Google Chromecast

PostGoogle Chromecast by **Joer** » Wed Mar 19, 2014 9:23 pm

Anyone have one? Any recommend one?

My Mum is after a streaming device purely for streaming videos from the PC to the TV. She was gonna buy a PS3 for it but I thought i'd see if I could find anything cheaper that does the same thing.

PostRe: Google Chromecast by **HSH28** » Thu Mar 20, 2014 7:12 am

What exactly does she want to stream? I'm not sure Chromecast will do what she wants it to.

PostRe: Google Chromecast by **Errkal** » Thu Mar 20, 2014 8:54 am

I dont think it does streaming from PC to TV. You would be better off getting a Raspberry Pi and installing Raspbmc which will then do that.

PostRe: Google Chromecast by **darksideby182** » Thu Mar 20, 2014 10:38 am

Errkal wrote:I dont think it does streaming from PC to TV. You would be better off getting a Raspberry Pi and installing Raspbmc which will then do that.

It does but just needs a plug in for chrome or media sharing set up on your network , but it all depends what you want to share.

PostRe: Google Chromecast by **Holpil** » Thu Mar 20, 2014 11:03 am

There are some apps which support DLNA including AllCast, BubbleUPNP. If she runs PS3 Media Server, Mezzmo etc from the other side then that will encode most files into a suitable format for those apps.

You might manage 720p over wifi but it depends on a number of factors.

Is her a TV a smart TV? Samsung tele's for the past couple of years have supported DLNA too (with Allshare)

PostRe: Google Chromecast by **Joer** » Thu Mar 20, 2014 8:04 pm

She only wants to stream stuff shes downloaded on her PC. She doesn't have a smart TV no.

PostRe: Google Chromecast by **systematic** » Thu Mar 20, 2014 8:21 pm

Your cheapest option is to purchase a Sky NowTV box for £9.99 and then side-loading the Plex channel.

The NowTV box can only output 720p though.

PostRe: Google Chromecast by **Joer** » Thu Mar 20, 2014 9:03 pm

Good stuff. How easy is it to set up a Plex channel to connect to her PC? Is it something you'd recommend?

PostRe: Google Chromecast by **Boo!** » Thu Mar 20, 2014 9:13 pm

Plex streams videos from pc to chromecast and does a great job of it

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