Cord-Cutters: Google has a pretty awesome device on the way!

chavez · RIP MHL 04/25/1958 - 01/11/2006

Hello.

TnR6Rida · Posted: Jul 29, 2013 12:34 pm Post subject:

Bowen · Posted: Jul 29, 2013 12:41 pm Post subject:

Awesome! It's already been rooted too, so lots of fun hacks will be coming soon! I already saw a gameboy emulator being played through it!

GnarShredd · Posted: Jul 30, 2013 5:27 am Post subject:

Bowen, Oh sweet jesus. I didn't even think of that. Awesome.

chavez · RIP MHL 04/25/1958 - 01/11/2006

Didn't even make it out of my bag last night. Maybe tonight...

wakeboarderdave1 · Posted: Jul 30, 2013 10:05 am Post subject:

I got my chromecast today. Setup on my laptop was a breeze, but I couldn't get my nexus 7 to connect. Casting a youtube video was easy. Quality was top notch as well.

EDIT: Casting a movie off of my phone and the quality is very good. Is there anything anyone ewants me to try?

churchy · Posted: Jul 30, 2013 11:03 am Post subject:

wakeboarderdave1, do you have directv?

wakeboarderdave1 · Posted: Jul 30, 2013 11:13 am Post subject:

GnarShredd · Posted: Jul 30, 2013 11:52 am Post subject:

Have you tried sending a Chrome browser tab over to the TV? I just learned about that feature today and it seems handy. Can you send over tabs and make sites like Hulu full-screen even if Hulu isn't directly supported by the device?

wakeboarderdave1 · Posted: Jul 30, 2013 12:58 pm Post subject:

churchy · Posted: Jul 30, 2013 1:07 pm Post subject:

TnR6Rida · Posted: Jul 30, 2013 2:10 pm Post subject:

chavez · RIP MHL 04/25/1958 - 01/11/2006

In theory that should work. The only limitation being if for some crazy reason DTV used Silverlight or Quicktime.

That said, you will want the strongest possible WiFi signal pointed out there. I don't know what your network looks like, but I'd want the router or a repeater as close as possible to the outside wall nearest the outside tv.

wakeboarderdave1 · Posted: Jul 31, 2013 5:32 am Post subject:

A dev has casting movies/videos from the gallery app working now.

https://plus.google.com/110558071969009568835/posts/QuQdJQEd82e

scott a · Ladies Man Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 9810

BestBuy.com has the Netflix deal back up "while supplies last"

wakeboarderdave1 · Posted: Aug 02, 2013 7:15 am Post subject:

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8-z2E8BwTU[/youtube]

Bowen · Posted: Aug 02, 2013 7:34 am Post subject:

I got mine last night. Went from in the box to watching a movie in under 5 minutes. My wife figured it out very quickly too.

This thing rocks. I'm getting one for every TV in my house.

wakeboarderdave1, I'm thinking about uploading my home network to dropbox for that reason...

wakeboarderdave1 · Posted: Aug 02, 2013 7:51 am Post subject:

GnarShredd · Posted: Aug 02, 2013 8:12 am Post subject:

The more I hear, the more I want to pick up a couple of these suckers. Been checking stores in my area but the only stores that have been even getting them are way too far a drive. Might just order it online somewhere.

wakeboarderdave1 · Posted: Aug 02, 2013 8:23 am Post subject:

pyrocasto · Posted: Aug 02, 2013 10:25 am Post subject:

Just went to order one on Amazon, start at $65 now. Waiting for amazon to restock and hopefully be back at $35.

chavez · RIP MHL 04/25/1958 - 01/11/2006

pyrocasto, check bestbuy or the google play store. Will be $35 there, no idea on how long it will take to get though.

GnarShredd · Posted: Aug 04, 2013 9:22 am Post subject:

Can't believe some people, haha. was on eBay looking for something else and people are buying for $60-$75. No wonder these sell out so quick , people going to stores and clearing out the inventory if they can for resale.

wakeboarderdave1 · Posted: Aug 07, 2013 9:35 am Post subject:

More awesomeness from Koushik.
https://plus.google.com/110558071969009568835/posts/5fWK26rqitc

TnR6Rida · Posted: Aug 08, 2013 6:24 pm Post subject:

Well hell...looks like I wont have mine till mid Oct. Amazon says that when they will get more.

wakeboarderdave1 · Posted: Aug 21, 2013 9:35 am Post subject:

The only real experience I've had with this is using Netflix. And so far it has worked really well. Here's a couple more apps/programs that will make this thing more awesome.

http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/18/aircast-android-chromecast/

http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/08/21/fling-java-tool-streams-local-pc-media-to-chromecast-uses-vlc-to-transcode-practically-any-format/

pyrocasto · Posted: Aug 21, 2013 12:05 pm Post subject:

I'm very excited to get mine, but I will have to keep an eye at best buy and hope for luck. I ordered one but it will be months it seems... Sad

GnarShredd · Posted: Aug 21, 2013 12:29 pm Post subject:

Sweet! Looks like a handful of the BB stores in my area have it. (hopefully their website zip code search is right). I'll pick a couple up tonight if it's true. Love getting new gadgets!

GnarShredd · Posted: Aug 21, 2013 12:39 pm Post subject:

If anyone out there is impatient and wants me to pick one up and ship I'd be happy to (assuming they let me buy multiple, planning to get two myself). Just PM me in the next hour or so.

chavez · RIP MHL 04/25/1958 - 01/11/2006

pyrocasto · Posted: Aug 22, 2013 6:47 am Post subject:

I just checked my area, out of about 12 stores only one has any and it's 1 hour away. >_<

GnarShredd · Posted: Aug 22, 2013 9:55 am Post subject:

My store was practically cleaned out. They had a section set up that could probably hold about 40 of them but only had 5 left, rest was just empty shelf space.

Nor*Cal · Ladies Man Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 9479 City: Sac

DOH!

http://gizmodo.com/google-is-crippling-chromecasts-best-feature-1200683643?

pyrocasto · Posted: Aug 26, 2013 9:38 am Post subject:

Well that sucks. Hope people keep cracking them, and/or Google lightens up some. To be able to play videos from my computer or phone, not necessarily just internet videos, was the big feature for me.

GnarShredd · Posted: Aug 26, 2013 11:09 am Post subject:

I wonder if they're keeping it locked-down until the final SDK is released. Might not want customers to have a bad experience with half-baked apps as the device rolls-out. I hope that's the case anyway.

Or it could be part of the reason they did this so cheap. Supplementing the rest of the cost with payment from partners to be a part of their "chromecast approved" apps, who knows? Would be a bummer, but I'm really only using mine for Netflix right now anyway.

I imagine once things settle with the SDK they'll be ways around the issue if you really want to crack it.