just perfect playback. Fire TV Stick has dual band/dual antennae WiFi compared to Chromecast's single band, so I'm guessing it's able pick up a better WiFi signal from your router? Anecdotal, but I've got a moderately decent router that's able to serve up 1080p content to 2 Chromecasts in my house from Plex without issue. That said, I'd totally recommend the Fire TV stick over Chromecast for Plex these days because of the remote and better WiFi.
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Dec 5, 2014 15:41
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Yeah, a few times I had pauses while watching something in the CC, and it was weird because 90% of the time it was smooth, so I knew the hardware was enough. I rebooted the router, and that "fixed" it. so a teagone mentions, it can be the dual antenna or just a compatibility thing between different hw.
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Dec 5, 2014 16:41
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Is anyone using their Chromecast for music to something other than a TV? I grabbed this HDMI to VGA w/ audio adapter and despite what the article shows I couldn't get it working until I plugged in a VGA dongle or display to the other end. Once I got that going, the audio seems decent but could definitely use a boost. Has anyone else set this up as sort of a poor person's airplay?
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Dec 9, 2014 05:20
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I've set one up going to a HDMI input on an audio receiver, so that can play music whether the TV is on or not. Did you buy the exact same converter? And I get the feeling anything passive is going to put out a really weak and crappy analogue signal anyway, even if you're running it into an amp
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Dec 9, 2014 14:29
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baka kaba posted:I've set one up going to a HDMI input on an audio receiver, so that can play music whether the TV is on or not. I've done the same thing
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Dec 9, 2014 21:39
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I don't know anything about how this works, but doesn't the Chromecast support some sorta something that switches inputs automatically on the device its connected to? Does that work when it's plugged in to a receiver?
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Dec 9, 2014 21:42
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Thermopyle posted:I don't know anything about how this works, but doesn't the Chromecast support some sorta something that switches inputs automatically on the device its connected to? Mine is plugged into a switch (because I have too many hdmi devices) and I'm pretty sure my chromecast wakes and possibly reboots around 4 am and the switch switches inputs to the chromecast because of this. I would love to figure out how to stop it, because other than this hiccup that happens regularly, I have my system set so that my wife can control what she wants without needing me to play around with the universal remote.
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Dec 9, 2014 21:47
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Thermopyle posted:I don't know anything about how this works, but doesn't the Chromecast support some sorta something that switches inputs automatically on the device its connected to? Depends if your receiver passes through HDMI-CEC or not.
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Dec 9, 2014 21:47
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Thermopyle posted:I don't know anything about how this works, but doesn't the Chromecast support some sorta something that switches inputs automatically on the device its connected to? It's HDMI-CEC, and it will even turn my TV on if I cast something while it's off, even through an HDMI splitter. As for your receiver, you'd have to figure out somehow if that thing supports HDMI-CEC.
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Dec 9, 2014 21:48
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Thermopyle posted:I don't know anything about how this works, but doesn't the Chromecast support some sorta something that switches inputs automatically on the device its connected to? Yeah like people said it supports HDMI-CEC so it can do things like switch the TV on and so on. Your receiver can probably control what gets through - I had to run it through this old Onkyo one which had like... two levels of control? You had HDMI Control (I think that was necessary to make it keep playing while the TV is off) and if that was on you could enable Power Control which is what sends the wakeup signals. Something like that, it was stupidly complicated
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Dec 9, 2014 21:58
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baka kaba posted:I've set one up going to a HDMI input on an audio receiver, so that can play music whether the TV is on or not. Did you buy the exact same converter? And I get the feeling anything passive is going to put out a really weak and crappy analogue signal anyway, even if you're running it into an amp Fairly certain it's the exact same. I followed the same link and it looks the same, but was an ebay seller. I don't have a receiver and am not looking to buy one. I'm just trying to put one of these in every room and see if I can do a cheap airplay clone. With the VGA dongle plugged into the HDMI converter it seems to work, and I've ordered a cheap $20 amp I saw used on another setup to see if it boosts and is clear enough to use. If it doesn't work well enough I'll suck it up and go Apple, but the Chromecast seems like such a good candidate platform for this kind of thing.
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Dec 9, 2014 22:10
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baka kaba posted:You had HDMI Control (I think that was necessary to make it keep playing while the TV is off) and if that was on you could enable Power Control which is what sends the wakeup signals. Something like that, it was stupidly complicated I have an old Onkyo and that happens (it stops playing when the TV is off) can you remember what you did to fix it?
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Dec 9, 2014 22:19
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SIR FAT JONY IVES posted:I have an old Onkyo and that happens (it stops playing when the TV is off) can you remember what you did to fix it? Does it stop producing sound when the TV turns off, or does powering off the TV power off the receiver? If it's the second, you probably need to disable HDMI-CEC (or whatever your TV calls it) on the TV, you can keep it enabled on the receiver. I have an Onkyo RC-360 (aka NR-609), and I don't see any option to change the way CEC behaves other than setting it on or off (the "HDMI Control" setting). Your TV might have an option to control what happens when you turn it off, but I wouldn't count on it. If it stops making sound when you start with the TV on and then turn it off, that sounds like a HDMI handshake problem. You might be able to force a new handshake by unplugging it from the HDMI input and plugging it back in. If it never works without the TV on, that's probably a handshake problem, but it might not be solvable. If you've got the Chromecast in your TV and you want to use Audio Return to play the audio through your receiver, you probably can't do that with the TV off.
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Dec 10, 2014 00:24
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