Comment on Netflix kills casting from phones

themurphy@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

• ArsonButCute@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

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  Seems like if you’ve got the ad-free plan and an older chromecast you’re still ok… For now. This is indicative though that the service may not be viable for long for you.

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  • Soup@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    It’s been a minute, are there Netflix subscriptions which one pays for but which still have ads?

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    • ArsonButCute@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      The cheapest tier is sold at low margin and recouped with ads.

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      • Soup@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Gross. That’s how it starts, and then the only thing cheap about is its cost relative to the other tiers.

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• jacksilver@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I thought for Chromecast the “casting” part is just telling the Chromecast what to play. Do you need your phone on while Chromecast shows content?

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  • pulsewidth@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    You need the phone for any controls issued to the Chromecast like volume, subs, pause, seek, etc… But you don’t strictly need it once the video has started playing, presuming you’re not using any control commands.

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    • jacksilver@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Thanks for the details, seems like that may be why the older Chromecasts are still supported.

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    • PapaStevesy@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      I mean, you still need it, the phone has to be on and connected to the same wifi as whatever it’s casting to.

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      • pulsewidth@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Nah you can turn the phone off once the video has started. I only know this because my kids have regularly failed to charge the ‘phone that we only use for Chromecast to the tv’ and it sometimes dies while they’re watching something. Keeps playing until the end.

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