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by lelandbatey 4367 days ago
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 amazing and I would be extremely happy!
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mikeryan 4367 days ago
I doubt it.

I've not yet seen a consumer device were video rendering is done on one device then displayed wirelessly on another that works well at all. (Note, most Chromcast apps - Netflix etc) just tell the Chromecast what to play and it does the rendering.

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SixSigma 4367 days ago
My $20 DNLA dongle plays full screen video just fine, both from YouTube and EurosportHD and just screen mirroring. I have an Xperia Z.

I've watched a 2 hour YouTube movie on it, with no prob - except that even on 1A mains power it discharges the battery quicker than it can charge it.

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voltagex_ 4367 days ago
Steam streaming works pretty damn well (over fast, high signal strength wifi)
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rahimnathwani 4367 days ago
Eh? I can run XBMC on my MacBook Pro, mirror to AppleTV using the feature built in to OS X, and watch video on my TV without dragging my laptop to the living room.
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casperc 4367 days ago
Personally I get a fair amount of stuttering when I mirror any device (iPad mini retina, iPhone 5s, MBP retina early 2013). Its not alot and some people would not notice/care, but it bugs me. Is yours running as smooth as with AirPlay streaming (e.g. what the youtube app does)?

I have tried looking into my wireless network, with no result. I am just not sure if it is as good as it can be but some people don't care, or I should keep looking.

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izacus 4367 days ago
You should keep looking - it should not stutter. Check your actual wifi bandwidth.
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casperc 4367 days ago
I should mention that it is only the video that stutters, not the audio.
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thedz 4367 days ago
The Wii U says hi
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supercoder 4367 days ago
Airplay on iOS and the Wii U controllers both do a fantastic job at this.
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microtonal 4367 days ago
Video streaming, but the Chromecast can do that perfectly fine as well. Screen streaming of video is terribly laggy and has an ugly quality, at least on our home network (with an Airport extreme).
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fredsted 4366 days ago
Depends on the device you stream from in my experience. Newer MacBooks have hardware encoders for this, making it pretty smooth.
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