Play Chromecast with subs
- Thread starter meetdilip
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Plex should work. No need for hardcoded subs. Pretty sure Kodi will work, not tried.
Plex is free for casting i believe. @cyberwarfare
Yes, but casting to chromecast is free.
If possible, can you check at your end ? I failed when I tried last time.
cyberwarfare
Forerunner
Casting to plex when the plex server is on local network is free. Casting to the android app is paid (unless you have the plex pass)
Saurabh Singh
Apprentice
Bubbleupnp is the best for it. Using if for more than 3 years for movies with subtitles with no problem.
Pretty sure even for remote its free, you need to open up the ports, remember!
cyberwarfare
Forerunner
I believe they changed this recently. All external connections pass through their servers. Which also means that if plex web is down, you cant stream from your own server over the net :/
goDofWar_skr
Guide
Plex app on android needs plex pass to cast local files on the mobile..
Plex app can however act as an remote for plex server (installed on a local PC) and cast the content to chromecast along with subs which is free..
You can use something like 'localcast' on the android phone to cast the local files on the mobile to chromecast.. But then again, it works only with x264 content.. No support for x265 transcoding yet using any app that I know of..
Plex app can however act as an remote for plex server (installed on a local PC) and cast the content to chromecast along with subs which is free..
You can use something like 'localcast' on the android phone to cast the local files on the mobile to chromecast.. But then again, it works only with x264 content.. No support for x265 transcoding yet using any app that I know of..
Shubham1401
Forerunner
In android phones there's an option of connecting a display using Wi-Fi which will mirror your phone screen on your TV. You can then play your movie on your phone.
Alternately, I've found it way more convenient to keep all my movies/series with subs in a pendrive and then just access the pendrive with TV remote.
Alternately, I've found it way more convenient to keep all my movies/series with subs in a pendrive and then just access the pendrive with TV remote.
This would be easy. But I am not sure whether it will work. I will try and update.
You mean, using Google Home app ? My device not supported, it says.
goDofWar_skr
Guide
I tried playing amazon prime content through mirroring my mobile screen. But the video quality is not that great and there is a lot of stuttering problems too.
Not all TVs have this feature though. In my case, the VU tv will be able to play only x264 content. Although again I noticed a difference in the video quality while playing the content using a pendrive compared to when it is streamed using plex.
I have even tried connecting the TV directly to my pc using VGA/HDMI. The quality again is better this way than playing it using a pendrive.
Hades.
Forerunner
I would suggest you to use BubbleUPNP aswell. I have tried streaming movies along with the subtitles onto my Chromecast and it works great. Though a good wifi router is required for the streaming to work in a seamless way. Plus if you opt for the BubbleUPNP pro version, you can transcode the movies on the fly. You would require this feature if the movies that you have on your cellphone has AC3 audio or any unsupported audio format by chromecast.
BubbleUPNP has a feature just like Kodi by using which you can directly download the subtitle on your cellphone from subtitle websites provided you didnt change the name of the movie.
BubbleUPNP has a feature just like Kodi by using which you can directly download the subtitle on your cellphone from subtitle websites provided you didnt change the name of the movie.