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More => Old Versions => JRiver Media Center 27 for Windows => Topic started by: IlPadrino on April 24, 2021, 03:06:22 am

Title: Casting Video to Chromecast Ultra 3rd Gen (NC2-6A5-D)
Post by: IlPadrino on April 24, 2021, 03:06:22 am

I see the Chromecast Ultra in VLC and can easily playback to that renderer.  In MC, I see nothing.  I'm living in a hotel for two months and am keen to get some video to the TV from a Surface Pro 7 running Windows 10 Home.  Am I missing something easy?

Title: Re: Casting Video to Chromecast Ultra 3rd Gen (NC2-6A5-D)
Post by: JimH on April 24, 2021, 07:44:28 am

Does the TV support DLNA?

JRemote2 on Android supports Chromecast.

Title: Re: Casting Video to Chromecast Ultra 3rd Gen (NC2-6A5-D)
Post by: IlPadrino on April 26, 2021, 09:57:53 am

Quote from: JimH on April 24, 2021, 07:44:28 am

Does the TV support DLNA?

Unfortunately, no.  Life was good on my Sonly Bravia (which is now in a crate ready to start a transoceanic voyage!) but this rental I'm in just has a TV with HDMI.  So it's Chromecast or nothing.  I was surprised that VLC could handle it easy-peasy.  I'd rather not pay for an Android app and have to run it through my phone.

Title: Re: Casting Video to Chromecast Ultra 3rd Gen (NC2-6A5-D)
Post by: DJLegba on April 26, 2021, 10:58:46 am

Look into Bubble UPnP Server.

Title: Re: Casting Video to Chromecast Ultra 3rd Gen (NC2-6A5-D)
Post by: IlPadrino on April 28, 2021, 12:11:27 am

Quote from: DJLegba on April 26, 2021, 10:58:46 am

Look into Bubble UPnP Server.

Thanks, that looks interesting.  I wonder why MC doesn't do this natively.

Title: Re: Casting Video to Chromecast Ultra 3rd Gen (NC2-6A5-D)
Post by: JimH on May 04, 2021, 06:15:24 pm

How about something like this?

https://www.amazon.com/Wireless-Miracast-Toneseas-Streaming-Education/dp/B0886K4CZ1

I don't know anything about it.

Title: Re: Casting Video to Chromecast Ultra 3rd Gen (NC2-6A5-D)
Post by: IlPadrino on May 05, 2021, 12:38:11 pm

Quote from: JimH on May 04, 2021, 06:15:24 pm

How about something like this?

https://www.amazon.com/Wireless-Miracast-Toneseas-Streaming-Education/dp/B0886K4CZ1

I don't know anything about it.

Jim, thanks for the thought.  The link looks nice, but I'll stick with the Raspberry Pi 3+ running OSMC for now - it ain't elegant, but it works.  I'd forgotten how nice OSMC was - my wife loves it as a front end.  I might move to Plex for my video library as I already have a lifetime account and it works fine on OSMC.