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Re:NymphCast: Casual attempt at open alternative to Chromecast by cortesoft on Sunday March 01, 2020 @01:39PM (#22458347)
Really? I find other media players so much easier to use. I hate having to use my phone to control the player; I can't look at my phone for things and control the media at the same time. Switching back to whatever app I was using often find I have lost the connection, and it takes a good number of seconds to re-connect and gain control.

I also find it really hard to fast forward and rewind... I never get the responsiveness that I get on my XBOX, and I can't rewind and fast forward with nearly the precision, either.

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Re:NymphCast: Casual attempt at open alternative to Chromecast by woofcat on Sunday March 01, 2020 @04:23PM (#22459456)
>I never get the responsiveness that I get on my XBOX, and I can't rewind and fast forward with nearly the precision, either.

Comparing a $30 dongle and a multi hundred dollar computer seems a tad unfair. I'm not buying an xBox for my mom to watch Netflix.

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Re:NymphCast: Casual attempt at open alternative to Chromecast by cortesoft on Sunday March 01, 2020 @10:13PM (#22461323)
Sure, but the person I was responding to didn't talk about the price factor at all; they simply stated it was the best media player.
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Re:NymphCast: Casual attempt at open alternative to Chromecast by ta999999171 on Monday March 02, 2020 @01:22AM (#22462126)
Get her a Raspberry Pi with Kodi instead.
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Re:NymphCast: Casual attempt at open alternative to Chromecast by FactolSarin on Sunday March 01, 2020 @10:15PM (#22461338)
Chromecast has gotten a lot better about not losing connection in the last few years, or maybe it's because I have Pixel phones.

If you have Google Home, the voice control is awesome. I feel like I'm in the future every time I tell it to pause.

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Re:NymphCast: Casual attempt at open alternative to Chromecast by neodymiumphish on Sunday March 01, 2020 @09:39PM (#22461159)
I leave it in the guest room, so it rarely gets much use, but for a short while I was using an Android TV and it was the best of both worlds. You'd have the Chromecast support in every app, but you could still use the Android TV remote to pause and track back/forward depending on which app it was streaming. Really a good experience!
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