I have an issue with Netflix playing 5.1 sound. It doesn't show me the option in the device when I want to cast, I tried my Galaxy SIII, my Acer A500 tablet and the chrome google cast extension.
Works everything but only show me the options English (Stereo) Spanish (Stereo) or Portugues (Stereo) in the audio icon
If I use the same account in a PS3 of a friend with the same shows, works fine, but in my devices not work. Any ideas?
Teitn said:
I have an issue with Netflix playing 5.1 sound. It doesn't show me the option in the device when I want to cast, I tried my Galaxy SIII, my Acer A500 tablet and the chrome google cast extension.
Works everything but only show me the options English (Stereo) Spanish (Stereo) or Portugues (Stereo) in the audio icon
If I use the same account in a PS3 of a friend with the same shows, works fine, but in my devices not work. Any ideas?
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My Netflix has not given me anything beyond Stereo so far, but most of the content I've been casting probably doesn't have surround anyway.
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My Netflix has not given me anything beyond Stereo so far, but most of the content I've been casting probably doesn't have surround anyway.
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I tried content like Star Trek (The New Movie) or Dr. Who (New Seasons), everything new stuff with the 5.1 legend and tested in the PS3 with real 5.1 capabilities, so it's anoying.
Teitn said:
I tried content like star trek or Dr. Who, everithing new stuff with the 5.1 legend and tested in the PS3 with real 5.1 capabilities, so it's anoying.
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Well we know surround is possible on the CCast so I would guess that the CCast Player App Netflix is using doesn't support surround yet.
Not sure if they have a support forum but complaining loudly there might get them off their butt on implementing it.
It is possible to do 5.1 but your device must let chromecast know that it could.
Examples my chromecast connect to Vizio TV then TV output to a Yamaha 4300 7.1 soundbar = stereo
But chromecast to the yamaha 4300 soundbar then soundbar using HDMI ARC to TV = glorious 5.1
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So, I have my Philips TV with the HDMI conected to the chromecast and TV connected by HDMI-ARC to my Philips BD HT 5.1... you say I have some issue thats not telling to the CC I can reproduce 5.1 by the ARC???
Teitn said:
So, I have my Philips TV with the HDMI conected to the chromecast and TV connected by HDMI-ARC to my Philips BD HT 5.1... you say I have some issue thats not telling to the CC I can reproduce 5.1 by the ARC???
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Yes plug the CCast into the Philips unit not the TV.
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Yes plug the CCast into the Philips unit not the TV.
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OK. I doomed, because my Phillips Blue Ray it's my 5.1 amp too, and doesn't have HDMI In, just HDMI-ARC or optical/coaxial in... If I try with an optical cable I have the same Issues?
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OK. I doomed, because my Phillips Blue Ray it's my 5.1 amp too, and doesn't have HDMI In, just HDMI-ARC or optical/coaxial in... If I try with an optical cable I have the same Issues?
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Not doomed yet...Just need to find a workaround....
Is the TV surround capable? (Maybe not but if it has HDMI-ARC I have to assume it is)
Check the audio settings on your TV. They maybe spread all over the place unfortunately.
There will be one MAIN audio section for general TV settings. But each Input on the TV may have it's own separate Audio settings and they will show up on the menu that controls inputs.
It is possible that it isn't the TV not communicating with the CCast but the fact the Input or TV is not set to use Surround and therefore is not passing it to your Amp.
If you can tell me what Brand and Model TV you have I might be able to help you more on where to look for the settings that are tripping you up.
If your TV supports ARC I can't imagine it would not support Surround so it must be a setting that is wrong that is causing this issue.
I am having a similar issue, my LG connects to my Yamaha Receiver (which is older and does not have HDMI inputs.) via the optical input and passes through 5.1 from my Roku and even it's own Netflix app, but nada from my CC.
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The CC will only output DD+ 5.1 audio from Netflix and won't (possibly can't) downgrade this to DD 5.1 as other devices can. Not sure about the Roku but PS3 definitely can downgrade to DD5.1
If your audio receiving device doesn't support DD+ (only newer devices do) then you won't get 5.1 from Netflix CC.
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Not doomed yet...Just need to find a workaround....
Is the TV surround capable? (Maybe not but if it has HDMI-ARC I have to assume it is)
Check the audio settings on your TV. They maybe spread all over the place unfortunately.
There will be one MAIN audio section for general TV settings. But each Input on the TV may have it's own separate Audio settings and they will show up on the menu that controls inputs.
It is possible that it isn't the TV not communicating with the CCast but the fact the Input or TV is not set to use Surround and therefore is not passing it to your Amp.
If you can tell me what Brand and Model TV you have I might be able to help you more on where to look for the settings that are tripping you up.
If your TV supports ARC I can't imagine it would not support Surround so it must be a setting that is wrong that is causing this issue.
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Yes. I have the cable receiver conected to the HDMI 1 of my Philips 32PFL4017G TV, the HDMI 2 to the CC and the HDMI 3 to my Philips HTS3541 Blu-ray via HDMI-ARC. If I use the cable tv receiver I have 5.1, the same if I broadcast some video via DLNA from my CPU, so something it's wrong but I don't know what.
I also own a Phiilips TV and my Chromecast doesn't send 5.1 audio to my Logitech z-5550. Some may argue that my Z-5550, doesnt support, but HGO GO doesn't work either.
Just for information, I also do own a Roku 3 (which doesn't have a spdif output) and I have to rely on the spdif out of my Philips TV to send 5.1 to my Z-5550 and it works flawlessly, even using Netflix that supports only Dolby Digital Plus.
Apparently there is something odd going on with Chromecast and Philips TVs.
I am going to test this using the same setup and a Sony TV.
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I also own a Phiilips TV and my Chromecast doesn't send 5.1 audio to my Logitech z-5550. Some may argue that my Z-5550, doesnt support, but HGO GO doesn't work either.
Just for information, I also do own a Roku 3 (which doesn't have a spdif output) and I have to rely on the spdif out of my Philips TV to send 5.1 to my Z-5550 and it works flawlessly, even using Netflix that supports only Dolby Digital Plus.
Apparently there is something odd going on with Chromecast and Philips TVs.
I am going to test this using the same setup and a Sony TV.
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Same situation in my bedroom except for my TV being an LG and my sound bar being a Yamaha.
Roku3 outputs 5.1 as does the native LG Netflix app.
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Just for information, I also do own a Roku 3 (which doesn't have a spdif output) and I have to rely on the spdif out of my Philips TV to send 5.1 to my Z-5550 and it works flawlessly, even using Netflix that supports only Dolby Digital Plus.
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DD+ requires HDMI, it won't go over spdif (requires too much bandwidth) so either something is converting it to DD, or youre not getting true 5.1
I too have a Samsung TV that I will be connecting my Chromecast to, and then SPDIF from the TV to my Logitech Z-5500 receiver.
Has anyone managed to pull such a setup off and get surround sound? I am debating wether or not to buy a chromecast when I go to the states in two weeks
the main problem is, the HDMI arc (or optical) wont support DD+, only DD.. but Netflix (Chromecast) only supports DD+, so its a no go..
i use chromecast to most of my netflix use, but if i realy want to use 5.1 i use the netflix client on my bluray player ( as it is my receiver too )
the only way to get 5.1 sound from chromecast on netflix is to use a receiver with hdmi input!
Hi Everyone,
I've been looking all over the net for some answers for a DIY Project i'm trying to do.
Basically I want to have buy either ChromeCast or EzCast and connect to my cars AUX double din head unit to mainly mirror Pandora from my Android Mobile (Sony Xperia Z).
The questions I'm hoping to have answered are the following;
1. Can I use ChromeCast or EzCast in my car without being connected to a wireless hotspot or network? Being a car setup, I wont have a hotspot in my car, unless a LTE/4G Dongle, which I don't intend to.
- Will they work by just directly from my Mobile to the Cast dongle?
2. If mirroring Pandora, will the music or the head units display stop when I turn off my Mobiles display? (I dont want to constantly have my display on as that will drain my battery)
3. Which is better EzCast or ChromeCast Dongles?
If someone would be so kind as to answer the above questions for me, I would be greatly appreciative. :good:
Thanks
Not Chromecast - Chromecast requires Internet connection because it's designed to pull content from the Internet.
No. In the cast of Chromecast, Chromecast itself is the device requesting the stream and playing it. Your controlling device is only a control and can be rebooted, disconnected, turn off, etc.
In this case, given your requirement of not having a hotspot/Internet, I would say not Chromecast. I don't know if EzCast is appropriate, so I'll leave that to others.
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Not Chromecast - Chromecast requires Internet connection because it's designed to pull content from the Internet.
No. In the cast of Chromecast, Chromecast itself is the device requesting the stream and playing it. Your controlling device is only a control and can be rebooted, disconnected, turn off, etc.
In this case, given your requirement of not having a hotspot/Internet, I would say not Chromecast. I don't know if EzCast is appropriate, so I'll leave that to others.
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THIS!
He would be much better off just getting himself an LTE Nexus7, finding a way to mount it that is convenient and wiring it into the Audio system Aux Connection directly or installing a BlueTooth Audio Access point to that aux input that the Tablet or phone can connect to.
Many of today's better Car stereos have an Aux input that will override the input currently selected on the AV unit for use with GPS when it detects an audio signal.
And by dong this you can use the Tablet as a GPS unit as well!
More expensive but you will need the tablet or phone to control the CCast anyway doing what you want to do....
You could just buy a mount that is wired correctly and use your current Phone or Tablet to do this.
Or buy a tablet specifically for this purpose.
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THIS!
He would be much better off just getting himself an LTE Nexus7, finding a way to mount it that is convenient and wiring it into the Audio system Aux Connection directly or installing a BlueTooth Audio Access point to that aux input that the Tablet or phone can connect to.
Many of today's better Car stereos have an Aux input that will override the input currently selected on the AV unit for use with GPS when it detects an audio signal.
And by dong this you can use the Tablet as a GPS unit as well!
More expensive but you will need the tablet or phone to control the CCast anyway doing what you want to do....
You could just buy a mount that is wired correctly and use your current Phone or Tablet to do this.
Or buy a tablet specifically for this purpose.
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Thank god! Cheers guys for the helpful responses, you just saved me alot of time!
Thing is I have an Alpine INA-W900BT head unit, it has bluetooth, it has GPS, it plays videos(not that I've ever used it lol), reverse camera video and the main thing is it sounds amazing! As an amplifier it reproduces great audio. A tablet can't give you that sound clarity and control with the cars audio system/sub.
Annoying thing is BT audio stream though AUX leaves me with a blank display, so I figure i'll try to "cast" it. Atleast this way I should be able to see pandora on the screen.
Maybe the next car i'll do the Tablet DIY similar to this fellow, don't want to spend to much cash on this right now;
https://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&...xXpXfPR6d9YTlrC62eKMkGw&bvm=bv.69411363,d.c2E
For now, just want to mirror or local cast somehow. You're right though, end of the day I'm still going to have to control it with my phone...
Maybe get a Android Smart Box hmmm....
Does anyone know if Ezcast requires a hotspot?
Why don't you use MHL?
kuri_2k said:
Thank god! Cheers guys for the helpful responses, you just saved me alot of time!
Thing is I have an Alpine INA-W900BT head unit, it has bluetooth, it has GPS, it plays videos(not that I've ever used it lol), reverse camera video and the main thing is it sounds amazing! As an amplifier it reproduces great audio. A tablet can't give you that sound clarity and control with the cars audio system/sub.
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Well unfortunately that unit is made more for Apple not Android....
If you have an Apple device and plug it into USB I believe it will display video for control of the device to the screen. But it seems to be limited to iPod and Music storage and makes no mention of things like Pandora. It would appear from the description that plugging in via USB turns the iPod or iPhone into a storage device that the AV unit then loads files from into it's native music player.
This seems to suggest that no matter what you try to use, you will not get control or anything but a blank screen when streaming it as it will all have to plug in via the Aux (even if you don't go BT).
The limitation is really how do you get the audio into the AV unit..I'm sure it has no HDMI ports on it,
And any Audio Breakout you use is going to connect to an Aux port.
This unit you have appears to be just a generation before mobile data in the car was expected....
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1. Can I use ChromeCast or EzCast in my car without being connected to a wireless hotspot or network? Being a car setup, I wont have a hotspot in my car, unless a LTE/4G Dongle, which I don't intend to.
- Will they work by just directly from my Mobile to the Cast dongle?
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Contrary to what has been said, this can be done, or say at least I did it and I am waiting for someone to reproduce my results and confirm.
You can stream from your phone directly to your chromecast, provided you activated the mobile WiFi hotspot of same phone (no need for an external router).
Read http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2791313
Please report your results.
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Hope someone can help me here.
i have a Sony bdv n790w that should support dd+.
When i stream from my ubuntuserver with plex, I get 5.1 surround through chromecast that is plugged in the sony sound system.
But when I try with netflix trough chromecast i dont. But when I use the sony app (netflix) thats in the soundsystem i get 5.1 on the same movies i dont get 5.1 through chromecast ?
I only get 5.1 via plex through chromecast, not others like netflix, viaplay etc..
Any suggestions ?
I see that Google has released Multi-room sync for the Chomecast Audio. I currently have a Chomecast 2015 (video) that is connected into my home theater. I would like to add a CC Audio to my outdoor speakers and sync them. Reading the Multi-room FAQ it says that the video version is not supported. I'm not sure why since its basically the same hardware but with HDMI out. Are there any custom roms or hacks that make this possible?
$50 bounty to a dev who is able to create an Xposed module which hacks the audio so it goes to Bluetooth on the Android 6x & 7x devices (phone, tablet, etc).
Yes, there are other ways to get Bluetooth audio, such as adding a Bluetooth device to your TV output or using an HDMI audio extractor box.
That's not what this thread is about, so please be courteous and keep those discussions out of this thread.
This thread is about Xposed and hacking the audio so it goes to your Bluetooth connected devices in Android. Must work for all casting, such as BeIN Sports app, Netflix, Youtube, etc. etc. etc.
I will update the pledged bounty $$$ amount if anyone else wishes to pledge to the cause. :good:
impossible since none of the content actually goes through the Android device and streams directly to the cast device.
[edit] Only solution for you here is to screen cast to the cast device and then you can use a blutooth speaker since the content is on the Android and playing on it.
Didn't get it clearly... Is it to route your phone audio thru Bluetooth... It's happening already...
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The problem is Android device cant act as a sink. So even if you hack the chromecast you also have to hack the mobile device which is quite hard.
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The problem is Android device cant act as a sink. So even if you hack the chromecast you also have to hack the mobile device which is quite hard.
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The issue here is that the content being casted is only available on one unit unless you screen cast.
CCast gets the content it plays directly, it doesn't go through the Android device that started the cast.
So the only way to get the audio from a casted app to display video on the CCast but play the audio through the Android device is to play the content on the Android device and cast it's screen to the CCast...
But the compression used to screen cast is rarely able to keep up with what you need for playing your average video (It will stutter and grab frames) and even if you manage to get smooth video it's next to impossible to get the audio to sync with the video.
the CCast is not designed to do what is requested.
The best way to do this is to use an old Full Android device with an HDMI port, running something like Plex or Kodi you can target content and pair a BT Headphone or speaker to.
I do something similar to this with my old Xoom.
You can also cast audio through your usb too. Plug a usb wireless sound card and it will work. In anyway, even if you cast the audio from BT it wont be sync. Because both wifi and bt they are buffering so it wont be sync.
Also I couldnt get it clearly whether if you want to stream from chromecast2android or reverse.