Anthony Posted February 9, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted February 9, 2015 For those of you that have your music/videos/photos on a network box... ES FIle Explorer has a chromecast plugin. And it's free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newry_Villan Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Chromecast + Show box + Local Cast = Best thing ever. Just got mine a few days ago and loving it, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 I use Plex for my local casting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 After some help if you technical minded people are able to offer it. I'm trying to cast Netflix US from my chromebook or nexus 5 phone. I've installed Hola onto both. On the phone, nothing works at all but on the chromebook i'm able to watch Netflix US fine until I attempt to cast it and then basically it just puts the netflix loading screen on my tv for ever. Any advice? Am I doing something wrong? I could always plug the HDMI lead into my chromebook but I was after an easy life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted April 4, 2015 Author Administrator Share Posted April 4, 2015 Are you using proxies on some of those devices? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 I'm just hooked up to my basic virgin media internet and just using the hola extension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted April 4, 2015 Author Administrator Share Posted April 4, 2015 I'm not familiar with Hola, what is it extending? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sie Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 After some help if you technical minded people are able to offer it. I'm trying to cast Netflix US from my chromebook or nexus 5 phone. I've installed Hola onto both. On the phone, nothing works at all but on the chromebook i'm able to watch Netflix US fine until I attempt to cast it and then basically it just puts the netflix loading screen on my tv for ever. Any advice? Am I doing something wrong? I could always plug the HDMI lead into my chromebook but I was after an easy life. The easiest way I know of to do this is to use something like Unblock-us.com and then changing the DNS in your Chromecast (or other devices) to the ones Unblock-us provide (you can also change the DNS in your router too). Then you use their website to select which Netflix region you want to set your devices to. The downside is that its a paid service (although they do have a free 1 month trial). There's probably a free way to do it but for something that just works and is very fast and simple to set up, its not a bad shout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sie Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 (edited) I'm not familiar with Hola, what is it extending? It's a dubious proxy riddled with adware that is slow as hell. Most commonly used as a Chrome Extension that you turn off and on. Not sure it works with Chromecast at all. Edited April 4, 2015 by Sie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted April 4, 2015 Author Administrator Share Posted April 4, 2015 So you'd need to install that on the Chromecast too then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Thanks for the tips. I'm not sure how I'd go about installing that extension on the chromecast. Think I might just stick with connecting the chromebook via hdmi for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 You'll need to use something like unblockus and set up their DNS servers on your router. Anything else is going to be too problematic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted November 1, 2015 Author Administrator Share Posted November 1, 2015 Ordered a Chromecast audio to use with the Squeezebox Boom in the kitchen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Just got a chrome cast 2 for £18, I Can get certain apps to mirror but can't get the screen to mirror like i can with smart view on my S6 Edged. Is it not possible? TIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted November 29, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted November 29, 2016 (edited) It's definitely possible. Download the chromecast app onto your device and you do it from there. Edit: actually, I think it's now done from the Google Home App Edited November 29, 2016 by Stevo985 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykeyb Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 At £18 the Chromecast 2 is a bargain. I have my audio Chromecast connected to my sounded round via optical cable which does sound great, of sure if there is a major benefit if it playing a stream from play music. It was the only way I could get it connected as no other audio in option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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