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Re:Query your local network for Chromecasts and have them pl... by johladam on Wednesday April 29, 2015 @09:53AM (#9458227)
That is an awesome library. It didn't see any sort of documentation, but I imagine that this does not work on a local library, correct? I believe at some point I heard that there were some DNS settings on the Chromecast that couldn't be changed?

Personally, I'm really looking forward to someone creating some sort of an open-source receiver clone that I can install on my Nvidia Jetson or some other SoC. I would love to be able to use it as a (fully supported) Chromecast without the need to actually buy additional Chromecasts. I've been looking at it as a way to add decent audio and video control to a home automation system I'm building, but nothing is as easy as the Chromecast.

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Re:Query your local network for Chromecasts and have them pl... by exelius on Wednesday April 29, 2015 @10:59AM (#9458713)
Unfortunately, Crestron-style systems are still the only way to go if you want a system that you don't have to babysit too much. They support wireless or wired HDMI across multiple inputs and outputs. But they're pretty expensive (a few thousand dollars per room) so most people don't bother.

Something like Chromecast works ok, but there's no easy way to swap back to other inputs (e.g. a game console) without a remote. Chromecast also has some significant input lag (a second or two) when issuing commands to it.

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Re:Query your local network for Chromecasts and have them pl... by xfalcox on Wednesday April 29, 2015 @09:58AM (#9458250)
Maybe you can create a local dns entry on your home router, of, if google sets 8.8.8.8 on chomecasts, you can pass a "http://192.168.1.2/npm-web-server/video.mp4" ?
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Re:Query your local network for Chromecasts and have them pl... by johladam on Wednesday April 29, 2015 @10:03AM (#9458286)
I honestly don't know how the Chromecast is set up. Would that prevent me from being able to access Google Play content? I seem to be able to Cast to Amazon FireTV sticks and PS4s, though I have no idea if they work since I don't have one, nor do I know if that even works.
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