Nearly all Samsung Blu-Ray players have Allshare play included which is like DLNA streaming; however the BD-F5900 which recently came out has Allshare Cast which allows screen mirroring like Apple Airplay. This is great deal for $129 if you were needing a Blu-Ray player and also thinking of getting the Allshare Cast Dongle from Samsung.
This Blu-Ray player is pretty slick. It has a full web browser that has Adobe Flash built in. I was really surprised when I was able to logon to hbogo.com and play HD flash content right from the website. My whole reason for wanting Allshare Cast was to stream hbogo from my phone, and now I don't even need that as the built in browser can do it. Another cool thing, I was able to plug in my wireless keyboad receiver to the usb port and use my keyboard/mouse to navigate the web browser. Pretty impressive for $129.
Where did u buy this? Bestbuy?
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Where did u buy this? Bestbuy?
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I saw it at BBuy, but ordered one from Amazon today.
Does it do dlna?
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Does it do dlna?
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Yes, it is DLNA certified.
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Yes, it is DLNA certified.
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So you are saying it mirrors your phone like an allcast share hub? You can stream videos from your note 2?
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So you are saying it mirrors your phone like an allcast share hub? You can stream videos from your note 2?
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Yes, it mirrors exactly what you see on the note 2 screen. That is what Allshare Cast is.
Nice I will be getting one
I didn't even think of looking for something like this! Damn, I just bought a different model Samsung Blue Ray a few weeks back. Oh well, I only paid $70 add it was on sale down from $100. Guess I'll just have to use my mhl.
But the dlna capability works decent on it. I was able to stream downloaded movies with no issue. However, personal movies I recorded in full HD using the phone camera, are choppy as hell. It just stutters the whole time. I've read this is just a dlna limitation though.
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I bought one of these a couple of weeks ago and it works great for Allshare Cast! It also supports many media formats via USB and was able to plug my 2TB external hard drive into it. It recognized most of the video files on there. I have a Galaxy Note 2 and it does an excellent job mirroring the screen. As far as I can tell you need to have Allshare or Miracast in order to use the DLNA features so if you ever upgrade to a non-Samsung phone or tablet I think you will lose these awesome features. I haven't found a way to link up my Asus TF700 tablet with it. If anyone knows of a way, please let me know.
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I bought one of these a couple of weeks ago and it works great for Allshare Cast! It also supports many media formats via USB and was able to plug my 2TB external hard drive into it. It recognized most of the video files on there. I have a Galaxy Note 2 and it does an excellent job mirroring the screen. As far as I can tell you need to have Allshare or Miracast in order to use the DLNA features so if you ever upgrade to a non-Samsung phone or tablet I think you will lose these awesome features. I haven't found a way to link up my Asus TF700 tablet with it. If anyone knows of a way, please let me know.
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I love the usb ability on my Samsung Blue Ray also. To use regular old dlna, download an app on your tablet. This one works well for me.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bianor.ams
You can still use dlna, just won't get screen mirroring. But you can view your videos and pictures with ease, along with streaming music.
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KB112 said:
I love the usb ability on my Samsung Blue Ray also. To use regular old dlna, download an app on your tablet. This one works well for me.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bianor.ams
You can still use dlna, just won't get screen mirroring. But you can view your videos and pictures with ease, along with streaming music.
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DLNA is great for use with all kinds of other dlna devices. Especially if your clever and load up XBMC I your Note2. Bam media server and, or media streaming device handheld style. With a DLNA device it all works together. Buttery media goodness.
Allshare essentially accomplishes this very easy on samsung devices. Otherwise the above will get similar results.
nswenson said:
Nearly all Samsung Blu-Ray players have Allshare play included which is like DLNA streaming; however the BD-F5900 which recently came out has Allshare Cast which allows screen mirroring like Apple Airplay. This is great deal for $129 if you were needing a Blu-Ray player and also thinking of getting the Allshare Cast Dongle from Samsung.
This Blu-Ray player is pretty slick. It has a full web browser that has Adobe Flash built in. I was really surprised when I was able to logon to hbogo.com and play HD flash content right from the website. My whole reason for wanting Allshare Cast was to stream hbogo from my phone, and now I don't even need that as the built in browser can do it. Another cool thing, I was able to plug in my wireless keyboad receiver to the usb port and use my keyboard/mouse to navigate the web browser. Pretty impressive for $129.
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Hi,
Since Allshare cast comed loafed on this bluray player do you still need the Allshare cast hub or can you send wirelessly from the phone directly?
Thanks,
Bryan
trapperjohn said:
Hi,
Since Allshare cast comed loafed on this bluray player do you still need the Allshare cast hub or can you send wirelessly from the phone directly?
Thanks,
Bryan
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The Blu-ray player comes ready for wireless screen sharing, media sharing. You don't need the hub.
Is there any other model of Samsung blu ray player that does the Allcast mirroring?
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Is there any other model of Samsung blu ray player that does the Allcast mirroring?
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bd-f7500 supports mirroring. It's the high-end model for Samsung.
So is it the bd-F5900 or bd-E5900 that has the allshare cast?
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So is it the bd-F5900 or bd-E5900 that has the allshare cast?
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I think they both do if I recall. One is 3D and one isn't.
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I think they both do if I recall. One is 3D and one isn't.
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I just had the bd-e5900 and could not get allcast to work on it.
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I just had the bd-e5900 and could not get allcast to work on it.
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E5900 is last year's model. Samsung is going down the alphabet every year. This years model will all be F.
I believe most, if not all, F-series blu-ray players will support Allshare Cast (screen mirroring).
On the same note, I am having a hard time finding people's experiences with Allshare Cast / Miracast on the Samsung BD-F5900 / BD-FM59 / BD-FM59C blu-ray players. With the firmware update (v1007) I can not mirror at all with Allshare Cast (on GS3) or Miracast (on Nexus 4). I'm trying to figure out if it's me or the update.
If anyone here has any status with their device on v1007 and using Screen Mirroring, please let me know.
More about my screen mirroring issues in this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2234082
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Hi,
I'm looking for a device that would allow me to replicate the screen of my HTC one on my full HD TV.
I would like to to able to do the same thing with the same device but with my mac
I think my solution is called miracast.
Am i right ?
Which device is known to work perfectly with the HTC One ?
Any idea of how to make it work with my macbook pro and iPad ?
many thanks !
HD MediaLink
Are you talking about the HD Media Link? This little accessory mirrors the screen on the HTC One to your TV. But depending on what you're doing, your experience may vary. If you like to look at photos and basically anything still, then this will work. But any fast paced moving pixels, forget about it. The only game that I've tried that works well is angry birds, but even then it stutters. I don't know how you plan on using it, but I'd say it's not worth $90. ATT gave it away for free during their preorder promotion.
This device, to the best of my knowledge, does not work with any other device besides HTC devices with at least Sense 4.0. If you want your mac/iphone/ipod to work, you need to get an appletv. Hope this helps.
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Are you talking about the HD Media Link? This little accessory mirrors the screen on the HTC One to your TV. But depending on what you're doing, your experience may vary. If you like to look at photos and basically anything still, then this will work. But any fast paced moving pixels, forget about it. The only game that I've tried that works well is angry birds, but even then it stutters. I don't know how you plan on using it, but I'd say it's not worth $90. ATT gave it away for free during their preorder promotion.
This device, to the best of my knowledge, does not work with any other device besides HTC devices with at least Sense 4.0. If you want your mac/iphone/ipod to work, you need to get an appletv. Hope this helps.
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Hi,
No i'm not talking about the Media Link that seems to work only with HTC devices.
I'm talking about a miracast dongle/box that i'll be able to use with my htc one, my iPad, my S2, my macbook pro, etc
Anyone have try Netgear PTV3000 with HTC One?
According to Google, the HTC One supports Miracast, but for your Apple devices only Airplay will work. Try to find a device that supports both.
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Hi,
I'm looking for a device that would allow me to replicate the screen of my HTC one on my full HD TV.
I would like to to able to do the same thing with the same device but with my mac
I think my solution is called miracast.
Am i right ?
Which device is known to work perfectly with the HTC One ?
Any idea of how to make it work with my macbook pro and iPad ?
many thanks !
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There is a device called Xiaomi Box by a chinese company which is the only known device which supports Miracast as well as Airplay. Although this device is very hard to get due to its high demand in china. Try your luck. Most other devices like Belkin screencast, netgear ptv 3000, etc only support miracast.
Samsung allshare cast dongle is miracast
Samir Sogay said:
There is a device called Xiaomi Box by a chinese company which is the only known device which supports Miracast as well as Airplay. Although this device is very hard to get due to its high demand in china. Try your luck. Most other devices like Belkin screencast, netgear ptv 3000, etc only support miracast.
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I tried a Samsung allshare cast dongle with the HTC One and it seems to work. The One sees it as a miracast device and connects OK. The screen updates just fine but there is a serious audio sync issue when playing videos. I need to do some more testing.
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I can confirm this does work with the HTC One
Miracast should be universal solution for Android devices, it is still young technology and there is not much information or tests and reviews.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracast
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/02/21/feature_wtf_is_miracast/
Bit of a flop about this is that we can't use existing technology, wireless connection, TV, PC's or consoles for that, like with DLNA. Those are designated dongles that plug into TV or monitor. If you type "miracast" in eBay search you'll find some dongles, but IMHO they are still too expensive, on par with Android media players which are far more complex and versatile. There are some hints that it can be enabled in Windows 7/8.1 using Intel WiDi but that is hardware limited. Maybe not for long
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WiDi
AMD is pushing AMD Wireless Display or AWD...
ZK-W18 Mirasharer doesn't work
just received my ZK-W18 mirasharer from Ebay and so far I am having trouble connecting it to my HTC One.
Sorry duplicate post.
There is a video here about HTC One Miracast(NETGEAR PTV3000)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bqlzmmy0EGo
Just tried it with Sony Bravia W905 and it was no-go
One sees Bravia as Miracast compatible device, Bravia registers One and then after looong waiting nothing happens. And again, and again, reboot, restart, nothing. Oh well.
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Just tried it with Sony Bravia W905 and it was no-go
One sees Bravia as Miracast compatible device, Bravia registers One and then after looong waiting nothing happens. And again, and again, reboot, restart, nothing. Oh well.
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Yep, I tried configuring my One with Sony W655 and same story as above, both see each other, configured but then looong wait and nothing...
Maybe 4.2.2 will fix that?
I already am on 4.2.2. - ARHD 12. We even updated software on TV, didn't help.
Well, in that case it sucks...
It would be great to have this functionality out of the box...
Has anyone tried these HDMI DLNA devicse with our HTC ONE? I just want to play movies on the TV with this:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/New-Medi...U_MultiFormatMediaPlayers&hash=item3f27516868
Get yourself the Samsung allshare dongle. It works flawlessly. Sad part it works better with my HTC one then with my samsung tablet
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I have a Raspberry Pi connected to my TV, running XBMC (xbian).
I can simply use the "Select Player" option in the top right menu on my HTC when viewing pictures and select my XBMC device (xbian) I can then control the slideshow, shown on my TV pretty cool.
The videos I made with the HTC One are using 22mbit/s bitrate (ridiculously high) so that will never work via Wifi (unless you have a very expensive 11ac router).
But I could test it with other videos of course... will report back.
using the Yatse app, you will be able to stream anything to XBMC btw... but its a paid app. I think it uses DLNA tech.
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Get yourself the Samsung allshare dongle. It works flawlessly. Sad part it works better with my HTC one then with my samsung tablet
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Hi Globen, is this with videos taken on the HTC One or streaming videos? What's a youtube video like? I only ask because mine has a serious lipsync issue but works fine for photos and non-video screens.
im thinking about getting one when i go pick up a nexus 7 today. is it just a mirroring device?
It is not a mirroring device. It allows you to stream content from supported services, using your device as a remote control. In other words... if you send a YouTube or Netflix video to it from your handset, the ChromeCast actually connects to YouTube or Netflix and starts streaming.
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It is not a mirroring device. It allows you to stream content from supported services, using your device as a remote control. In other words... if you send a YouTube or Netflix video to it from your handset, the ChromeCast actually connects to YouTube or Netflix and starts streaming.
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I probably won't use it then being as I have a ps3 for all of that
If you already have some equivalent of a home theater PC, a Chromecast is a little redundant.
I love mine, though - it basically gives me a HTPC in a tiny, low power device that I can unplug and take with me traveling.
It appears that Google has put some hooks into Android 4.4.2 that may support screen mirroring in the future, though.
Actually it can mirror the chrome browser on the PC or Mac. I will assume HBO go has an app coming and plex is semi supported (will be fully in a month or two I'd guess)
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I have one. Its just nice using your phone or tablet to control everything instead of some other ui. Though I got it when it came with 3 months Netflix so it was basically $10.
Sadly it doesn't support a lot of services yet like a full htpc does but it has a lot of potential.
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Actually it can mirror the chrome browser on the PC or Mac. I will assume HBO go has an app coming and plex is semi supported (will be fully in a month or two I'd guess)
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Actually HBO Go is now supported so this thing is awesome!!
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Yes, HBO GO is awesome. So much more content than "On Demand" through cable / satellite providers.
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Actually HBO Go is now supported so this thing is awesome!!
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ahhh. I am getting my chromecast in a few weeks, just haven't gotten any apps for it yet. glad HBOgo is supported now!
I have one and barely use it but it is pretty cool, kinda a novelty. Say someone is telling you about something on youtube and you are by your tv and want everyone in the room to see it, just cast it to the tv and there it is.
I have one but I really didn't use it that much because it lacked the ability to cast local data. Now that it can it has much more purpose. Android mirroring is in the works from what I've read which is pretty cool.
I tried to explain a chromecast to someone and said it's similar to a wireless HDMI cable. It's perfect for me since I can take it to work and do training in one big swoop as opposed to having my shift sit down at a computer one at a time and hope they actually do what I told them to do.
I use it almost daily, stream my hbo go, and comcast, hulu and other things to it. There is rumor that it will we getting device mirroring in the near future as someone found some code relating to it in 4.4 kit kat.
I just got one a few days ago, after the Plex update, since I needed it for media center streaming.
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I have a Chromecast that I use on the small TV in my bedroom. I like it better than the Roku I used to have in there, and it's more useful (Roku, as far as I know, won't stream Google Music, and I use my TV as my speakers in the bedroom). I recently downloaded Real Cloud, because I think you can cast videos from any of your devices with the app on it - so I want to see if I can install the app on my laptop where I have some movies and cast them to the TV using the Android app.
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I probably won't use it then being as I have a ps3 for all of that
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It works way better than PS3 for streaming services and uses a very small amount of power. PS3 is a waste of energy for netflix and what not.
I haven't found any other way to stream Google Play Music All Access (without plugging in), and it's actually pretty great for that purpose alone. Play/Pause, Prev/Next, and volume control, all wirelessly from the phone.
I actually just picked up a second one since I had a $25 credit at Amazon, and they are selling them for $32 with free 2nd day shipping with Prime. Cost me $7 out the door, and landed on my porch 2 days later.
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I haven't found any other way to stream Google Play Music All Access (without plugging in), and it's actually pretty great for that purpose alone. Play/Pause, Prev/Next, and volume control, all wirelessly from the phone.
I actually just picked up a second one since I had a $25 credit at Amazon, and they are selling them for $32 with free 2nd day shipping with Prime. Cost me $7 out the door, and landed on my porch 2 days later.
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being a parent, having netflix is awesome. and, since we watch zero adult programming, hulu is awesome too. so i have 4 as it works as a perfect replacement for a PS3/HTPC, etc solution - especially where you can't have one of those devices (or multiple devices).
i just disconnected my htpc from the main TV because support on a few items were starting to get scarce. i have my Cc plugged in now instead. the only drawback is its less convenient to stream media from my local drive. i wish there was an easy solution. Real Cloud makes it sound liek you have to upload the media first.
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being a parent, having netflix is awesome. and, since we watch zero adult programming, hulu is awesome too. so i have 4 as it works as a perfect replacement for a PS3/HTPC, etc solution - especially where you can't have one of those devices (or multiple devices).
i just disconnected my htpc from the main TV because support on a few items were starting to get scarce. i have my Cc plugged in now instead. the only drawback is its less convenient to stream media from my local drive. i wish there was an easy solution. Real Cloud makes it sound liek you have to upload the media first.
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I just use WiFi Direct on my phone and it 'flick' over a YouTube video and it works great. I guess the Chromecast is for people without a Smart TV?
RyanTX said:
I just use WiFi Direct on my phone and it 'flick' over a YouTube video and it works great. I guess the Chromecast is for people without a Smart TV?
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i don't have a single TV in my house with WiFi.
640k said:
being a parent, having netflix is awesome. and, since we watch zero adult programming, hulu is awesome too. so i have 4 as it works as a perfect replacement for a PS3/HTPC, etc solution - especially where you can't have one of those devices (or multiple devices).
i just disconnected my htpc from the main TV because support on a few items were starting to get scarce. i have my Cc plugged in now instead. the only drawback is its less convenient to stream media from my local drive. i wish there was an easy solution. Real Cloud makes it sound liek you have to upload the media first.
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I think you can stream from any device that has the app installed on it. I'm going to install the app on my computer tonight and see if that's the case, or if I have to upload.
Hello world,
My cousin bought a cheap Samsung tv, where he was told it was with SmartHub. But apparently it wasn't. So instead she wanted a chromecast. She wants to use it to play Disney Jr for his kid and to watch Netflix. The cable companies mobile app doesn't support chromecast. So, how can I make the iPhone cast the screen? I don't have any knowledge in chromecast. I'll root it if needed. Ill do whatever it takes to make this work. It's an iPhone 5.
-André
Every chromecast can't be rooted, only the really early ones with vulnerable bootloaders can
And the chromcast screen cast list is kinda short and I don't think an iPhone will make it since it is an Apple product
Can still cast Netflix and hulu though
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andreglud said:
Hello world,
My cousin bought a cheap Samsung tv, where he was told it was with SmartHub. But apparently it wasn't. So instead she wanted a chromecast. She wants to use it to play Disney Jr for his kid and to watch Netflix. The cable companies mobile app doesn't support chromecast. So, how can I make the iPhone cast the screen? I don't have any knowledge in chromecast. I'll root it if needed. Ill do whatever it takes to make this work. It's an iPhone 5.
-André
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Download chromecast app from App Store to cast apps to tv.
Cast screen for iOS is not supported yet.
https://support.google.com/chromecast/answer/6059461?hl=en&ref_topic=2995192
Hi,
I have buy a chromecast ultra at the airport yesterday. I have try to connect it to my TV without success.
At the first boot, I have a black screen on my TV and my android phone with google home apps saying that their is an update for my Chromecast ultra.
Now, if I make a factory reset or press the reset button I get this :
- On the TV, I can see a blue screen with Chromecast Ultra and a yellow circle. After a few seconds, the chromecast seems reboot, the screen become black and the LED on the chromecast is blinking in white.
- I can configure the chromecast using google home apps or the chrome extension. After the configuration, the screen on the TV is always black and the LED on the chromecast ultra is white and fix.
You can see all of this on the video below :
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9YcqL1nFiDaXzBBOWRGR3A2clk
I have only one HDMI port on the TV and I don't know the manufacturer. Devices like SOny PS3 work on my TV using HDMI. I have disconnect and reconnect all but it doesn't change anything.
Google say that some old TV are not compatible with their device. Can you help me to solve the problem ?
Thanks for your help.
Is your TV a 4K TV, the ultra is for 4K TVs?
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My TV isn't 4k. It's an old TV.
I have buy the Ultra version because the store only have this version.
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Is your TV a 4K TV, the ultra is for 4K TVs?
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Yes it may be meant for 4K TVs but it should still display on lower resolutions as well.
My suggestion is to bring the unit back to where you bought it and let them test it on one of their monitors and see if they get screen.
It is very possible you just got a lemon unit.
I can't bring back the unit. I have buy it in an airport during holiday.
I test it on the new TV of a friend, I get a picture. I hope that the device can work on old TV or on TV that is not smart.
Is there a solution to make the ChromeCast Ultra compatible with my old TV ? Is there a configuration file that I can edit or an adaptator that I can put between the ChromeCast and my TV ?
Thanks,
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I can't bring back the unit. I have buy it in an airport during holiday.
I test it on the new TV of a friend, I get a picture. I hope that the device can work on old TV or on TV that is not smart.
Is there a solution to make the ChromeCast Ultra compatible with my old TV ? Is there a configuration file that I can edit or an adaptator that I can put between the ChromeCast and my TV ?
Thanks,
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The age of the TV doesn't matter...If it has an HDMI input then it should display in whatever resolution the TV supports.
Since it works on other TVs the only thing left is that the Input to the TV is bad.
Is there another input you can try it on?
Bad news, your TV is too old since it works on your friends TV.
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No. I have only 1 HDMI port on the TV. The other input is SCART.
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No. I have only 1 HDMI port on the TV. The other input is SCART.
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So this is a French TV? (which could explain your problem.)
What Airport did you buy this Chromecast?
I'm going to bet that you have a SECAM TV but the CCast may only supports NTSC or PAL.
If you bought this in the US it is possible it won't support a SECAM TV but the UK version might since PAL and SECAM are very similar.
It's a combination of things working against you here...Yes the TV is a bit old and not very forgiving in what signals it will accept. coupled with the fact that France, and the Former Soviet countries were the only ones who used the SECAM standard where most of Europe uses PAL and the rest of the world uses NTSC.
The cheapest solution is probably to buy a new TV as there is no guarantee that any CCast will work with that one.
You could probably buy a PAL adapter and convert the signal but that is likely to cost as much as a new TV will.
Thanks for your answer.
I don't know if my TV is Secam or Pal. I only use it with my Sony PS3.
I have buy the ChromeCast in Australia.
villegente said:
Thanks for your answer.
I don't know if my TV is Secam or Pal. I only use it with my Sony PS3.
I have buy the ChromeCast in Australia.
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If it has SCART it is probably only SECAM....
The Aussie CCast is definitely PAL compatible.
I'm guessing your TV was one of the tweener models many people got stuck with in the time where SD was being phased out and Digital standards were not yet set.
Hello,
I have the same issue here and it seems that the chromecast is outputting at 1080p when ur TVs are only going up to 480p
Not nice to mention this risk on google side
Hey guys,
I'm looking to buy a Chromecast off of ebay but I'm not sure if this is ok to buy: https://www.ebay.com/itm/For-Chrome...HDMI-Media-Video-Streamer-Player/392876990895
There's no Google branding anywhere so it's obviously a knockoff but would it still allow me to mirror my phone screen via Smart View, PC desktop and browser tabs, YouTube, Spotify and Poweramp from their apps just like a legit Google Chromecast would? Would be nice if someone who's bought a similar thing shares some info. I'd like to save as much money as possible as all Google branded ones have delivery fees bigger than the device itself and in the local shops here it's around 40 euro which is still pricey.
koragg97 said:
Hey guys,
I'm looking to buy a Chromecast off of ebay but I'm not sure if this is ok to buy: https://www.ebay.com/itm/For-Chrome...HDMI-Media-Video-Streamer-Player/392876990895
There's no Google branding anywhere so it's obviously a knockoff but would it still allow me to mirror my phone screen via Smart View, PC desktop and browser tabs, YouTube, Spotify and Poweramp from their apps just like a legit Google Chromecast would? Would be nice if someone who's bought a similar thing shares some info. I'd like to save as much money as possible as all Google branded ones have delivery fees bigger than the device itself and in the local shops here it's around 40 euro which is still pricey.
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Buy once cry once. Don't cheap out on something you really want to use and enjoy. I personally gave up on casting since dex seems to have a cleaner image quality to me with movies.
macgyver40 said:
Buy once cry once. Don't cheap out on something you really want to use and enjoy. I personally gave up on casting since dex seems to have a cleaner image quality to me with movies.
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Yeah but I'd like a way to use my TV wirelessly. DeX needs an HDMI cable. Also if I buy a Chromecast I can use wireless DeX if it comes to my Note9. Guess I'll get the real Google Chromecast as a present for my birthday in 6 months.
I just hope I can cast H265 HEVC mkv video files via VLC. I know the Chromecast 3 doesn't support it but I've read VLC converts it to H264 in real time and plays it via the Chromecast.
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Yeah but I'd like a way to use my TV wirelessly. DeX needs an HDMI cable. Also if I buy a Chromecast I can use wireless DeX if it comes to my Note9. Guess I'll get the real Google Chromecast as a present for my birthday in 6 months.
I just hope I can cast H265 HEVC mkv video files via VLC. I know the Chromecast 3 doesn't support it but I've read VLC converts it to H264 in real time and plays it via the Chromecast.
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I use VLC and it does work with the fjrst gen chromecast but even I notice a quality different and beyond 720p I normally don't. It also could lag etc. I recently unplug my chromecast since it kept freezing playing the same movie it played the night before flawlessly. Just my experience. I have been looking at the nvidia device and wondering if it could handle casting better.