Chromecast

Looks to be used yes. You can factory reset by holding the button on it for 20 or so seconds or take it back to where it came from. There are seals on the box to show if it's new.
 
Cheap deal. Tempted to buy a third, both my other two are imported so would be nice to have a UK one should any deals arise. These are used constantly too in my household.
 
No but I can't think of a single reason why it wouldn't.
If your concerned post me over your amp, i'll gladly give it a test ;)

I keep looking into amps and speakers but I just don't trust my toddlers to not poke the speakers :(
 
I caved in. Ordered my third with free delivery. Quidco too.

I too want Android TV. I was looking at a new TV a while back but figured I would wait for Google I/O. I think it would be wise to wait now as today's SmartTV's IMO are not smart at all. With an Android TV I would like to think the software will be updated frequently to match changing technologies.
 
On their site, at the bottom go to Customer Services. Far right under Price Promise choose online or instore purchase. Ring the number, you have 7 days from order to claim.
 
Only ever seen one of them before. Possibly more a router issue than a Chromecast one? Checked to see if there is any updated firmware for it?
 
Yes intensive but I would imagine most CPU's these days will manage it fine. It struggles on my HP Microserver but thats an Atom CPU! 1080P's work but it keeps having to buffer. 720P is fine.
Make sure your using ethernet on the PC so your not making unnecessary wifi traffic.

If you want a Netflix type experience then indeed Plex is the way to go. There's two apps, one is free but you need to be a subscriber. The other is a one off payment (I use this one).
Plex on my system detects media as soon as I start copying it to the media folder. I just give it a minute then refresh and bask in the cover art and media info it has downloaded for me. On the Plex app make sure you select Maximum quality to ensure your seeing 1080P.
 
Yes N54L. If your using MP4 though there is no transcoding needed and the N54L will happily send 1080P to a Chromecast. I use the Microserver just because it's low power. My Plex install sits on top of Arch Linux which sits on a VMWare ESXi install. It also only has 1GB of RAM allocated to it.

Ask again in the Microserver thread in the servers section of this forum. Others run it outside of ESX and they seem to suggest they have no problems with transcoding.
 
Yes theres an overhead but nothing so much it that impacts what I need from it. I'm writing this from a Windows 7 client that also is a VM on that server. I dial into it via a 2008 R2 Remote Desktop Gateway that authenticated my session on a Windows 2003 Domain Controller. These all run from the one Microserver.
I mainly do this as I like to hide from proxy logs what I am browsing when at work :)

No idea on the transcoding sorry. I normally acquire stuff in MP4, I just know for each MKV I tried it had to be transcoded as the CPU usage goes up to 100% on both cores.
 
Ok, but I am sure I am not alone in saying that Plex is one hell of an amazing experience. It's basically Netflix but with your own media. Worth installing the Media Server just to test with. It's free and you can cast from the browser on your PC. You could also use RDP if you couldn't be bothered to get out your chair :)
 
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