Hi Fanus, The Chromecast audio does require AC power connection. You configure it in the google Home app. You can have a configuration for each Chromecast- connected device, such as two stereos. So you can send your audio to one, the other one, or both, by setting up a home group. Configuring is totally accessible.
Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 26, 2017, at 7:38 AM, Fanus <buys.fa...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello Mary > Thanks for this information. Does the audio chrome cast get its power from AC > or is it battery operated? > Regards > Fanus > > > From: Mary Otten > Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2017 4:20 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Chrome Cast [was "Re: A couple of iPhone questions"] > > If you don't care about video, the chrome cast audio is cheaper. You can > connected to an existing stereo and get good sound. Lots of absence support > casting, even on iOS, with the sad exception of Apple Music, of course. I > wish they get their head out of their whatever and just realize that not > everybody has airplay or wants to buy whole new stereo or new speakers to get > airplay. I still have it because I have old airport expresses. But they are > really old I mean really old, and they don't make more. The good thing about > casting audio is that, once you have made the connection, the phone isn't > doing the work anymore. You can still skip songs etc. on the phone, but the > phone isn't losing as much battery as it would otherwise. At least that's > been my experience. Chromecast audio versus air play through the same stereo > with the same phone. And if you happen to have two stereos, you can use one > chrome cast to set up a group and play all of your music through both at the > same time, that's giving you music on two separate floors or throughout the > house or whatever. Again, it's just puts lots of new life into older > equipment and makes it totally unnecessary to spend hundreds and hundreds if > you want this kind of set up. . > > Mary > > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Oct 26, 2017, at 6:40 AM, Fanus <buys.fa...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hello Sieghard >> Thanks for the explanation. I did a google search to find out more and there >> I learned that one gets a Chrome cast HDMI for vidio but also an Audio >> Chrome cast. I wonder why do they have two products instead of doing one for >> all purposes. >> Regards >> Fanus >> >> >> From: Sieghard Weitzel >> Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2017 1:31 AM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: RE: Chrome Cast [was "Re: A couple of iPhone questions"] >> >> The Chromecast don't have any memory, they are strictly streaming devices >> but as Christopher pointed out, they work differewntly from Airplay, for >> example, since once you start streaming via your Chromecast it takes over >> that stream. For example, if you have a regular Chromecast or a 4K capable >> Chromecast Ultra connected to your TV and you have Netflix on your iPhone, >> you can pick a movie or show in the app on your phone, send it to the >> Chromecast and at that point the Chromecast which is of course connected to >> your WiFi streams the content and you could actually completely turn off >> your iPhone and the movie would still continue to play/stream. >> You can not save any music or other media to a Chromecast. >> >> Regards, >> Sieghard >> -----Original Message----- >> From: 'Carol Pearson' via VIPhone [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] >> Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2017 4:26 PM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: Chrome Cast [was "Re: A couple of iPhone questions"] >> >> I am fascinated! How much can you get onchrome cast in terms of memory, or >> do they vary? At that price, most people can afford them! Do they sound >> really good through big speakers? am I right to assume that the only way to >> put music onto a chrome cast is in fact to send it across Wi-Fi? Now I will >> leave you in peace! Good night and thanks!Carol P Sent from my iPhone using >> MBraille >> >> On 18 Oct 2017, at 9:37 pm, Christopher Chaltain <chalt...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> The ChromeCast is a small flat disk that fits in the palm of your hand. I'm >> guessing it's a bit larger in diameter but a bit thinner then an Oreo >> cookie. It has a micro-USB connection for power, connects to your wifi and >> has either a 3MM or HDMI connection. >> >> >> I have a ChromeCast Audio which has the 3MM audio jack on it. You'd connect >> it to a pair of audio speakers or anything else that takes audio input. It >> looks like it costs $35, but I'm pretty sure I got it on sale for $25 last >> Christmas. >> >> >> There's the original ChromeCast which has an HDMI connector on it. I >> don't have this device, but it looks like it also costs $35. >> >> >> Finally, there's the ChromeCast Ultra which has an HDMI connector and >> supports 4K video. I also have one of these hooked to my home theater >> receiver. >> >> >> One thing I should have mentioned, is that once you start the streaming to >> your ChromeCast device, your iPhone is taken out of the loop and is no >> longer needed. This is nice since you're no longer using your smart phone >> resources. You can go back into the app your casting though and cancel the >> casting. >> >> >> There's an app on Android called Google Home that allows you to control your >> ChromeCast devices. It looks like you have the same thing in the App Store >> at https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-home/id680819774?mt=8 >> >> >> When casting from an app, only the audio or video from that app is sent over >> to your ChromeCast. Your TTS is not sent over. There is an option in Google >> Home to mirror the audio from your smart phone though, and if you use this >> feature then all of the audio on your phone is sent over to the ChromeCast >> including the TTS. >> >> >> >> > On 10/18/2017 09:52 AM, 'Carol Pearson' via VIPhone wrote: >> > OK, got the picture. Sounds interesting and, presumably, it's pretty small >> > and can fit with all your other items without difficulty. >> > >> > Do you get better ones than others, or are they just one make and as good >> > as each other? >> > >> > Carol P >> > >> >> On 10/18/2017 12:54 AM, Christopher Chaltain wrote: >> >> I don't think I've used Chrome Cast on an iPhone, but it is accessible >> >> from Android, and I believe I've also used it from a browser, like >> >> Chrome. I don't see why it woudln't be accessible with an iPhone. >> >> >> >> >> >> Basically, you buy a Chrome Cast device which you add to your wifi >> >> network and plug into the audio input of a device, such as to a home >> >> theater system with HDMI or powered external speakers with a 3MM jack. >> >> Now you find an app that supports Chrome Cast and double tap the cast >> >> button and choose your destination. Like I said, I do this all of the >> >> time from my Android smart phone. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> On 10/17/2017 08:03 AM, Simon Wong wrote: >> >>> Hi everyone! Hope you all are doing well, I have a couple of iPhone >> >>> questions which I hope somebody can answer, when you put a appointment >> >>> or schedule something in your calendar, does it give you any >> >>> notification or sound when it's time to remind you? When I tried to put >> >>> something in my calendar, I got no sound or notification to let me know >> >>> that there was something scheduled there. 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