Casting from PC to Sky Glass

[squirdle]

Firstly, can it be confirmed that Sky Glass will NOT support Google Chromecast, as I have found out through Google? I've tried a cheap Chinese Chromecast copy and Glass HDMI will not recognise it. Has anyone used a genuine Google Chromecast dongle and found it to work? Secondly, has anyone found a casting device that DOES work and is fairly easy to use? I tried an Anycast dongle that worked sporadically, but the interface on the TV was ridiculously complicated and confusing, making it (for me, anyway!) impossible to use.

[SKY1992bf]

@squirdle  correct no sky products support casting 

[lettice]

A recent firmware update has added Airplay capability to Sky Glass TVs.

If that helps you in some way.

[squirdle]

Thanks lettice, I've enabled Airplay to cast from my iPhone but have lots of videos and music on my PC that I would like to cast. Of course, if Sky had built some kind of DLNA capability into Glass in the first place, I wouldn't have this problem.

[lettice · Accepted solution]

By the way, looks like a Chromecast works;

https://www.sky.com/help/articles/connecting-devices-sky-glass-other

[squirdle]

Blimey, it looks from the picture that Chromecast should work, but that's not what I saw when I tried to connect!

[squirdle]

SKY1992bf, I have been able to cast using an Anycast dongle, but it was too finicky and unstable.

[David+Conquest]

Chromecast works fine for me attached to sky glass, I regularly cast to it from my android phone. It is an old original Chromecast though if that makes a difference

[squirdle]

I've taken a leap of faith and ordered an HDMI transmitter and receiver kit from eBay (£31.49 inc. postage). I haven't seen any reviews of it concerning Sky Glass however. It looks ideal but the proof of the pudding etc. I'll post here when I have it to let people know if it works, in case anyone is interested.

[squirdle]

Bingo! The HDMI transmitter/receiver set up works perfectly. Just connected the transmitter to my PC and the receiver to my Sky Glass, went to HDMI 3 on the apps and inputs banner and there it was. It even paired up automatically, even though the instructions said that I would need to push a paper clip (provided!) into a small hole on the receiver. So, as I have a remote desktop app on my tablet and wake-on-LAN, I can now access the thousands of videos and songs on my PC without even getting off the sofa. £31 well spent I reckon.

[Nik81]

I've been successfully using a genuine Chromecast gen 2 without any trouble. You sometimes have to manually switch device, as the auto switch function seems a little sporadic, but the connection is just as good as any other TV. 

I'm a little disappointed that sky decided to natively support Apple Airplay, but not Chromecast, especially as android devices are more common in the UK.

[Anonymous]

which one did you buy please as I am looking for this?

[Nik81]

As I said, it's the Chromecast gen 2 puck. I doubt you'll get a new one now though, as it's about 5 years old and has been replaced with at least 1 more advanced model since. You might get one from eBay second hand though?

[Anonymous]

I meant you!

[Anonymous]

@Nik81 thanks I meant the transmitter but thanks for replying. 🙂 @This message was authored by:squirdle