Chromecast

[KTF]

For £18, just buy it. A round of drinks costs more.

[Blib]

Could I use Chromecast to stream sky sports from a computer in a friend's house to his TV? I have one of those Sky Go accounts. He doesn't have Sky. Im hoping it would save us from watching the football on his computer screen.

Thanks.

[onyx39]

Blib said:

Could I use Chromecast to stream sky sports from a computer in a friend's house to his TV? I have one of those Sky Go accounts. He doesn't have Sky. Im hoping it would save us from watching the football on his computer screen.

Thanks.

I have a feeling it's blocked I'm afraid.

Edited by onyx39 on Wednesday 27th August 09:38

[Blib]

onyx39 said:

I have a feelings it's blocked I'm afraid.

Ah, OK. Thank you.

[Alex]

Now you can cast the whole screen, it might be possible to cast Sky Sports. I'll try it tonight.

[FourWheelDrift]

Perhaps try using the same method as casting XBMC here - http://www.thestreamingadvisor.com/2014/06/14/use-...

[Podie]

randlemarcus said:

Now £18 on the web. Silly bargain.

Arse. Just seen this and it's back to £30

[igiveup]

Sky Now is compatible with Chromecast

[Blib]

igiveup said:

Sky Now is compatible with Chromecast

'scuse my ignorance. But, it Sky Now the same as Sky Go?

[Podie]

Blib said:

igiveup said:

Sky Now is compatible with Chromecast

'scuse my ignorance. But, it Sky Now the same as Sky Go?

Nope.

http://www.nowtv.com

[illmonkey]

Ordered.

Hoping it'll come in handy for the holiday coming up. Take the laptop with films on it and crack on.

[illmonkey]

kapiteinlangzaam said:

illmonkey said:

Ordered.

Hoping it'll come in handy for the holiday coming up. Take the laptop with films on it and crack on.

I wouldnt be too sure.

You cant make an ad-hoc connection and most hotel wifi routers wont let a chromecast on the network.

Are you taking your own mobile hotspot?

It's a holiday cottage, with wifi. So I imagine just as basic router there.

[Otispunkmeyer]

Alex said:

Now you can cast the whole screen, it might be possible to cast Sky Sports. I'll try it tonight.

On ipad, you can screen mirror but if its Sky or some other thing like that they know and they chop the video feed.

[Otispunkmeyer]

Alex said:

Now you can cast the whole screen, it might be possible to cast Sky Sports. I'll try it tonight.

On ipad, you can screen mirror but if its Sky or some other thing like that they know and they chop the video feed.

[FourWheelDrift]

Otispunkmeyer said:

Alex said:

Now you can cast the whole screen, it might be possible to cast Sky Sports. I'll try it tonight.

On ipad, you can screen mirror but if its Sky or some other thing like that they know and they chop the video feed.

Yep, you get a pop up window that says "this does not support Miracast" if you try to cast screen Sky Go, likely to get the same with others.

[richatnort]

back down to £20 on Amazon & Currys at the moment so i've bought a 2nd.

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/google-chromecast-...

[LordGrover]

£18 at Tesco for anyone interested: click.

[FlossyThePig]

Does anyone have the "judder"?

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/11/27/chromecast...

[Du1point8]

I having an issue with it constantly stopping to buffer crap.

NAS to iPad using Plex works fine.

iPad to chromecast is constantly buffering...

How do I fix that?

[ZesPak]

Du1point8 said:

I having an issue with it constantly stopping to buffer crap.

NAS to iPad using Plex works fine.

iPad to chromecast is constantly buffering...

How do I fix that?

Hmm, could it be that the chromecast is getting poor wifi? If it's positioned wrong, the tv can effectively work as a "shield" for the wifi signal.
If you can, maybe try and move the 'cast further with an HDMI extension lead.