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Re:Google cans the Chromecast Audio by tjoff on Saturday January 12, 2019 @05:26AM (#18890602)
The only sensible way to cast to your amplifier is canned. That's alarming enough and I have no idea how I will replace that functionality.

Not that the chromecasts are a wonder of ingenuity or anything, it's just that they are stupid enough and big enough to get software support. Nothing else is comparable.

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Re:Google cans the Chromecast Audio by JelteF on Saturday January 12, 2019 @06:45AM (#18890799)
For 20 bucks you can get an hdmi audio extractor[1]. So for a little bit extra money you can simply connect the regular chromecast to your amplifier.

[1] https://www.amazon.com/slp/hdmi-audio-extractor/xc32yz93wutk...

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Re:Google cans the Chromecast Audio by tjoff on Saturday January 12, 2019 @06:58AM (#18890837)
Probably the only solution but it isn't pretty. Can't find anything like that locally so it will be easily the cost of the chromecast just for that.

And I can't find anything about whether it will resample the audio (dealbreaker), or how it will negotiate that.

I'm sure there will be a couple of unforseen issues as well. My chromecast occasionally disconnects itself, which means that you would have to rewire the hdmi cable to the TV just to have a clue of what is going on (can my parents or house gets figure that out when I'm not around?).

And yet another device and power brick.

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