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teagone posted:I just did a chat with customer support to ask if my promotion code went through (I got an error initially, then when I tried to enter it again, it said I already used the code). The service rep told me the code was applied. Only took like 3 minutes or so to get the confirmation that my free 3 months starts in 2 days. I did the same. I got an error when applying, then it said it was already used. There is no indication in the system that you have a code or credit. They said it's there, and that I won't get billed next bill date, lets hope it's true.
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FYI bestbuy has the $35 shipped + netflix back again. http://slickdeals.net/f/6241672-Chromecast-w-Netflix-code-in-stock-BestBuy-com When I ordered mine I got it a week later.
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WTFBEES posted:There an Android app called Lakitu I've been using for Twitch purposes. When it works, it's everything you could want from an official app (including 60 fps source quality). Every once in a while it gets a bit janky, but it's worth a try. Personally I have been using Plex + the Twitch channel to watch Plex on the Chromecast. Thanks for the Lakitu suggestion.
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FogHelmut posted:Besides games, what does it do beyond the Chromecast? Open any Android app that gets built for it. From all appearances this is the Android TV. Games aren't really there yet (unreal engine doesn't yet do what they showed 5 months ago) but it should end up being about equal to a Xbox360/PS3 making it a pretty good gaming platform. I am disappointed that the controller is sold separately just like the Kindle Fire TV. That really kills it as a gaming device.
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teagone posted:I had several friends and some family over the other day. There was a mix of iPhones, iPads, Windows 8 tablets, and Android devices hooked up to my WiFi. They all were sharing stuff on my TV seamlessly. This happens a lot at my place via my Chromecast. What do you mean by extremely limited compatibility? Right now it has very few android apps and not everything from Chromecast works on it yet. Hopefully they'll get everything to stream to it but as of now it's only a few things that work. http://developer.android.com/preview/tv/adt-1/index.html "Can I cast to an ADT-1 device? Yes. The ADT-1 includes Google Cast receiver functionality, similar to Chromecast. Since the ADT-1 is a developer device running a development software release, the Google Cast receiver is open only to a limited number of apps. Which Cast apps are supported on ADT-1? As a developer device, the ADT-1 supports casting from only the following apps/websites: YouTube Netflix Google+ Photos Google Play Movies and TV (Android and iOS only) Google Play Music Mirror your Android device screen to ADT-1 Coming soon: Google Play Movies and TV (Chrome)" Hopefully it's fixed in retail. Very few Android apps or games have been configured to work for it yet.
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Heners_UK posted:I disagree here due to the following being the formula for the nexus player: Please wait for reviews. We don't know if anything you said is true. The developer device successor has none of those things. It doesn't even have Hulu, or Plex unless you subscribe to Plex Pass, or hardly any apps at all, and you can't CC most things to it. I hope everything you say is true, but we just don't know yet.
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Heners_UK posted:Keep in mind that this is not the developer preview device (ADT-1) with all it's warnings about things likely to break, this is intended to be a finished product. With regard to casting, Google created the Cast API to allow it to be used on more devices than just the Chromecast. Indications are that it should support everything that simple a small streaming stick can. Yes, absolutly. I also just found out the specs for Nexus Player are an Intel Atom, so my experience with the ADT-1 (Tegra K1) also is completely worthless. That news was extremely disappointing for me as I was working on a ADT-1 based game and now all of my optimizations/work are worthless as it's a completely different architecture. I'm also not surprised as both Unity and Unreal delayed fixes and optimizations for the K1 so K1 actually didn't offer much benefit over anything else.
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Oct 16, 2014 17:25
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Smythe posted:would be cool if thhis thing could be the frontend of steamOS. man that would be fully sick It's an Intel chip so I'm sure someone will do that shortly.
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SIR FAT JONY IVES posted:Im outta inputs on my TV. Maybe I can dump the Chromecast for this. What's joystick support like? Can you connect the wireless 360 dongle to an ADT1? I need my NBAJam competitions. Yes you can connect the wireless 360 dongle to an ADT1. It will even correctly pickup multiple Xbox Controllers. I would assume the wired 360 works also but I haven't tried. Any bluetooth gamepad (PS4/PS3) should also work directly after pairing. The gamepad with the ADT-1 looks identical to the retail version and it seems like a very good/solid controler except the dpad is around (or slightly worse) than quality of 360 controller (so not good).
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Rirse posted:What a good way to play a Chromecast on a spare monitor with audio? Getting a monitor/tv that takes HDMI and has speakers. Anything else just isn't worth it unless the monitor you have is worth more $100. I looked into splitters/amps/... awhile ago to try to use a monitor that only had DVI and VGA but it just ends up being too much work/expensive compared to just buying a monitor that takes hdmi. If you have a spare receiver that takes hdmi you could use that to split the video from the sound but I don't think most people have a spare receiver sitting around.
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bull3964 posted:The chromecast is still twice the streamer at half the cost. Only buy it if you are interested in the gaming aspects. FYI the Nexus Player works also as a Chromecast so it's at least the same streamer not half. In addition it can run apps directly like Netflix\soon to be Hbo Go and has a directly usable remote.
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Fruit Chewy posted:I picked up a Shield TV on Friday to replace my endlessly frustrating nexus player and it's an incredible upgrade. When you use the controller does it have a toast pop up for controller connected then later say controller disconnected. It's my main gripe with using the ADT-1 (abandoned tegra 4 dev kit precusor to Nexus player that shipped with game controller and no remote). The popups are annoying as they happen about 20 minutes into every show.
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FYI the Shield TV (which does game streaming from your PC, the internet, is powerful on it's own and should also Chromecast) is on sale today from Amazon and Nvidea for $150 including the Game controller and media remote. Also the new 4k Fire TV is on sale for $75 today.
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EC posted:Is this the place to talk about Nvidia Shield? I just got one and couldn't find a dedicated thread for it, and this seems to be closes thing. Yes it should pop up a thing where you can accept the encryption key (I've seen it on this device) of the connecting device. Reboot everything and try again while watching the screen of both the Computer and Shield. If anyone has any questions about the Shield please feel free to ask. It does do 4k at 60 fps (proven on my Shield/TV). I was able to make a Unity game that ran at 4k 60fps. 4k 60fps is very demanding and about the most I was able to do was a single spinning mesh. If anyone cares here is a video with an early debug build where I had a few spinning meshes and particles systems and it couldn't keep 4k60. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EngjQHwTZ9s Sorry for the quality/voice I never intended to share. Stick100 fucked around with this message at 05:19 on Dec 28, 2015 |
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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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sirbeefalot posted:Any idea why YouTube and Google play movies playback is severely impacted when cast to my Chromecast, but plays fine on my phone on the same network (also streaming, of course)? I believe gen 1 Chromecast doesn't have 5ghz wireless. If your 2.4 wireless is slow but 5 is fast that would explain it.
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Roundboy posted:I literally just bought a shield. Paid that much anyway for a 'used' model Well at $179 it doesn't have a gamepad. At $199 it had both remote and gamepad it's a much better deal at $199 then at $179.
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