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General Discussion

Posted by Scott Kipfer
Scott Kipfer
10,348 Points

Google chromecast

Is there any plans to add chromecast functionality to the videos? I think that feature would benefit a lot of students.

James Barnett
James Barnett
39,199 Points

> I think that feature would benefit a lot of students.

Have to know how many students own or plan to a chromecast stick.

7 Answers

Stone Preston
Stone Preston
42,016 Points
Stone Preston
Stone Preston
42,016 Points

you can cast the videos from your browser using the google cast extension for chrome . It will cast your current tab from your chrome browser to your tv.

Scott Kipfer
Scott Kipfer
10,348 Points
Scott Kipfer
Scott Kipfer
10,348 Points

I meant native support. When mirroring tabs the audio/video is often out of sync.

James Barnett
James Barnett
39,199 Points

At last count, there were less than 20 native apps for Chromecast, it might be a little early in the adaption curve for Treehouse to make a native app.

They would probably want to make a native Android app first.

Samara Soucy
Samara Soucy
6,733 Points
Samara Soucy
Samara Soucy
6,733 Points

+1 for the Android app. I am unfortunately doomed to spend my life around Apple people and it doesn't help they get so many apps first.

I was actually folding laundry while casting Treehouse to my Chromecast last night. It is extremely dependent on the speed of your wireless and even more so on the power of the computer casting. My old netbook (Intel Atom dualcore) could barely do it. This laptop (dual core i5) handles it without too much difficulty, and my desktop gaming PC with a quad i5 and Radeon 5850 is pretty much seamless.

Thiago de Bastos
Thiago de Bastos
14,556 Points
Thiago de Bastos
Thiago de Bastos
14,556 Points

+1 For a Chromecast app! I have also been thoroughly enjoying the Android app, it is so damn crisp! I am so used to android apps being rushed and lots of times being nothing more than a glorified in-app-browser type of thing. I am utterly impressed Team Treehouse!

Wessel Grift
Wessel Grift
3,587 Points
Wessel Grift
Wessel Grift
3,587 Points

Casting from your laptop takes up tonnes of memory, especially when casting video's. An app would remove that problem, you would only start the course/video from your device.

David Thomas
PLUS
David Thomas
Courses Plus Student 21,263 Points
David Thomas
David Thomas
Courses Plus Student 21,263 Points

I use VideoCast (VLC/Chromecast) a chrome browser extension to send video over to my chromecast it's not perfect but it better than trying to cast the tab.

emabartolomucci
emabartolomucci
1,088 Points
emabartolomucci
emabartolomucci
1,088 Points

+1 for Chromecast native support on mobile apps and the website. I know that is not the top priority, but other competitors (*cough* Lynda.com, Udemy, Pluralsight, Udacity *cough*) have been supporting this handful feature for quite some time, some of them for almost two years, and it would be really appreciated on Treehouse as well.