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Streaming media device or htpc ?

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my suggestion still goes to chromcast.
same price or cheaper, far less headache, clean and very portable
 
ok, i just got the rasp pi model B for $40. installed xbmc and freaking amazed at what it can do. now im a believer! sure the boot time is painfully slow at around 30 seconds....but it uses so little electricity, i might as well, leave it on all day, or boot it ahead of time.
 
luv2liv said:
ok, i just got the rasp pi model B for $40. installed xbmc and freaking amazed at what it can do. now im a believer! sure the boot time is painfully slow at around 30 seconds....but it uses so little electricity, i might as well, leave it on all day, or boot it ahead of time.
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Dont know if the rpi can support sdxc at full speed, which can be much faster reading than sdhc.
 
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radtechtips said:
I thought you couldn't cast local media
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you can via Plex + Plex server. if you already have setup another DLNA compatible media server then you can also use Avia.
what i meant was that there is no native app from google that can and/or will do that.

if none of these options is viable you can also copy/paste a link to your local media into the chrome browser and cast it that way. not an ideal solution but a solution.

google just made the SDK for chromecast public and many more apps are expected to come. i know that MX Player is working on implementing chromecast as well
 
BoT said:
you can via Plex + Plex server. if you already have setup another DLNA compatible media server then you can also use Avia.
what i meant was that there is no native app from google that can and/or will do that.

if none of these options is viable you can also copy/paste a link to your local media into the chrome browser and cast it that way. not an ideal solution but a solution.

google just made the SDK for chromecast public and many more apps are expected to come. i know that MX Player is working on implementing chromecast as well
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Interesting. But I probably can't control it with my phone while streaming from a server.
 
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