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Chromecast workaround?

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OK, fun first world problems. Not particularly important, probably not even worth the bandwidth, but what the hell. I don’t have a laptop, just an iPhone. The PC is in another room. I’d like to watch certain thing, primarily Cinemax content like Banshee, and their app seems steadfast in their reticence to not support Chromecast. There’s also Amazon, but that’s a lost cause. Don’t have an Apple TV, or an iPhone HDMI cable. Oh, and FUNimation too, but apparently God doesn’t want me to watch Dragon Ball Z subtitled in its correct aspect ratio. Any way to work around it and get it (and possibly AIV or others) up on Chromecast? My BD player does AIV, Netflix, Hulu, and Vudu, but it’s temporarily been shipped off to get fixed. Incidentally, not having a real remote is a colossal pain in the ass. I suppose that without jailbreaking the phone, there isn’t any way around this? Figured I’d ask.

PS Will the updated software ever extend to the ability to delete posts and have a better search function?

“What Orwell feared were those who would ban books. What Huxley feared was that there would be no reason to ban a book, for there would be no one who wanted to read one.”

Neil Postman, Amusing Ourselves to Death

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Mike O said:

PS Will the updated software ever extend to the ability to delete posts and have a better search function?

I think the former is being worked on. As for the latter … *shrug*

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The ability to delete posts is something only moderators should have. I highly doubt it’s being worked on.

As for the question at hand, I can mirror my screen to my Chromecast using the Chromecast app, so I don’t have to rely on the specific app I’m trying to use. However, I have an Android. Not sure if the Chromecast app can do this on iPhone or not. If not, you might trying searching out another app that can mirror your screen to Chromecast.

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Some forums will let you delete a post so long as you’re the last person to have posted in the thread. I don’t see the harm in that, but I definitely agree you shouldn’t be able to go back and delete posts within a thread.

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The ability to delete a post is insignificant next to the power of a Chromecast.

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Don’t try to frighten us with your sorcerer’s ways, Cthulhu Frink. Your sad devotion to that ancient feature has not helped you conjure up lost websites, or given you clairvoyance enough to find the revisionists’ hidden fort-*starts choking*

[Webmaster would then say:]

Enough of this! Frink, release him!

[TV’s Frink will then say:]

As you wish. *releases Danfun128 from Force Choke*

Nobody sang The Bunny Song in years…

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Soooooo…Chromecast?

“What Orwell feared were those who would ban books. What Huxley feared was that there would be no reason to ban a book, for there would be no one who wanted to read one.”

Neil Postman, Amusing Ourselves to Death

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I find the lack of answers in this thread disturbing.

Although frinks seems viable.

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Such an app, I have sought. Found one, I have not.

“What Orwell feared were those who would ban books. What Huxley feared was that there would be no reason to ban a book, for there would be no one who wanted to read one.”

Neil Postman, Amusing Ourselves to Death

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Be not paranoid. It’s evolved.

*shot*

Nobody sang The Bunny Song in years…

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Love my iPhone, don’t want to switch. Sounds like I’m basically boned. First world, first world problems.

“What Orwell feared were those who would ban books. What Huxley feared was that there would be no reason to ban a book, for there would be no one who wanted to read one.”

Neil Postman, Amusing Ourselves to Death

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But seriously, how bout instead of using your phone you get a roku? The original first roku sells at Wal-Mart for around 40 bucks. It only goes as high as 720p but it still looks quite good and is pretty easy on the WiFi. If you must have 1080p there’s the roku 2 or 3 but they cost a bit more.

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NVidia Shield. Don’t forget to root it and install real android.

Nobody sang The Bunny Song in years…

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Possessed said:

Better yet, get pizza.

My Pizza Hut closed and won’t deliver to me. Motherfuckers.

“What Orwell feared were those who would ban books. What Huxley feared was that there would be no reason to ban a book, for there would be no one who wanted to read one.”

Neil Postman, Amusing Ourselves to Death

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Mike O said:

Possessed said:

Better yet, get pizza.

My Pizza Hut closed and won’t deliver to me. Motherfuckers.

Said the guy who complained we weren’t taking his thread about Chromecast seriously.

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TV’s Frink said:

Mike O said:

Possessed said:

Better yet, get pizza.

My Pizza Hut closed and won’t deliver to me. Motherfuckers.

Said the guy who complained we weren’t taking his thread about Chromecast seriously.

I hope that none of my comments were taken too seriously. While I would definitely like an answer on the issue, this is about as first world a problem as you get, so any criticisms of people making jokes were meant to be lighthearted.

“What Orwell feared were those who would ban books. What Huxley feared was that there would be no reason to ban a book, for there would be no one who wanted to read one.”

Neil Postman, Amusing Ourselves to Death

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So you don’t have dominos? They used to be shit but they’ve really stepped it up. The pan pizza is amazing.

Unless of course my local dominos is just above average of course.

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How long has it been? I agree with Possessed, they’ve really improved their pizza the last few years.

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Not to mention their cheesy bread is fantastic. I just had to order some.