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by happyopossum 590 days ago
> because without it (or something similar that can be installed on a TV), I'd have to find videos I want to watch on my PC, download them manually with yt-dlp, and then copy them to a USB stick or put them someplace

Where in your scenario are AirPlay and ChromeCast? Or just yt-dl and plex? All of which seem waaaaaay easier than your song and dance
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shiroiushi 590 days ago
AirPlay is Apple-only, so that's a no-go. ChromeCast I don't know much about (edit: it appears to be a dongle device you have to buy, and they're discontinued now), but the whole point of SmartTube is that you don't need to mess around with other devices; you just do everything from the TV and its remote control.

Yeah, if SmartTube didn't exist (and other similar apps, I think NewPipe is similar), then I'd have to resort to some crazy stuff. I think I did mention yt-dlp and Jellyfin before. But still, that's a big pain: I'd have to go to my PC to do that stuff, then go back to the couch to watch it on the TV. With SmartTube, I don't have to do all that.

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grujicd 590 days ago
Chromecast is already built into all(?) Android TVs, no need for separate device.

It has to be on the same network as your phone or PC, and then you should see a "cast" icon when you play video.

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m4rtink 590 days ago
Chromecast is not discontinued - it runs Android TV & I run Smart Tube on it. Also a new Chromecast device was released just a couple weeks ago (I have the previous one).
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shiroiushi 589 days ago
According to Wikipedia, Chromecast has been discontinued, but replaced by something else called "Google TV Streamer".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromecast

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gnabgib 589 days ago
Chromecast the device is discontinued. Chromecast the protocol lives on. Confusingly it was first named Google cast (2013-2016), then renamed "Chromecast" or "Chromecast built in" (most brands just using the first label), but due to the device's retirement this year, google has reverted the protocol name to "Google Cast" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Cast
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m4rtink 589 days ago
Indeed, they did rename it: https://store.google.com/intl/en/ideas/articles/google-tv-st...

Lol, did not realize that so far they renamed it - looks like just an updated chromecast with the USB-C dock I'm using with it built in.

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