Chromecast to play an MP4.
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Chromecast to play an MP4.
Hi all. recently got myself a Google Chromecast device to stream to my TV.
I know very little about the thing but have got to the stage were I can stream youtube ect to the TV.
I was hoping I could send MP4 video ect to the TV that I have stored on my hard drive in my desktop PC but I now have a feeling I cant...
I wonder if anybody can tell me if this is possible.
I know very little about the thing but have got to the stage were I can stream youtube ect to the TV.
I was hoping I could send MP4 video ect to the TV that I have stored on my hard drive in my desktop PC but I now have a feeling I cant...
I wonder if anybody can tell me if this is possible.
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Install Chrome browser on the PC, then install the Google Cast extension. This should get you started. There are other ways of doing it, mostly via third-party extensions.
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Got that bit sorted already...just trying to see if I can play an MP4 vid from my PCs own hard drive rather than streaming from a website.
Hope that make sense.
Nick.
Hope that make sense.
Nick.
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Drag the file into Chrome (or open it from the menu). If it plays, it will cast. If it doesn't play, install something like VLC with its Chrome extension.