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Posted: 1/19/2015 8:50:55 PM EDT
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Hate to say it, but you have two proprietary devices, and unless you want to root to get around such, then you are at the mercy of having to buy another device to do what you want/in the way that the proprietary vendors what you to do it so they can make more money off the extra devices.
As for the TV, if it has Air play (or some form of that), then not all hope is lost, since you can root the phone to get the needed software loaded to take advantage of the Airplay type feature on the TV. As for the Xbox One, if you had a way of loading something like xbmc htpc, then that way would be tangle as well. |
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Posted: 1/21/2015 9:34:59 AM EDT
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My chromecast sucks. Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't. I no longer have it hooked up. based on my experience I would suggest you look at something different. Roku? I don't know the right answer but for me at least chromecast was not it.
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Posted: 1/21/2015 3:00:40 PM EDT
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I am just trying to find a way to mirror the screen on a android tablet to my TV. Maybe that is too much to ask.
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Posted: 1/21/2015 3:05:25 PM EDT
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Hate to say it, but you have two proprietary devices, and unless you want to root to get around such, then you are at the mercy of having to buy another device to do what you want/in the way that the proprietary vendors what you to do it so they can make more money off the extra devices. As for the TV, if it has Air play (or some form of that), then not all hope is lost, since you can root the phone to get the needed software loaded to take advantage of the Airplay type feature on the TV. As for the Xbox One, if you had a way of loading something like xbmc htpc, then that way would be tangle as well. Errr, my Chromecast takes a feed from my Samsung devices just fine - and Samsung is the maker that plays with ChromeOS the most. |
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Posted: 1/21/2015 3:10:00 PM EDT
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I am just trying to find a way to mirror the screen on a android tablet to my TV. Maybe that is too much to ask. It may well be. Chromecast doesn't mirror the screen on your device. If you are using an app that is Chromecast enabled, you can have Chromecast take over from the app. I have Plex, Youtube, Netflix, and Pandora apps on my phone and tablet. Each one has a little symbol in the corner. When I tap it the TV starts playing whatever the device was - but it doesn't play on both. |
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Posted: 1/22/2015 8:58:48 AM EDT
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Errr, my Chromecast takes a feed from my Samsung devices just fine - and Samsung is the maker that plays with ChromeOS the most. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Hate to say it, but you have two proprietary devices, and unless you want to root to get around such, then you are at the mercy of having to buy another device to do what you want/in the way that the proprietary vendors what you to do it so they can make more money off the extra devices. As for the TV, if it has Air play (or some form of that), then not all hope is lost, since you can root the phone to get the needed software loaded to take advantage of the Airplay type feature on the TV. As for the Xbox One, if you had a way of loading something like xbmc htpc, then that way would be tangle as well. Errr, my Chromecast takes a feed from my Samsung devices just fine - and Samsung is the maker that plays with ChromeOS the most. That's the rub, Samsung Google TV's can be loaded with XBMC/Kodi with airplay, and then that opens up a whole different world of possibilities to stream right to the TV from the phone without a needed new device. As for back at the phone, DoubleTwist Music Player is all that is needed to send to the airplay on the TV. |
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Posted: 1/22/2015 1:55:43 PM EDT
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Goto the Chromecast app on your phone/tablet, click on the drop down menu in the upper left, select "Cast Screen" from the menu.
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Posted: 1/22/2015 1:58:42 PM EDT
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Goto the Chromecast app on your phone/tablet, click on the drop down menu in the upper left, select "Cast Screen" from the menu. I'll be damned. I thought the app only did settings, etc. while all the casting was done from other apps. Learn something new every day. |
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Posted: 1/23/2015 6:31:19 AM EDT
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Sometimes screencast works, sometimes it doesn't.
Before I got the 4.4.4 update screencast seemed to be 100% with my moto x and chromecast. |
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Posted: 1/25/2015 8:12:42 AM EDT
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I'm actually happy with my Chromecast, both from my laptop and from my Galaxy S4.
YouTube and music on the surround sound FTW |
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