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Re: Playing with the Chromecast

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On 31/10/2018 19.03, Frank Slootweg wrote:
> Carlos E.R. <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
>> On 31/10/2018 12.00, NY wrote:
>>> "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote in message
>>> news:sqfnaf-cp5.ln1@Telcontar.valinor...
>>>> The funny thing is that articles that I found about how cast Amazon
>>>> Video (article updated last week) said to install an extension on Chrome
>>>> from certain link, which now says the extension is discontinued - but
>>>> apparently Chrome now comes out of the box with that capability.
>>>
>>> All this casting, streaming and transcoding is overcomplicating the
>>> issue. Why can't they have a universal player (similar to VLC) in the TV
>>> and an SMB client which can access a shared drive on the "server" device
>>> (computer or NAS).
>>
>> Oh, I agree. But apparently the chromecast device does things differently.
>>
>> Yes, it has a player inside, but its capability is limited. Maybe the
>> hardware is also limited.
>>
>> And I did not know it in advance.
>>
>>> When I get my Roku box's Plex client to access my
>>> Windows PC running Plex server, the Windows PC's CPU goes through the
>>> roof, especially when playing H264 (even sub-SD, never mind HD). The
>>> same PC can play the original TS file (MPEG or H264) without breaking
>>> out into a sweat, so the load of reading the file and displaying it is
>>> trivial compared with whatever Plex does. And it's not the added
>>> overhead of reading over the LAN, because another Windows PC can access
>>> the file on an SMB-shared drive on the "server" without the server going
>>> mental.
>>>
>>> VLC player and SMB sharing allows the playing device (at the TV) to
>>> control things like resolution, playback speed, when to pause, when to
>>> wind back to watch a bit again, without the need to control playback
>>> from another device (the server) which may be physically remote, so you
>>> need SSH or VNC to access it from the room where the player is.
>>
>>
>> VLC does work with this gadget, but not with all files. Apparently the
>> decoding happens on the chromecast, but not always. Sometimes it is
>> decoded on the phone or tablet and sent to the device somehow.
>>
>> It can play files that are locally stored on the tablet and shown on the
>> TV, so somehow the tablet sends the file to the chromecast device. I do
>> not know if it is sent decoded or as is. If the file is on a shared
>> drive, I do not know yet if it is sent to the TV or to the tablet.
>>
>> Had I known, perhaps I would not have bought it.
> 
>   Have a look at:
> 
> 'BubbleUPnP for DLNA / Chromecast / Smart TV'
> <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bubblesoft.android.bubbleupnp>

It looks interesting.

I don't know from reading the description if I have to provide the files
necessarily via UPnP/DLNA. Currently I have set up http or ssh. Maybe smb.

Maybe kodi on the server would provide UPnP/DLNA? I think I read about it.

-- 
Cheers,
       Carlos E.R.

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Playing with the Chromecast "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-10-30 02:16 +0100
  Re: Playing with the Chromecast Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2018-10-30 07:22 +0000
    Re: Playing with the Chromecast "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-10-30 11:23 +0100
      Re: Playing with the Chromecast Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2018-10-30 10:47 +0000
        Re: Playing with the Chromecast "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-10-30 13:16 +0100
          Re: Playing with the Chromecast "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-10-31 03:15 +0100
            Re: Playing with the Chromecast "NY" <me@privacy.net> - 2018-10-31 11:00 +0000
              Re: Playing with the Chromecast "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-10-31 12:37 +0100
                Re: Playing with the Chromecast Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2018-10-31 18:03 +0000
                Re: Playing with the Chromecast "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-10-31 20:06 +0100
                Re: Playing with the Chromecast "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-11-01 02:54 +0100
              Re: Playing with the Chromecast nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-10-31 09:09 -0400
              Re: Playing with the Chromecast Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2018-10-31 18:13 +0000
                Re: Playing with the Chromecast "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-10-31 19:56 +0100
              Re: Playing with the Chromecast Calum <com.gmail@nospam.scottishwildcat> - 2018-11-01 14:04 +0000
                Re: Playing with the Chromecast Joe Beanfish <joebeanfish@nospam.duh> - 2018-11-02 14:00 +0000
                Re: Playing with the Chromecast "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-11-02 16:11 +0100
                Re: Playing with the Chromecast Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2018-11-02 15:24 +0000
                Re: Playing with the Chromecast Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2018-11-02 15:42 +0000
                Re: Playing with the Chromecast "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-11-03 12:25 +0100
                Re: Playing with the Chromecast Chris in Makati <mail@nospam.com> - 2018-11-03 21:19 +0800
                Re: Playing with the Chromecast "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-11-03 15:08 +0100
                Re: Playing with the Chromecast Chris in Makati <mail@nospam.com> - 2018-11-03 22:49 +0800
                Re: Playing with the Chromecast "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-11-03 20:21 +0100
                Re: Playing with the Chromecast nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-03 11:56 -0400
                Re: Playing with the Chromecast "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-11-03 20:24 +0100
                Re: Playing with the Chromecast nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-03 18:00 -0400
                Re: Playing with the Chromecast "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-11-04 04:43 +0100
                Re: Playing with the Chromecast nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-04 00:12 -0400
                Re: Playing with the Chromecast Piet <www.godfatherof.nl/@opt-in.invalid> - 2018-11-04 11:19 +0100
                Re: Playing with the Chromecast Kees Nuyt <k.nuyt@nospam.demon.nl> - 2018-11-04 16:22 +0100
                Re: Playing with the Chromecast nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-04 10:44 -0400
                Re: Playing with the Chromecast "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-11-05 11:11 +0100
                Re: Playing with the Chromecast Piet <www.godfatherof.nl/@opt-in.invalid> - 2018-11-05 11:41 +0100
                Re: Playing with the Chromecast "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-11-05 15:33 +0100
                Re: Playing with the Chromecast nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-05 09:43 -0400
                Re: Playing with the Chromecast "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-11-05 20:22 +0100
                Re: Playing with the Chromecast nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-05 09:43 -0400
                Re: Playing with the Chromecast "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-11-05 20:23 +0100
                Re: Playing with the Chromecast nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-05 14:55 -0400
                Re: Playing with the Chromecast "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-11-05 21:56 +0100

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