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| Thread ID: 150518 | 2022-03-08 19:57:00 | Difficulty in casting Pommie programmes | Roscoe (6288) | Press F1 |
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| 1484794 | 2022-03-08 19:57:00 | Watching videos on the TV rather than the laptop is much more preferable but although I don't have too many problems, I have difficulty casting Pommie programmes. I have given up trying as the video often stutters, pauses and sometimes stops altogether for a few seconds or so, so I just watch them on the laptop which is nowhere as good. I wonder if anyone else has had this problem and could perhaps tell me what can be done about it. Your help is appreciated. :thanks |
Roscoe (6288) | ||
| 1484795 | 2022-03-08 23:29:00 | Pommie programs from where? Bit of a lack of information here. From bbc/itv etc? Do you have a smart dns service and are trying to use a chromecast? If so then I think I know your problem, as a chromecast as a hard coded DNS to google....it's ignores your routers dns, so a smart dns service will not work unless you block the google dns server. |
psycik (12851) | ||
| 1484796 | 2022-03-08 23:46:00 | Its the pommie trade union reps slowing things down & causing problems again . :) |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1484797 | 2022-03-09 04:56:00 | Can you just plug the laptop into an HDMI port on the TV with a cable? A bit more hassle than casting but more reliable. | dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1484798 | 2022-03-11 21:12:00 | They are possibly in a video format/bitrate that your Chromecast doesn't have enough processing power to decode in real-time. For example, a lot of older devices have H.264 decoding built into the hardware, but throw the newer H.265 at them, and they choke. |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1484799 | 2022-03-12 22:48:00 | Can you just plug the laptop into an HDMI port on the TV with a cable? A bit more hassle than casting but more reliable. Nice idea, unfortunately the TV is up the wall not far off the ceiling and a cord would not reach. But thank you for your suggestion. |
Roscoe (6288) | ||
| 1484800 | 2022-03-12 23:15:00 | Nice idea, unfortunately the TV is up the wall not far off the ceiling and a cord would not reach. But thank you for your suggestion. How high is the TV, you can get longer than a std 1-2 Mtr cable. I got a 10Mtr HDMI cable here that once had to use when the original Vodafone Box went awol, and connected it to the other in the Back Lounge. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1484801 | 2022-03-13 01:06:00 | Yeah, just get a longer cable...!! But if it's quite long I'd advise that you get a good quality one, I've had problems using cheap ones over long distance with some T.V. sets. |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1484802 | 2022-03-13 03:35:00 | Lift laptop height and try cable connection as suggested. | PeterE (6851) | ||
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