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XBMC Running on the Nexus 7

pretty cool just found this on youtube is a nexus 7 running xbmc media center
look like its running pretty smooth
cant wait to have this
http://youtu.be/SZPsB9WHcKw

radiohead7778580 said:
pretty cool just found this on youtube is a nexus 7 running xbmc media center
look like its running pretty smooth
cant wait to have this
http://youtu.be/SZPsB9WHcKw
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Noob question alert!!!
Will this app allow me to stream music from my PC to my tablet?

yeah... not just music but hd video in all sorts for formats

cg.voabc said:
Noob question alert!!!
Will this app allow me to stream music from my PC to my tablet?
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Yes, only if your computer is running XBMC at the time and yo have UPNP sharing turned on.
However, you don't need the XBMC program on your tablet to stream music or videos from your XBMC library on your PC; You can use UPNPbubble from the Play store to access the shared library and MX Player (or any other player) to play them.

i have an iomega nas drive and its streams great from it to the nexus 7 ... the only thing with videos its still software decoding not gpu yet
pretty laggy

radiohead7778580 said:
i have an iomega nas drive and its streams great from it to the nexus 7 ... the only thing with videos its still software decoding not gpu yet
pretty laggy
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Hopefully we get Teg3 support on XBMC when it hits beta. There is definitely not going to be Teg2 (h/w decode drivers) for XBMC Android, but theres a chance we could see Teg3 fully supported. :>

That is fantastic! Can't wait to try it.
They really need to work on a touch friendly skin for xbmc though, I can see him struggling to hit list items.

theres two skins cooked in to the (precompiled apk) download build, confluence and a touch friendly theme for smaller screens

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Yes, only if your computer is running XBMC at the time and yo have UPNP sharing turned on.
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Not true. I've been using a beta version I found somewhere around here, and it works exactly like XBMC on a PC. You can add sources from several kinds of network shares or local stuff on your device. I stream all my stuff from simple windows/smb shares, with no special sharing program running on the PC, and it works great.
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DarkEnd said:
Not true. I've been using a beta version I found somewhere around here, and it works exactly like XBMC on a PC. You can add sources from several kinds of network shares or local stuff on your device. I stream all my stuff from simple windows/smb shares, with no special sharing program running on the PC, and it works great.
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Confirmed as true. I am using Xbox only nexus and able to connect to b share on my NAS drive.
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Is there an apk out there for this yet? I saw that source code is available, but that's a bit beyond me.

BiggerH said:
Is there an apk out there for this yet? I saw that source code is available, but that's a bit beyond me.
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I installed the APK from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1772433
It struggles with 720p MKVs right now, but I don't think it's optimised for the Tegra 3 chipset yet.

yup, it's software only decode for now.
even so, it's still a very awesome build for a pre-alpha :>

Tried it out last night and work really well streaming from my Nas.
Anyone have a link to getting LiveOnlineFooty on XBMC

Danwms said:
Tried it out last night and work really well streaming from my Nas.
Anyone have a link to getting LiveOnlineFooty on XBMC
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http://www.xbmchub.com/blog/download/
Under sports addons
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Anyone manage to play HD flawless?

killbox said:
Anyone manage to play HD flawless?
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There's no HW decode for Tegra3 NEON yet..

i never understood the whole point of XBMC .. so it allows you to stream movies/music to a device correct?

yup, that is kind of the best bit of xbmc, means you can store your movies on a central server and access them on multiple devices throughout your house. Mind you the awesome plugins that stream from external sources is a very close second.

YoungAceAtlanta said:
i never understood the whole point of XBMC .. so it allows you to stream movies/music to a device correct?
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I use XBMC as my main media centre in my house, usually I use androids and iphones as the remote controls for my TV with XBMC running on it, this way is a bit around the wrong way but I can see it being awesome for things like the nexus Q and TV's with embedded android who can suddenly grow full featured media centres

Any Hope of more (Official) Content?

I'd like to start a thread for news/rumors of more officially supported services.
Not casting web-pages, or demo Apps/Hacks, but Official Apps from other services that support Chromecast.
Any hope?

well hulu and pandora is confirmed, but the main problem right now is the SDK isn't complete (they have a preview one out though).
Once the SDK is done we will start seeing a lot of content I bet.
I am looking forward to bitcasa support. That will be awesome.

Linuxslate said:
I'd like to start a thread for news/rumors of more officially supported services.
Not casting web-pages, or demo Apps/Hacks, but Official Apps from other services that support Chromecast.
Any hope?
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I hope so - I think this is the first step of moving away from Broadcast TV for TV entertainment. This is the revolution that Apple had planned to do but didn't. When people do reviews of the Cast I think they miss the largest point. Controlling the content using an interface we all love (phone or tablet) is a giant step forward. Using the built in smart features of a TV or DVD to search for a YouTube video is a terrible experience. You need a link to find most things and those are shared in communication links in your phone.

firesoul453 said:
well hulu and pandora is confirmed, but the main problem right now is the SDK isn't complete (they have a preview one out though).
Once the SDK is done we will start seeing a lot of content I bet.
I am looking forward to bitcasa support. That will be awesome.
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There is still no "cast" button on Pandora. Did you mean it is confirmed that they are working on it?
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hmose said:
There is still no "cast" button on Pandora. Did you mean it is confirmed that they are working on it?
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Ya i thought that is what you were talking about, what else the chromecast will be able to do. Its confirmed it will be able to use hulu and pandora should be comming kinda soon. And HBO, Vimeo, Redbox Instant, Vevo (?), Devour (?), Blip (?) (maybe these are britsh or something, i've never heard of them), have all mentioned they are planning on it.
(where I got the information)
http://gigaom.com/2013/08/01/blip-hulu-vevo-and-devour-are-coming-to-chromecast/
http://www.mediapost.com/publicatio...ndora-coming-to-chromecast.html#axzz2bxRDgXfS
http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/07/30/redbox-instant-and-vimeo-coming-to-chromecast
So ya in total we have
right now
youtube
netflix
google play music
google play video
soon
hulu
pandora
HBO go
announced support
Vimeo
Redbox Instant
Vevo
Devour
Blip
plus soon we get the official sdk and we will get 100s of apps I bet

Hulu said they were interested in adding it some day. I wouldn't be expecting it anytime soon. The only real partner besides Netflix announced at launch was Pandora. My guess is Pandora will release an update about the same time the final SDK is released. Google is probably working with Pandora as sort of a beta test of the SDK.

PLEX has announced support. :good:

wavrunrx said:
PLEX has announced support. :good:
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Source? I just quickly looked over their website but couldn't find an official announcement.

troycarpenter said:
Source? I just quickly looked over their website but couldn't find an official announcement.
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there is no "official" announcement....
look for the posts by "elan" on this page: (hes the lead dev of PLEX)
http://forums.plexapp.com/index.php/topic/75359-chromecast/page-8

You won't need much more once new version of BubbleUPNP is released
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neLkKbfl42E
Can't wait.

When the heck is plex opening up casting

That is for non plex pass members?
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why dont you email them and ask, then come and post it here so everyone knows.

I wouldn't expect them to make it public until they have all the bugs worked out.
Most notably the issues with the transcoder.
And even then they might wait until Music and Picture support is implemented.

BurnOmatic said:
why dont you email them and ask, then come and post it here so everyone knows.
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Sometimes folks here have information others are not privvy to. But thanks for that helpful reply.
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The Plex employees in their forums won't speculate, but they definitely aren't implying that it's soon. The more experienced long-term Plex users seem to be suggesting to expect around 6 months based on past experience. But for all we know it could be tomorrow, and they're just doing a really good job of keeping it quiet.

DJames1 said:
The Plex employees in their forums won't speculate, but they definitely aren't implying that it's soon. The more experienced long-term Plex users seem to be suggesting to expect around 6 months based on past experience. But for all we know it could be tomorrow, and they're just doing a really good job of keeping it quiet.
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Thanks for the replies.... I haven't kept current with the forums and was a bit curious....
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You could always become a monthly member for 3.99 until it's opened to everyone.
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VanillaG0rilla said:
You could always become a monthly member for 3.99 until it's opened to everyone.
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Truth is the Plex Pass fee is really only required for the Plex Player apps...
The Server is free! And truth is the Server is the most important part of that system because it works with any DLNA/UPnP player.
Right now aVia is the only player other than Plex that can play to CCast.
But it won't be the only one for long....
So it makes a ton of sense to be running a Plex Server (or any transcoding DLNA server for that matter) despite the fact you won't get all the features of it until a better player app that supports DLNA and CCast fully (With transcoding) comes along.

I'm using the Plex for android and stream media to my CC without any problem for about a week or so. It worked after they made an update recently. you just need to buy the app which is about 5 bucks.

betizad said:
I'm using the Plex for android and stream media to my CC without any problem for about a week or so. It worked after they made an update recently. you just need to buy the app which is about 5 bucks.
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No just buying the app isn't enough...
CCast support requires PlexPass account. You can run the app and stream to your device but the CCast streaming shouldn't not work unless you have a PlexPass subscription.
I will note someone had a link to a developer version of the Plex App that bypassed this requirement but I wouldn't trust it...

I have had Plex for some time now and they are right, it is a anyone's guess when the support opens for casting. The developer version works just fine in my opinion as well. Avia does most of what I want anyway so if you want to put your money in the right place now, get the avia app honestly.

Isn't a month membership only like $3.99? I imagine that would be worth it for the time being. Just pay the few dollars dude. Not a big deal.
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Srambo217 said:
Isn't a month membership only like $3.99? I imagine that would be worth it for the time being. Just pay the few dollars dude. Not a big deal.
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Exactly what I did. It's only 3.99 people !
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VanillaG0rilla said:
Exactly what I did. It's only 3.99 people !
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It's not the cost... I purchased the plex app. That is what is needed for my use. I have also purchased the a avia app as well. I don't want to pay four bucks a month for a service that I rarely use. Four kids in college and all that.
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third son said:
It's not the cost... I purchased the plex app. That is what is needed for my use. I have also purchased the a avia app as well. I don't want to pay four bucks a month for a service that I rarely use. Four kids in college and all that.
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Quite Understandable....I'm not even sure you can buy just one month as I thought the Sub Options were a Year and Lifetime.
I understand why CCast support is PlexPass only at this point. If you're a regular visitor to the Plex Forums you would see a myriad of issues being reported regarding the transcoding and specifically surround Audio. This is on top of the usual problems we talk about here such as loss of control, Network, Router and Connection issues.
Right now the PlexPass users are sort of acting as the Beta Testers for this since they are the most familiar with Plex and it's workings.
To open it up to the Public right now would probably overwhelm the support forum rehashing the Bugs they already know about and add the reports of things that are not broken just because the user didn't know there is a setting in Plex set wrong they didn't know exists.
I would guess that when the Transcoder is running perfectly you might see CCast support go Public.
But they may also wait until they finish their Music and Picture support which at this point does not exist at all.
aVia does work provided your library doesn't need transcoding but if you do then it might be worth paying for the PlexPass at least until they release it publicly.
Plex right now is the only system that works exactly as Google intended it to when they developed the CCast.
Mobile App tells the CCast to load a player app and play a stream direct from a server without needing the device that launched it once it starts.
Plex is the only system that transcodes local files for playback as RealPlayer requires you to upload to their cloud to get a transcoded stream back.
Perhaps the announcement about the 10 Apps with CCast support being added was a bit of stretching the truth for Christmas Shopping Marketing Purposes...
Cause lets be honest none of the options for Local Content are perfected or issue free. aVia has had at least 10 Updates since the announcement maybe even more....
Most of the work on the Plex side has been done to the server side because I haven't seen any updates to the Android apps itself, certainly not as many as the aVia Player has....
All the Local playback App options do the job better than CCast did before they were released...
But thats about all you can really say about them. They are all still learning how to crawl at this point and none are what I would call a perfected and Mature option that does everything we expect they should yet.
It's going to take time...What CCast does it much more complicated than what Miracast, Roku and Airplay do.

VLC with Chromecast

Hi there,
Now that the SDK has been released, does anyone know if VLC is going to support Chromecast? It'd be great to cast videos from my computer along with subtitles.
Thanks!

No one can say other than the developers of VLC.

jsgraphicart said:
No one can say other than the developers of VLC.
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We got two programs for Chromecast based on VLC:
Fling (vlcj library)
Mongoose
At VLC trac you may see one ticked:
https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/9338
On videolan forums there are no new posts on Chromecast so you should spread Chromecast SDK News there.
https://forum.videolan.org/index.php

JazzyCarr0t said:
Hi there,
Now that the SDK has been released, does anyone know if VLC is going to support Chromecast? It'd be great to cast videos from my computer along with subtitles.
Thanks!
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JUst install videostream chromecast extension from chrome store, it works.

I use VLC to transcode my cable TV to Plex. Then I can connect to Plex with my CC and cast live TV..
So, in a sense. It's already been done.
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bh805 said:
JUst install videostream chromecast extension from chrome store, it works.
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VLC can transcode videos and he is asking if they might add a function to directly send the transcoded video to VLC. Honestly? Will not happen soon.

catexecutive said:
VLC can transcode videos and he is asking if they might add a function to directly send the transcoded video to VLC. Honestly? Will not happen soon.
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Sreaming transcoded content from VLC to CC and will be huge but not extreme effort from VLC developers.
There already is a dirty workaround.:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2655258

https://forums.plex.tv/index.php?/topic/96270-VLC-channel
VLC channel
Check this plugin out. It's in the development stages ATM
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JazzyCarr0t said:
Hi there,
Now that the SDK has been released, does anyone know if VLC is going to support Chromecast? It'd be great to cast videos from my computer along with subtitles.
Thanks!
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am use Plex.tv now for stream local media files frome computer to Chromecast.
But am agree should be nice me VLC included Chromecast so man dosent need to install plex Media center and need to use Android app.

JW Player adds CCast support!

Good News the Popular JWPlayer used by many websites for embedding media into Web pages is adding Chromecast support to the player!
http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/0...ayer-adds-chromecast-support-to-its-platform/
This should in time remove a lot of the need to cast tabs for some Websites.
It will be a slow rollout though as they will test on some major Media portals first (Think ESPN) before they actually release it to others via a more public release.

Asphyx said:
Good News the Popular JWPlayer used by many websites for embedding media into Web pages is adding Chromecast support to the player!
http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/0...ayer-adds-chromecast-support-to-its-platform/
This should in time remove a lot of the need to cast tabs for some Websites.
It will be a slow rollout though as they will test on some major Media portals first (Think ESPN) before they actually release it to others via a more public release.
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CONFIRMED today via Android Police.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/0...ideo-updated-to-v6-9-with-chromecast-support/

Drizwaldo1 said:
CONFIRMED today via Android Police.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/0...ideo-updated-to-v6-9-with-chromecast-support/
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Yes but it still is limited to the enterprise edition which is great news for those of us who want to send content from major content sites who currently use JW to the CCast, but still leaves us a bit short on those Home grown sites that are using JW Player as it is unlikely they are paying for the enterprise version.
At some point I expect it to trickle down to all versions.