Chap of Steel Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Just bought one of these, looking forward to setting it up. So is it primarily Netflix/YouTube/iPlayer or is there other cool stuff you can do as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Get the new android chromecast app and enable screen mirroring. Many japes to be had with that. Casting photos in the photo app is nice as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 I've got one sitting within arms reach of me, I got it for my dad for his birthday (which is in three weeks) but I am tempted to hook it up to my TV and have a play with it. Can you log into them with multiple accounts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 I don't remember them even being associated with an account.. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted July 10, 2014 Author Administrator Share Posted July 10, 2014 They aren't associated with an account, just with a wifi network. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Oh, cool. I presumed they were because they are offering £5 credit on your Google Play account if you set it up before July somethingorother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted July 10, 2014 Author Administrator Share Posted July 10, 2014 Oh, cool. I presumed they were because they are offering £5 credit on your Google Play account if you set it up before July somethingorother. That's just a ploy to get you buying things through the Play Store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Oh, cool. I presumed they were because they are offering £5 credit on your Google Play account if you set it up before July somethingorother. I think that's a manual thing where you have to claim it outside of the CC. They take the Chromecast id present on the current network IIRC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milfner Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Can pick one up for £18.99 here with a The Blacklist season one for free. Haven't seen one going this cheap. http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/chromecast-hd-series-1-blacklist-both-for-18-99-delivered-wuaki-tv-1950150 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykeyb Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 New version of Chromecast means you can mirror your device screen to your TV, will be a bonus if it works with skygo... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 New version of Chromecast means you can mirror your device screen to your TV, will be a bonus if it works with skygo... Old news ;-) I don't think it does by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chap of Steel Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 Anyone else get the error 94 with iPlayer on iOS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob182 Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 I bought one of these on Thursday, and I am loving it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykeyb Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 For those of us with a Chromecast and who haven't tried out Google Music All Access you can now get a free 90 day free trial through the Chromecast App on your android device by checking the offers section. However you will need to open the link it gives you on your tablet or mobile in Chrome on a PC otherwise you get directed to either download the app or it just opens Google Music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob182 Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 I've been having a bit of a buffering/stop-starting problem lately. I've watched a few films on it, and it's been perfectly fine, but now I'm watching a series and it keeps stopping. I've had to change the quality to the lowest possible, to keep it going without stopping (as much). My chromecast is upstairs in my bedroom, and my router is downstairs in the living room. Can anyone suggest anything? Do I need an extra router, for upstairs? I'm not really up to speed on router accessories, as mine has always worked fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 Can you try it downstairs? You need to eliminate potential issues to find it whether it's your WiFi signal strength, channel, interference, etc., or if your internet connection speed is just a bit low, or if there's something else affecting it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob182 Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 I bought a second one for downstairs yesterday, it works on a higher quality than the upstairs one. However, it still froze a bit when watching something on the highest quality. Maybe I have a poor Internet connection speed (which is odd, as my wifi on my tablet and phone is always showing full signal). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 I bought a second one for downstairs yesterday, it works on a higher quality than the upstairs one. However, it still froze a bit when watching something on the highest quality. Maybe I have a poor Internet connection speed (which is odd, as my wifi on my tablet and phone is always showing full signal). Might be our area, mine was playing up on Friday night, we had to watch something on Medium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob182 Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 Ah maybe that's it. You're on sky and I'm on Virgin though, unless the general internet is ballsed up by us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 Ah maybe that's it. You're on sky and I'm on Virgin though, unless the general internet is ballsed up by us maybe! I think all of our area use BT fibre though, so essentially, it's the same internet (although yours is faster than mine). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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