Google ChromeCast HDMI Streaming Media Player

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Just wondering if anyone has bought one of these Google ChromeCast HDMI Streaming Media Player devices, I have the WD SMP and have Internet and external drives connected to it in the living room. All works great, I can stream all videos from my SMP ( external drives ) to my Laptop anywhere in the house. My question is: Can I stream my videos from my SMP from the livingroom to my bedroom using the Google Chomecast HDMI Streaming Media Player and using the WD Remote app (android) ? Just trying to avoid buying another SMP and I can’t move my external drives back to the PC for Network Shares, I’m running Windows XP on an old Desktop PC with no WIFI access card. I simply rip my movie DVD’s and add them to my external drives and watch in the living room.

Thanks for the input in advance!

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at the moment chromecast doesn’t do local media streaming

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If your TV or other device on the secondary TV supports dlna you could use twonky from a smartphone or tablet even a laptop. Most media servers also support dlna in some fashion and will allow you to push media to dlna supported products with a laptop/desktop/nas/phone. If your phone is a newer model it would’ve been wiser to purchase an hdmi cable and just hook it up to the tv instead. Then you can run xbmc or whatever else to get a a nice front end for your content.

I would pickup a second SMP for 60 bucks instead of buying the google garbage (seriously they’re horrible).