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TheBoomSpoon

11-30-2014 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by SouthArk370Z (Post 3043588)

Chromecast may not be your best bet. If I understood what I read, when you stream from your computer, the stream is sent to one of Google's servers and then to the TV. If you play a 1 GB movie, you use 2 GB of data; 1 GB out + 1 GB in. Ie, Chromecast was designed to stream video from the 'Net. But I'm just going by what I've read.

Its only from your device to the chromecast when streaming content from your phone or a computer on your network

LunaZ

11-30-2014 08:51 AM

Not really in need of over the air TV. 99% native media. Maybe the occasional use of you tube.
Maybe I should just hide a DVD player behind the TV? Or rip DVDs and video files onto a USB stick?

madwi

11-30-2014 08:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LunaZ (Post 3043698)

Not really in need of over the air TV. 99% native media. Maybe the occasional use of you tube.
Maybe I should just hide a DVD player behind the TV? Or rip DVDs and video files onto a USB stick?

Sounds like that a usb sticks would be the easiest/cheapest for the media you will play.
Smart tvs should play all that from usb as long as ripped in correct format.

TheBoomSpoon

11-30-2014 09:24 AM

I thought streaming over wi'fi was the main goal. If not thrn u have a billion options. Good luck

LunaZ

11-30-2014 09:36 AM

Streaming over WiFi is the goal, but if I have to rip my DVDs and clips anyway before I can stream them, it sounds like I might as well just load it onto a stick and use a smart TV to play it.

TheBoomSpoon

11-30-2014 09:47 AM

Well. I thought the new vlc player was going to support chromecast. If that is updated already then u could just play your dvd/cd via vlc player on your pc and use vlc to stream to the chromecast. Look into whether vlc has added that support. That way you wouldnt have the hassle of burning dvd.

LunaZ

11-30-2014 09:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheBoomSpoon (Post 3043760)

That sounds like what I want to do - looking up vlc now.
Thanks!

SouthArk370Z

11-30-2014 10:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LunaZ (Post 3043685)

If I'm just moving things across my existing WiFi network, how does that affect my data consumption? Assuming you're talking about data on my mobile plan here?

If I read correctly, Chromecast does not send the data directly from your computer to the HDMI dongle. It first uploads the stream to a server and then it is sent "back" to the dongle. But maybe I'm just reading it wrong.

Have you looked into an RF modulator (converts computer video signal to broadcast TV frequency)? We used to use those back in The Good Old Days to get from CGA/EGA/VGA to TV (cheap, but very low-res monitor). Hooked the RF mod input to the graphics card and the output was a piece of twin-lead. They may make something that uses modern signals/wiring.

MacCool

11-30-2014 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by LunaZ (Post 3042863)

I'm not a hater.
All my Apple friends are haters, always telling me why their device is better and I need to switch... as they beg me for an outlet to plug their phone in and ask for my contact information again because the latest update wiped out their contacts. But their device is better, always. ;)
Sorry, I misunderstood your one word response. You didn't give me much to work with.

LOL. No, you're not an Apple hater. Not at all. It's those Apple people. They're the haters.

Of course you did say...

Quote:

Originally Posted by LunaZ (Post 3042856)

Thanks for the useless kool-aid drinker response.
This is exactly why I hate Apple people.

...which might have confused some people into thinking that it was you, not them.

:)

Quote:

Originally Posted by LunaZ (Post 3042863)

... as they beg me for an outlet to plug their phone in and ask for my contact information again because the latest update wiped out their contacts.

Oh bull-oney.

.

LunaZ

11-30-2014 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by MacCool (Post 3043796)

LOL. No, you're not an Apple hater. Not at all. It's those Apple people. They're the haters.

Of course you did say...

...which might have confused some people into thinking that it was you, not them.

:)

Oh bull-oney.

.

Thanks for the help MacCool! :tup:

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