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Chromecast still requires another device to send the video to it. Using a media serving device like a pi can mean you avoid tying up another device and the whol
by anakaine 6y ago
Chromecast still requires another device to send the video to it. Using a media serving device like a pi can mean you avoid tying up another device and the whole solution winds up being just like any other media system attached to your TV. Remote control, and interface.
- naikrovek 6y agoI don't think that's how Chromecast always works (though it can work that way). Most of the time, your device(s) tell the Chromecast what to play, and the Chromecast plays that on its own. There is integration which tries to sync the UI on the "controlling" device to the playback of the Chromecast but this fails often enough for me that it's clear that (in my case) my phone isn't streaming to the Chromecast directly unless I'm screen mirroring.