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This does a pretty good job illustrating why I'm much more interested in XBMC as a Chromecast receiver, rather than a sender. We have control over XBMC. We don't have any control over the Chromecast dongle.

http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/25/465720...own-videos
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A good solution for the time being is using Cast to UpnP/DLNA ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/detai...d.upnpcast ). Just install that, ensure XBMC can be controlled via UPnP and you should see it in your apps as a Chromecast receiver
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Any updates I can do to my Chromecast to either:

a) mirror my PC
b) stream local files from my PC while allowing me to keep using my PC to perform other functions

thanks!
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b) open file in chrome on your pc.
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(2013-09-05, 01:19)nickr Wrote: b) open file in chrome on your pc.

but doesn't that mean it's playing on my pc, or can i move the window off screen and it will still play on my tv and i can use my pc for other things?
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A chromecast icon will appear and you can then direct the output to your chromecast dongle attached to the tv.
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Sony BRAVIA Smart Stick

Looks like Sony is on this bandwagon with their own version... http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/13/sony-...google-tv/
looks like a modified version of GoogleTV in a Chromecast package limited to Sony 2013 model year TV's. One wonders if it's a limitation of the pwr sply or more? Also brings to question 'if smart TV's are on the way out', replaced by these accessories. Not sure if/how XBMC fits in all of this, but it's timely news.
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(2013-08-04, 13:39)bubbleguuum Wrote: I have added initial Chromecast support to BubbleUPnP and made a video showing XBMC streaming a video to Chromecast:

https://plus.google.com/1153875848368300...EJxY36ymvr
Nais.. So if a cheap chromecast clone arrives, this will be working again with upnp transcoding? Or does Google, Inc. allow UPNP streaming after all?
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(2013-09-14, 15:49)PatK Wrote: Sony BRAVIA Smart Stick

Looks like Sony is on this bandwagon with their own version... http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/13/sony-...google-tv/
looks like a modified version of GoogleTV in a Chromecast package limited to Sony 2013 model year TV's. One wonders if it's a limitation of the pwr sply or more? Also brings to question 'if smart TV's are on the way out', replaced by these accessories. Not sure if/how XBMC fits in all of this, but it's timely news.
Seems to have nothing at all in common with chromecast.
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It looks like iOS apps are starting to get support for Chromcast too

http://googleblog.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10...ecast.html
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(2013-07-24, 20:24)mikehunt Wrote:
(2013-07-24, 20:22)krish_2k4 Wrote: oh god, This would be perfect for me. since I just watch XBMC on my laptop and phone only. Would love an option to stream it to my tv with ease and wireless.
no more lugging my hard drive and laptop to the living room and plugging in the hdmi cable!

Am i right in thinking this way? also 1080p streaming?

(understand it just launched, just thinking of the possibility)

Technically, that's probably possible with this. But as an aside : why don't you just get some low-cost media player that's always connected to the TV ? That way you wouldn't need to haul all that stuff out every time ? Just saying Smile

May I ask what kind of low cost media player that supports XBMC streaming? Note: I am not interested in bringing another buggy android mini-pc.
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FWIW, it looks like Plex is getting close to supporting Chromecast:
http://gigaom.com/2013/10/02/plex-to-add...cast-soon/

Seems like a good fit for Plex since it's already built around transcoding.
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(2013-07-24, 20:24)mikehunt Wrote:
(2013-07-24, 20:22)krish_2k4 Wrote: oh god, This would be perfect for me. since I just watch XBMC on my laptop and phone only. Would love an option to stream it to my tv with ease and wireless.
no more lugging my hard drive and laptop to the living room and plugging in the hdmi cable!

Am i right in thinking this way? also 1080p streaming?

(understand it just launched, just thinking of the possibility)

Technically, that's probably possible with this. But as an aside : why don't you just get some low-cost media player that's always connected to the TV ? That way you wouldn't need to haul all that stuff out every time ? Just saying Smile

The portability of a dongle and your phone or tablet is very appealing. My wife already has an Android tablet with XBMC so for $35 I could have her Chromecast to her TV in the family room without having to set up another XBMC client such as a OUYA or Raspi. I could also let company use my tablet or phone with XBMC to Chromecast to the guestroom TV in private. I hope this can be made to work.
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The problem with chromecast is that it simply isn't that open. What about a usb android stick that will run xbmc? Sending from one xbmc to another is simple in gotham. Or what about simply plugging that tablet into the hdmi port of the tv? Most modernish tablets have hdmi out.
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Yeah, the Chromecast is a neat little device but I don't see how it could cleanly act as a media receiver with XBMC. It has limited codec support, and XBMC doesn't do transcoding.

Also, I was sorely disappointed to learn that the Chromecast doesn't work well (or practically at all) in hotel rooms. So if people think this is the golden ticket to bringing XBMC (or even Netflix) with you to a hotel, think again. It doesn't support authentication requirements for most hotel wifi networks, and it requires certain LAN settings that hotels typically have turned off. I'm sure there are exceptions, but this has been well documented now. To make it work you need a laptop with an app like "connectify" which can take the hotel wifi and then act as a router to share it. So, IMO, it's becoming clearer by the day why this thing costs only $35. Hopefully we'll see improvement via firmware updates.
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