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Post #440,551
by drook
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12/14/21 11:51:03 PM
12/14/21 11:51:03 PM
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New Yeah, will probably break down and get a Chromecast at some point
I've just been holding out hope that *someone* will use all these open protocols and just connect the shit already.

Oh, and I'm not talking about pulling up a YouTube video and throwing it to the TV. I can do that, but it's just pushing a link to the YouTube app on the TV. I'm talking about mirroring the output of apps that don't have an app on the TV.
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Drew
Post #440,552
by pwhysall
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12/15/21 1:44:45 AM
12/15/21 1:44:45 AM
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New It's tales like this...
...that make me happy that I've gone down the "provide TV services via the Xbox" route.
Post #440,554
by crazy
12/15/21 8:34:44 PM
12/15/21 8:34:44 PM
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New Desktop mirroring is built in
It confused me a bit at first. But then I found the simple menu option in the Chrome browser that mirrored the entire desktop.

There is a bit of lag. I would not suggest doing this for highly interactive editing. But random scroll around and read stuff, it's great.
Post #440,555
by crazy
12/15/21 8:36:51 PM
12/15/21 8:40:03 PM
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New And the concept of breaking down for a $35 device is just crazy
Not my kind of crazy though. It's a $35 device. Give it a shot and find out that it solves a whole bunch of problems and be happy rather than sad.

I discovered the Chromecast when I rented an Airbnb when I moved to Colorado. It was simply part of the move-in instructions on how to access the TV and it simply worked and it was nice. As soon as I had my own internet space I bought one. Since that point, 4 years now, I've come to appreciate this tiny little device that cost almost nothing compared to every previous solution I ever tried.
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Post #440,559
by drook
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12/15/21 11:18:02 PM
12/15/21 11:18:02 PM
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New I get hung up on weird things
Right now it's, "I shouldn't have to do this. The hardware is already there, just let me use it."

Then there's the cheap-ass problem that I'd need one for each of 3 TVs.
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Drew
     Lenovo Chromebook and HP 4100 printer scanner - (crazy) - (9) - Dec. 13, 2021, 03:38:18 AM EST
         Some of the setup has finally gotten easier - (drook) - (8) - Dec. 13, 2021, 11:16:45 AM EST
             +1 I hate the Blue Box. - (Another Scott) - (7) - Dec. 13, 2021, 12:37:05 PM EST
                 My issue isn't with sites blocking it - (drook) - (6) - Dec. 14, 2021, 11:24:12 AM EST
                     On the other hand it works fine with my Chromecast that I already had - (crazy) - (5) - Dec. 14, 2021, 05:42:30 PM EST
                         Yeah, will probably break down and get a Chromecast at some point - (drook) - (4) - Dec. 14, 2021, 11:51:03 PM EST
                             It's tales like this... - (pwhysall) - Dec. 15, 2021, 01:44:45 AM EST
                             Desktop mirroring is built in - (crazy) - Dec. 15, 2021, 08:34:44 PM EST
                             And the concept of breaking down for a $35 device is just crazy - (crazy) - (1) - Dec. 15, 2021, 08:40:03 PM EST
                                 I get hung up on weird things - (drook) - Dec. 15, 2021, 11:18:02 PM EST

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