hi does any one use chrome cast for watching netflix if so from phone or laptop ? do you find it ok ?
thank you
Dougwe said
07:37 PM Mar 4, 2019
Yep, me.
Only recently though but works great in my 24" LCD TV. I connect through my phone. You download the Netflix App and follow instruction of the Chrome cast plug in.
Make sure you have good data though as uses heaps. I have recently been GIVEN 30 extra GB from Telstra for as long as stay on the plan I am on. I now have 65gb. I wait fro the first week of the billing cycle then start carefully watching Netflix shows.
I love Netflix. It's only $10 a month too.
I can watch Netflix on my phone, laptop and TV via Chrome Cast.
dabbler said
09:33 PM Mar 4, 2019
If you want to download for later viewing rather than stream content, then a mobile device provides more options but both work. There are ways to use previous versions of chromecast to cast local media without internet, just google "chromecast without internet". I'm not sure about the newest version. Android phones allow screen mirroring (I can't recall the latest terminology) and this overcomes some streaming app issues.
jebs said
09:21 AM Mar 5, 2019
Its easier to buy an HDMI cable with a Lightning jack if you have an Apple device. Thats what I use anyway as the Chrome Cast device uses some down load to work
outlaw40 said
12:51 PM Mar 5, 2019
Agree go the adaptor cable to hdmi . netflix content can also be downloaded to your phone to view at a later time if you have more data allowance at home rather the using up your mobile data
PeterInSa said
02:48 PM Mar 5, 2019
Re ( netflix content can also be downloaded to your phone to view at a later time if you have more data allowance at home rather the using up your mobile data)
Have not done this, but was told that a Netflix movie download is only viewable for a certain time after the download. From memory 4 weeks.
Fact or Fiction.
Peter
dabbler said
05:30 PM Mar 5, 2019
Cables are an easier solution in many ways and will work with most mobile devices and higher featured laptops but a cast process allows you to use your device as remote plus control audio output from much further away.
PeterInSA
Expired Netflix download can be renewed with a short internet connection and requires only a few bytes of data. The viewing licence is renewed rather than a complete content download. In fact, downloaded content needs to be monitored or you may run out of storage
Netflix downloaded content ages according to any copyright licence agreement Netflix and the content owner and this can be variable. Annoyingly, progressive downloads of episodes in a series can sometimes expire all episodes simultaneously (probably also depends on copyright).
I'm unsure about Stan or other streaming services that allow downloads but they probably similar. Stan is one service that only permits downloads to mobile devices btw.
outlaw40 said
08:30 PM Mar 5, 2019
Peterinsa yes they do expire after about 30 days .
MikeL said
03:15 PM Mar 12, 2019
$60 bucks buys you an Android box that supports casting as well as Netflix, Kodi and other apps. Slightly higher power consumption than a Chromecast.
hi does any one use chrome cast for watching netflix if so from phone or laptop ? do you find it ok ?
thank you
Only recently though but works great in my 24" LCD TV. I connect through my phone. You download the Netflix App and follow instruction of the Chrome cast plug in.
Make sure you have good data though as uses heaps. I have recently been GIVEN 30 extra GB from Telstra for as long as stay on the plan I am on. I now have 65gb. I wait fro the first week of the billing cycle then start carefully watching Netflix shows.
I love Netflix. It's only $10 a month too.
I can watch Netflix on my phone, laptop and TV via Chrome Cast.
Have not done this, but was told that a Netflix movie download is only viewable for a certain time after the download. From memory 4 weeks.
Fact or Fiction.
Peter