This is much smoother than I thought it would be. Even full screen youtube videos seem to have a passable framerate. Too bad the audio doesn't work.<p>Edit: Yep, restarting did the trick. Have media apps without Chromecast support suddenly become Chromecast capable? This is pretty awesome.<p>Edit 2: Why yes, yes they have! Now if only I could stream audio only ...
Both my TV and my HTC One have Miracast support so i had this working a couple of months ago, making the connection is very unreliable though, so i hope the Chromecast can improve this.<p>A general thing is that as more and more devices become "smart" in terms of features and protocols etc, it becomes more and more apparent to me how bad the software is on many of these devices. My TV and my router are just some recent examples of buggy firmwares on top of very good hardware. The router supports lots of features like DLNA and VPN which can hardly be called stable and the interface and usability is really dated. Hardware and performance (Netgear R7000 Gigabit Wifi Router) is pretty awesome though.
Will this let me broadcast my device screen to my laptop, asked everyone who's ever given a presentation on Android app development ever?<p>(serious question)
I just tested this with my Nexus 5's camera and it even works with video!<p><a href="https://fbcdn-video-a.akamaihd.net/hvideo-ak-xfp1/v/t43.1792-2/10542151_430697577071162_1227339606_n.mp4?oh=26cfe267df410f7c6dd803eb8725ef9b&oe=53BE604A&__gda__=1404984937_21dfb57e26228d0be7f17a507b6e345c" rel="nofollow">https://fbcdn-video-a.akamaihd.net/hvideo-ak-xfp1/v/t43.1792...</a>
I bought a Moto E, and am running the stock firmware (Android 4.4.3).<p>I can't use Google Cardboard because the device doesn't have the sensors to detect movement or the magnetic 'tap'.<p>I can't use GoShow (which seems to be the most popular app for watching 3D video) because it crashes.<p>Today I finally had a reason to buy a Chromecast, until I saw no Moto devices are on the list of supported devices.<p>:(
Does it bring up a phone and display apps as they would appear on a phone? Or do you just get a fullscreen, list of apps etc? I just basically want a bigger, 1 to 1 direct display of my phone on the screen for demonstrating and testing apps. Anyone know if this is possible with Chromecast?
The use cases they list (images and google maps) are great for static or slow loading sources. Does this work for video? Can I stream video that's playing on my phone to the Chromecast and have it look decent? Because that'd be <i>amazing</i> and I would be extremely happy!
I wish Galaxy Nexus was supported!<p>KitKat really should have been released for the device before official support was discontinued. I kind of feel fleeced given it was a flagship Nexus device (for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich!)
Reminds me of www.tinystic.com ,Tinystic promises to deliver the same thing and allow you to use your phone as a computer, video game, movie playing device, etc.
Well that kinda takes the wind out of the sails of the cyanogenmod peeps. I wonder what the quality is. Anyone know if it will have decent frame rates?