Google offers Chromecast to help you quickly and easily turn any TV into a smart TV with internet streaming capabilities. It also allows your TV to connect or “talk” to your computer, and there are several easy apps you can use to accomplish streaming quickly and easily.
We’re going to go over several of these apps, and you can decide which one works best for you. Elmedia Player First app is Elmedia Player, that allows you to quickly, easy and pain-free. To start streaming get Elmedia Player to your computer and install it as a usual app for Mac. Select a media file on your hard drive for streaming. Launch the player. Click the streaming icon to cast your content to the proper device.
You have one minute of free streaming. If you like your experience, upgrade to Elmedia Player PRO where unlimited file casting is guaranteed to you.
With Elmedia app audio and video files can be streamed in their native formats. If the Chromecast technology doesn’t support such formats, they will be transcoded (converted) into appropriate ones in real-time. Moreover, you can stream your favorite videos from such resources as YouTube, Dailymotion, and Vimeo. Elmedia Player also allows you to make your own playlists and stream them in bulk, not one by one which is especially helpful during meetups and presentations.
Videostream Videostream is a Chrome app that works on Mac, Windows, and Linux systems. It’s completely free, but you have to pay $0.99 if you want playlist support. Once you find it in the app store, download it, and install it, it’s ready to launch. All you have to do now is find your media file and open it in Videostream. Chromcast streams your media from your computer, and it’ll automatically format almost any media file, so it plays without interruptions. Google Cast Extension If you’re running Chrome on your Mac, you can stream straight to your browser’s tab.
This isn’t recommended because it tends to lag or have issues with playback, but it works if you don’t have an alternative. Locate the Google Cast extension in the app store and install it.
You’ll get a small icon in the top left of your screen that you can click to disable or enable. Open a new tab, drag and drop your media file onto it, and you’re ready to stream. Plex Media Server This comes with Chromcast support built right into the platform. You have to download and install this platform onto one of your computers, and it’ll let you use this single platform on all of your other devices.
It works on mobile, Roku, video game consoles, and Apple TV. Once you download it, you’re ready to cast videos from Chromecast from any device you choose. Wondershare Video Converter The Wondershare Video Converter has a sleek and user-friendly interface that works on both Mac and Windows systems.
Application to mirror the screen of your Mac to Google Chromecast. No wires and no additional hardware needed! You can also stream individual video files.
You download and install Wondershare Video Converter and your media files. Once the download finishes, launch the app and click the stream button in the bottom right corner and select Google Chromecast. Your video will start streaming. Airflow Airflow is completely free, and it lets you quickly stream your media files. Once you install it, just drag and drop your media files and find the right Chromecast.
Select it, and you’re ready to go. Airflow supports playlists, and it also gives you the ability to stream a wide range of media files.
You can customize your video, subtitle, and audio files, and it comes with preview thumbnails so you can skip sections of your media quickly and easily. VLC Media Player You can start by downloading VLC Media Player to your Mac for free. When you download it, launch it. When it’s open, go to the top menu bar and click the “Video” menu. Next, click “Renderer” and then click “Scan” to scan your available devices.
It’ll locate Chromecast, and you want to click on it. Open the video you want to play on your TV and accept the security certificate to start streaming.
2. Windows 10 Computer 3. Google Chrome Browser Installed on your Computer Once you are ready with all these items, follow the steps as provided below to first plug the Chromecast device to your Home Television and then setup Chromecast on your Windows 10 Computer. Setup Chromecast on Windows 10 Computer Follow the steps below to setup Google Chromecast on your Windows 10 computer. On the Chrome Setup screen, click on Set Up Your Chromecast using this Computer link (See image below). 6. On the next screen, you will be asked to Agree to Chromecast Privacy Terms by clicking on the Accept button. 7. Once you accept the terms, the webpage will start searching for available Chromecast devices connected to your WiFi Network (See image below).
Note: If your Computer cannot Find the Chromecast device, try switching the WiFi Network on your Computer from 2.4 to 5 GHz or vice versa. 8. On the next screen, click on Set Me Up button. 9. Next, click on the WiFi icon located to at the right corner of the taskbar on your Computer and then click on Chromecast’s open (See image below). 10. After connecting to Chromecast’s open WiFi Network, click on the Next button (See image below) 11. On the next screen, click on the Yes Arrow, if the Code appearing on the screen of your Windows computer is matching with the Code appearing on the bottom right corner of your TV (See image below). On the next screen you will be asked to provide a Name for your Chromecast.
Type any Name that you would like to use and click on Looks good (See image below) 13. Next, you will be asked to confirm your WiFi Settings.
Select your WiFi Network, Enter the Password for your WiFi network and click on Connect. Chromecast will display, Ready to Cast! Once you see the Ready to Cast screen, you are all setup and ready to Cast anything playing on the screen of your Windows 10 Computer onto the big screen of your Home Television. How to Cast Videos, Movies From Computer to TV Follow the steps below to Cast a Video or Movie playing on a Windows 10 Computer onto the large screen of your Home Television. Open the Chrome Browser on your Windows 10 Computer 2. Find the Video or Movie on YouTube, Netflix or other Chrome Compatible websites that you want to watch on the large screen of your Home Television.
As the Video Starts Playing on your Computer, click on the Cast Icon located at the top right corner of your Computer 4. You will immediately see the Video/Movie playing on the screen of your Television. As simple as that!