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So I picked up one of the HD docks from Amazon. I am using it at work and when trying to play Netflix I get no video on the screen. I hear the audio just fine but for the life of me I can not get the video to play.
If I undock it and go back in to netflix it plays just fine. Any thoughts?
the dock is not connected to any monitors or tv, just trying to get video to play on the phone while I am at my desk. Also doing the same thing with Hulu. So I am assuming there is some setting maybe?
try disabling the hdmi setting under system settings/display/HDMI Settings.
Does Chrome Cast support surround sound via optical cable from the TV to the Receiver once Chrome Cast is plugged in?
justin24 said:
Does Chrome Cast support surround sound via optical cable from the TV to the Receiver once Chrome Cast is plugged in?
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yes. I have my tv set up that way and have no problems.
booked said:
yes. I have my tv set up that way and have no problems.
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I have problems with this via web tabs, but Netflix puts out 5.1 just fine.
I have an old receiver that doesn't understand anything newer than regular 5.1 AC3/DD/DTS. My components are connected by optical via a monoprice HDMI switch (MD-415arc).
I have to set my Bluray, Hopper and Xbox 360 all to "Dolby Digital 5.1" (or similar) to achieve 5.1 surround, which works fine.
I seem to only be able to get 2.1 PCM out of the chromecast, and I'm wondering if that's because the only 5.1 output formats are AAC and DD+/E-AC3.
Can anyone confirm whether this is the case? Any inexpensive means to convert e-ac3 to old ac3?
I have a brand new Marantz NR1604 AVR and I only get 2 channels from my Chromecast when connected to an HDMI port on the receiver. Doesn't seem to matter what the source is. Also, when playing MKV movie files from my server thru Chrome/Chromcast, the commentary track is played by default instead of the normal soundtrack. Anyway to change the audio track when playing thru Chrome?
ynnek63 said:
I have a brand new Marantz NR1604 AVR and I only get 2 channels from my Chromecast when connected to an HDMI port on the receiver. Doesn't seem to matter what the source is. Also, when playing MKV movie files from my server thru Chrome/Chromcast, the commentary track is played by default instead of the normal soundtrack. Anyway to change the audio track when playing thru Chrome?
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My understanding is that HDMI audio may be reduced to the lowest common denominator in the device chain. Might need to disable TV's ARC or something (lots of TVs only return 2 channel PCM audio)...I think.
What format is the audio track in your MKV? I think the chrometab mirroring only supports 2ch aac.
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My understanding is that HDMI audio may be reduced to the lowest common denominator in the device chain. Might need to disable TV's ARC or something (lots of TVs only return 2 channel PCM audio)...I think.
What format is the audio track in your MKV? I think the chrometab mirroring only supports 2ch aac.
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Thanks for the reply. I am connecting the Chromecast using the Marantz AVR HDMI input, not the tv. Most of my MKV files use DTS. You may be right about the chrometab mirroring only supporting 2ch aac. However, Netflix should have surround audio but I only get 2 channel. I also tried the Chromecast on my Onkyo AVR with the same result.
Is there some setting I am missing in the Chromecast?
ynnek63 said:
Thanks for the reply. I am connecting the Chromecast using the Marantz AVR HDMI input, not the tv. Most of my MKV files use DTS. You may be right about the chrometab mirroring only supporting 2ch aac. However, Netflix should have surround audio but I only get 2 channel. I also tried the Chromecast on my Onkyo AVR with the same result.
Is there some setting I am missing in the Chromecast?
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I think there's supposed to be a way to select audio streams in the Netflix app. Maybe only the stereo stream is selected?
ynnek63 said:
I have a brand new Marantz NR1604 AVR and I only get 2 channels from my Chromecast when connected to an HDMI port on the receiver. Doesn't seem to matter what the source is. Also, when playing MKV movie files from my server thru Chrome/Chromcast, the commentary track is played by default instead of the normal soundtrack. Anyway to change the audio track when playing thru Chrome?
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I have the same thing with my NR1602. Doesn't let me select anything but stereo from the netflix app. I thought I got it to play 5.1 at least once, but maybe I am wrong.
As a little test. I had my whole system powered up and ready to go and I powered cycle chromecast thinking maybe it was detecting the TV's stereo settings when the AVR was off (due to passthrough), but it still only gave me stereo options in chromecast.
edit: just tried from the chromecast chrome extension/plugin in chrome browser.. same thing.
edit2: Nevermind. It works fine I wasn't playing movies that had 5.1.
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I have the same thing with my NR1602. Doesn't let me select anything but stereo from the netflix app. I thought I got it to play 5.1 at least once, but maybe I am wrong.
As a little test. I had my whole system powered up and ready to go and I powered cycle chromecast thinking maybe it was detecting the TV's stereo settings when the AVR was off (due to passthrough), but it still only gave me stereo options in chromecast.
edit: just tried from the chromecast chrome extension/plugin in chrome browser.. same thing.
edit2: Nevermind. It works fine I wasn't playing movies that had 5.1.
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hmmm....i played an random movie, "Cabin in the Woods". Stereo only. Just tried "The Avengers" too, stereo only. Surely those movies would be streamed in 5.1. And there were no audio selections. My internet connection is also fast and stable.
hmmmmm.....just tried my Roku with Netflix, no 5.1 there either. Odd. Could this be a router problem? My Roku and AVR are both connected to my router via Ethernet. I try to avoid wireless when possible although I know the Chromecast uses wifi. Also, my WDLive plays DD and DTS fine from my server.
As a side note, the Dolby Pro Logic II on my Marantz actually does a decent job with surround, but this is simulated and isn't quite up to true 5.1
Thanks for the responses guys.
ynnek63 said:
hmmm....i played an random movie, "Cabin in the Woods". Stereo only. Just tried "The Avengers" too, stereo only. Surely those movies would be streamed in 5.1. And there were no audio selections. My internet connection is also fast and stable.
hmmmmm.....just tried my Roku with Netflix, no 5.1 there either. Odd. Could this be a router problem? My Roku and AVR are both connected to my router via Ethernet. I try to avoid wireless when possible although I know the Chromecast uses wifi. Also, my WDLive plays DD and DTS fine from my server.
As a side note, the Dolby Pro Logic II on my Marantz actually does a decent job with surround, but this is simulated and isn't quite up to true 5.1
Thanks for the responses guys.
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In the Roku settings, you choose stereo or 5.1. This could be why you didn't get 5.1 on your Roku.
The Roku streams my MKV files in 5.1 thru the Plex app.
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The Roku streams my MKV files in 5.1 thru the Plex app.
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Plex MKV 5.1 works fine for me as well, as Roku will pass through the AC3/DTS streams. I know that Roku (like Chromecast) streams Netflix 5.1 as DD+. Certainly seems like your AVR should be up to the task of decoding DD+. If you're not even being given the option of 5.1 audio in the app...I dunno, maybe that's a network/bandwidth issue (does Netflix test the bandwidth when it loads or something?). Otherwise I'd start hunting around the settings for your AVR.
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Plex MKV 5.1 works fine for me as well, as Roku will pass through the AC3/DTS streams. I know that Roku (like Chromecast) streams Netflix 5.1 as DD+. Certainly seems like your AVR should be up to the task of decoding DD+. If you're not even being given the option of 5.1 audio in the app...I dunno, maybe that's a network/bandwidth issue (does Netflix test the bandwidth when it loads or something?). Otherwise I'd start hunting around the settings for your AVR.
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Well, the receiver decodes DD and DTS automatically from other sources, so I don't think it's in the settings. And my internet speed tests at 18+ Mbps consistently which is more than enough for streaming Netfilx.
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ynnek63 said:
Well, the receiver decodes DD and DTS automatically from other sources, so I don't think it's in the settings. And my internet speed tests at 18+ Mbps consistently which is more than enough for streaming Netfilx.
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WTF?!?! I solved the problem. The test movie I have been using is "The Avengers". Well, evidently, on Netflix, this movie is streamed in stereo only!! Seriously??!! For such a blockbuster movie? Wow! Anyway. So I picked a random movie, "Apartment 143", and boom, DD+!! WTF?
Well, I feel pretty stupid now, but am glad to have resolved the issue. Still blows my mind that such a blockbuster like "The Avengers" is only streamed in stereo.
So, thanks to those who replied and hopefully my stupidity will benefit others.
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Does Chrome Cast support surround sound via optical cable from the TV to the Receiver once Chrome Cast is plugged in?
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My surround sound is working great in every casting method(local media, Netflix, Youtube, etc..). Everything sounds great so far...so far, so good!
How do you get surround sound from local media? Are you playing from tab in chrome? I didn't think chromecast could handle DD/DTS. Or is it passing along the audio streams so they get all the way to your receiver?
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No matter what I try, I can't get 5.1 audio out of my Chromecast. The Netflix app doesn't even give me the option in the audio drop down list. I've tried rebooting, still nothing.
I have my CC plugged into my Vizio E390-A1 then the audio out through the optical out I to my receiver. Is it possible my receiver is too old and isn't able to decode the surround audio from Netflix? I made sure the audio out in the TV menu has Dolby Digital selected instead of PCM. Still nothing.
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No matter what I try, I can't get 5.1 audio out of my Chromecast. The Netflix app doesn't even give me the option in the audio drop down list. I've tried rebooting, still nothing.
I have my CC plugged into my Vizio E390-A1 then the audio out through the optical out I to my receiver. Is it possible my receiver is too old and isn't able to decode the surround audio from Netflix? I made sure the audio out in the TV menu has Dolby Digital selected instead of PCM. Still nothing.
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You have to have high quality stream selected in the Netflix menu. Log in on a PC, ts there somewhere.
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Sparky977 said:
No matter what I try, I can't get 5.1 audio out of my Chromecast. The Netflix app doesn't even give me the option in the audio drop down list. I've tried rebooting, still nothing.
I have my CC plugged into my Vizio E390-A1 then the audio out through the optical out I to my receiver. Is it possible my receiver is too old and isn't able to decode the surround audio from Netflix? I made sure the audio out in the TV menu has Dolby Digital selected instead of PCM. Still nothing.
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99% of TVs will NOT pass 5.1 from hdmi sources. Usually you will only get 5.1 over toslink from the internal tuner. Certain TVs will do it, but its a huge exception to the rule. You need to plug directly into a receiver, or what I do is use a HDMI switch with a toslink output that can force 5.1. Its pretty snazzy, has ARC so I even get 5.1 audio from the tv tuner with one hdmi cable and one optical cable. Box isnt cheap though, something like $80 on monoprice.
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Thanks. That has got to be what I'm running into.
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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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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.
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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???
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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???
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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!
As promised in another thread, I captured a video of the native full-screen mirroring lag.
Delay is half a second or less, video seems shows closer to quarter of second. Content doesn't seem to matter much - feels like the same delay mirroring streaming TV.
Sorry, the darn rolling shutter makes it pretty much impossible to discern the hundredths of a second, tenths are barely legible...
And please ignore the audio - my wife was wondering what I was doing... as usual. :angel:
Video: https://copy.com/f04CuUFQkoNo
If you want to run your own test, the timer video is from MediaCollege.com and the MP4 version should play natively without needing any conversion.
Casting Device Specs:
AT&T Samsung Galaxy S3 SGH-I747
KitKit 4.4.2 Stock rooted I747UCUFNE4
Google Play Services version 5.0.84 (1259630-036)
Chromecast app version 1.7.4
Playing via MX Player 1.7.28
Screen casting enabled via MirrorEnabler
Connected to 5 GHz WiFi on Netgear WNDR4500 router
WiFi signal strength: Excellent
Chromecast Specs:
Build 17250 (Eureka-ROM 17250.003, but should not matter stock or not)
Connected to 2.4 GHz WiFi on Netgear WNDR4500 router
WiFi signal strength: Excellent
Have you tried to stream a movie or channel like from xbmc? I have a Sprint Galaxy s3 and the same router also. I have used VLC player with my movies. I have a network with 30/3 speeds.
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To add more my problem is while I'm on xbmc playing a channel it will buffer and lose sound then the soundtrack will be off from video like about 5 to 10 seconds.
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Have you tried to stream a movie or channel like from xbmc? I have a Sprint Galaxy s3 and the same router also. I have used VLC player with my movies. I have a network with 30/3 speeds.
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I don't use XBMC but I've played TV episodes from Xfinity TV Go (which doesn't support Chromecast) and haven't noticed any problems.
Since the screen mirroring traffic is also going through WiFi along with your streaming it'll take up more WiFi bandwidth so signal reception on all devices involved becomes more critical.
I tried the same with AllShare Cast (I have an AllShare Wireless Hub connected to another input on the same TV) and while yet lag is similar, I noticed that WiFi Direct seemed to limit general network traffic more. My streaming playback video would break up from time to time. No such problem with Chromecast mirroring.
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I don't use XBMC but I've played TV episodes from Xfinity TV Go (which doesn't support Chromecast) and haven't noticed any problems.
Since the screen mirroring traffic is also going through WiFi along with your streaming it'll take up more WiFi bandwidth so signal reception on all devices involved becomes more critical.
I tried the same with AllShare Cast (I have an AllShare Wireless Hub connected to another input on the same TV) and while yet lag is similar, I noticed that WiFi Direct seemed to limit general network traffic more. My streaming playback video would break up from time to time. No such problem with Chromecast mirroring.
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my chromecast was eating dust for 1 month because my g2 have so much lag over screencast that it takes 10 sec just to navigate. pictures and videos were like crazy late.
now i bought nexus 7 and man even the videos on my device runs smooth...
whats the issue with g2?? tried both stock, custom, g3 port and aosp.
laptop lag
Having this lag issue using cast entire screen even just on the desktop moving the mouse works fine using an s4 & g3 anyone have a fix yet?
Hello
I a non-rooted p20 Pro.
Just to the lack of broadband where I currently am (two weeks until an engineer turns up). I have downloaded a purchased TV series in to my phone at work via Google Movies. I have a USB to Hdmi adapter. I can see my phone screen on the TV. But when I load I start a purchased video in Google movies or via YouTube. I only get a black screen and audio. If I play a random YouTube video that works perfectly. So it has to has to do with the purchase protection but how do I get to stop? Thank you.