I wouldn't touch the android mini pc, very cheap construction and some pretty poor reviews
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does it stream from the mlb app?
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I wouldn't touch the android mini pc, very cheap construction and some pretty poor reviews
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does it stream from the mlb app?
Yea, that one is the cheapest. If you do a search for 'Android Mini PC' you should find more. There are other brands that are $20-$40 more expensive, but have much better reviews.
As for the MLB app, it should considering it runs full Android.
Returned mine since it does not support my 5Ghz wireless network. Since my 2.4/5 networks have different names through my TC, I'm not willing to drop my desktop and laptop to the 2.4 network just to use Chromecast.
Kinda bummed about it, but oh well.
Kinda bummed about it, but oh well.
My Time Capsule is dual; 2.4/5Ghz networks have different SSID's. Chromecast requires devices to be on the same network. Since all my devices and computers are on the 5Ghz network, I would have to switch them to the 2.4Ghz network just to use Chromecast.
I'm running different SSIDs for my 2.4GHz vs my 5GHz network on my Airport Extreme network, I'm still able to start streams from my HTC One and iPad mini on the 5GHz network.
Do you have one setup as an unsecured guest network or something?
Nope both network are secure with WPA2. Weird why it wasn't working for me, just keep getting an error message from Chromecast that devices must be on the same network.
Regardless still prefer to keep my main devices on the 5Ghz network, which Chromecast does not support. Only devices on the 2.4Ghz network are my security camera and Nest thermostat.
You're not imagining things, I had the same problem. Both my 2.4 and 5 GHz have the same SSID but the 5 GHz network is labeled as such automatically and the Chromecast sees it as a different network. I'm really not using it much at all right now as I have Apple TVs throughout the house which presently offer much more functionality but as it essentially cost only $11 after the Netflix rebate, not a big loss if it never gets much use.
i have my airport on n/b/g and it works fine. i love this device for youtube queues and netflix.
the reason why this model will dominate when other apps can cast is it's so simple. use yr phone, tablet, or laptop. push the button and go.
i wish i could get my brand new air to cast tabs, but that part is super buggy. it may be my isp though.
the reason why this model will dominate when other apps can cast is it's so simple. use yr phone, tablet, or laptop. push the button and go.
i wish i could get my brand new air to cast tabs, but that part is super buggy. it may be my isp though.
I've been LOVING it for netflix. Can't wait for it to be useful for a lot more. Quick ?... How do you get it to show the chrome browser from your phone? Has anybody been able to watch Hulu streaming from your phones browser?
are u assigning different networks to 2.4 and 5ghz radios? are the subnets same? it shouldn't matter if u have 2 different ssids as long as your network is same as all of your devices. You can have different ssids but if underlying network is the same for both then its supported. like you said "Chromecast requires devices to be on the same network"
It is a function built into Cyanogenmod, although I don't see any indication that it has been released yet.
there was an apk that i installed on my nexus 4.3 but i could not get it to work. someone said videos had to be mp4 and mine were m4v. i'm not changing all of those file names.
i have to believe el goog is working on this for all their apps ala appletv.
i have to believe el goog is working on this for all their apps ala appletv.
Cyanogenmod is a ROM. When it is available, it'll only be available on the Cyanogenmod releases and ROMs based on it.
http://www.cyanogenmod.org/
It's all under the same network. The only thing I've done is hide my SSID broadcast, that's it. Otherwise it's just your basic Time Capsule setup with a default 2.4 network, and a separate 5 network with a different name.
So unless I'm missing something here, or I just got a dud unit...
It's not a function built into CM, nor is it unavailable. Koush released it a few days ago. I posted it a few days ago (on page 2 of this thread):
Chromecast just got more useful with AirCast
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/play-almost-any-video-on-your-chromecast-with-aircast/
It's called AirCast.
That is different than what we are talking about. He posted a video a few weeks ago about a feature built into CM allowing you to play anything on your device through the chromecast.