Steve Shovlar Posted October 22, 2022 Report Share Posted October 22, 2022 It’s extremely easy to send to my smart tv from an iPhone with screen mirroring. In fact it couldn’t be easier. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jduffill Posted October 22, 2022 Report Share Posted October 22, 2022 17 minutes ago, Noelinho said: Since a BSN person has entered the thread, I’d like to add one feature request: the ability to send to Chromecast from Apple devices. It’s fiddly to do it from my Android phone, and if I could do it from my iPad instead, it would be much nicer. Other than that, it’s been really good, after the issues at the start of the season were sorted. Hi Noelinho. You can Chromecast from an Apple device, but you have to do it through our IOS App which can be downloaded from the Apple App Store. Please search for ‘BSN App’ and log in using your existing details. The App is free to download and use. Apple don’t allow the ability to Chromecast our videos via a web browser which I believe is due to a licensing issue. That’s the reason that we chose to develop the IOS App which bypasses this. I hope that helps! Ben Duffill 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFCB Wildcat Posted October 22, 2022 Report Share Posted October 22, 2022 3 hours ago, Noelinho said: Since a BSN person has entered the thread, I’d like to add one feature request: the ability to send to Chromecast from Apple devices. It’s fiddly to do it from my Android phone, and if I could do it from my iPad instead, it would be much nicer. Other than that, it’s been really good, after the issues at the start of the season were sorted. Out of interest, how so? My phone is Android and I just start the broadcast on my phone and the cast symbol is at the bottom of the video window. I just touch on that and the list of available devices pops up, I select my Chromecast and it's instantly on my TV so I can't see how much simpler it can be? You are using the Chromecast and not the screen mirroring option? That's a different thing and is a faff! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noelinho Posted October 23, 2022 Report Share Posted October 23, 2022 13 hours ago, jduffill said: Hi Noelinho. You can Chromecast from an Apple device, but you have to do it through our IOS App which can be downloaded from the Apple App Store. Please search for ‘BSN App’ and log in using your existing details. The App is free to download and use. Apple don’t allow the ability to Chromecast our videos via a web browser which I believe is due to a licensing issue. That’s the reason that we chose to develop the IOS App which bypasses this. I hope that helps! Ben Duffill It does. You should mention the app more - I had no idea it existed! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted October 23, 2022 Report Share Posted October 23, 2022 16 hours ago, Steve Shovlar said: It’s extremely easy to send to my smart tv from an iPhone with screen mirroring. In fact it couldn’t be easier. In my experience the mirroring is always jumpy and not very smooth, is this dependant on WiFi, phone and TV quality? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFCB Wildcat Posted October 23, 2022 Report Share Posted October 23, 2022 2 hours ago, Bagpuss said: In my experience the mirroring is always jumpy and not very smooth, is this dependant on WiFi, phone and TV quality? Yes it is. I had to use this option on Glasgow streams as it seems there weren't permissions to cast. I've only got a basic cheapy phone and it couldn't cope so I had to use my wife's top end phone and even then it wasn't ideal. The beauty of using a Chromecast device is that you only need your phone to log on to BSN and start the broadcast. After you have selected the Chromecast device from your casting options, the stream goes directly from your WIFI to the Chromecast device which is plugged into an HDMI port on the TV and your phone is then basically redundant except to use as a remote control through the Google Home app. I've only got cheap equipment but it works fine even in my summer house at the bottom of the garden which only has a basic TV which isn't even smart. It just needs HDMI ports. Once you have paired the Chromecast to your WiFi on initial setup, you can just put it in any TV in the house without any further setting up. For an outlay of £20 for an older version of Chromecast and any TV with an HDMI port the jobs a good 'un. It works for me anyway. Perhaps others would like to share what works for them as it might help others that are struggling? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthegearbutnaeidea Posted October 25, 2022 Report Share Posted October 25, 2022 Anyone just had a subscription renew for £19.99 presumably for November? This can’t be right surely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Shovlar Posted October 25, 2022 Report Share Posted October 25, 2022 On 10/23/2022 at 12:40 PM, Bagpuss said: In my experience the mirroring is always jumpy and not very smooth, is this dependant on WiFi, phone and TV quality? Might be your Wi-Fi, tv, phone. I screen mirror to my smart tv with no issues whatsoever. I have an iPhone 13 pro Max. Sony smart tv. Wi-Fi. Crystal clear non buffering HD stream. Use mirroring for YouTube all the time no issues. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewy Posted October 25, 2022 Report Share Posted October 25, 2022 23 minutes ago, Steve Shovlar said: Might be your Wi-Fi, tv, phone. I screen mirror to my smart tv with no issues whatsoever. I have an iPhone 13 pro Max. Sony smart tv. Wi-Fi. Crystal clear non buffering HD stream. Use mirroring for YouTube all the time no issues. Amazing what you can do with a phone nowadays 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted October 25, 2022 Report Share Posted October 25, 2022 25 minutes ago, Steve Shovlar said: Might be your Wi-Fi, tv, phone. I screen mirror to my smart tv with no issues whatsoever. I have an iPhone 13 pro Max. Sony smart tv. Wi-Fi. Crystal clear non buffering HD stream. Use mirroring for YouTube all the time no issues. Will the older chrome cast version work just as well if WiFi ,Tv And phone are decent.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFCB Wildcat Posted October 26, 2022 Report Share Posted October 26, 2022 18 hours ago, Fromafar said: Will the older chrome cast version work just as well if WiFi ,Tv And phone are decent.? I have a second generation Chromecast which is quite old now and so far it's been seamless. The specification of the phone & TV are not factors as long as the HDMI port on the TV support the Chromecast requirements. I don't know how you'd know but all I can say is that I use it on an older TV which isn't even smart and it's fine. Steve is referring to screen mirroring so in that case the TV & phone specifications are vitally important. WiFi quality is obviously important whatever way you watch a stream. Screen mirroring is establishing a connection between your phone and the TV to duplicate whatever is on your phone screen onto your TV screen so processing speed / memory of phone will be a factor and it will use wi-fi capacity too maintaining the connection between the phone & TV. Chromecast is a completely different process because once you have connected to it, the Chromecast is now hosting the stream and projecting it directly onto your TV screen through the HDMI port and the phone is no longer part of the process apart from as a remote control so less demanding on WiFi. No need to worry about sizing the picture to the TV screen, it's instantly full screen. You can have the phone on standby or use it for other applications without affecting the stream. I believe you can cast directly to some smart TV's without a Chromecast device but mines a bit hit and miss as to whether it appears in the cast devices list and it doesn't on BSN but the Chromecast does. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandit59 Posted October 26, 2022 Report Share Posted October 26, 2022 22 hours ago, allthegearbutnaeidea said: Anyone just had a subscription renew for £19.99 presumably for November? This can’t be right surely. See page 1 jduffill post with an email address Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno Posted November 4, 2022 Report Share Posted November 4, 2022 Well I've thoroughly enjoyed the coverage from BSN. They got better each week and sorted out any niggling problems and kept fans updated . They even gave a refund on the shambolic pairs 6th meeting. After watching and enjoying the coverage tonight I've signed up for NDL meeting even though it's a shambles Mildenhall team and I've no real interest in the meeting but it's just to say thanks to BSN and to give them £6.99. looking forward to there coverage next season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted November 4, 2022 Report Share Posted November 4, 2022 15 minutes ago, bruno said: Well I've thoroughly enjoyed the coverage from BSN. They got better each week and sorted out any niggling problems and kept fans updated . They even gave a refund on the shambolic pairs 6th meeting. After watching and enjoying the coverage tonight I've signed up for NDL meeting even though it's a shambles Mildenhall team and I've no real interest in the meeting but it's just to say thanks to BSN and to give them £6.99. looking forward to there coverage next season Like you say excellent coverage.Well done to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noelinho Posted November 4, 2022 Report Share Posted November 4, 2022 And they mentioned the iOS app! I guess that was just for me… worked great, I am happy to report. Made it so much easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted November 5, 2022 Report Share Posted November 5, 2022 (edited) Was a shame that Shovlar seemed to have got to the commentators first though and mention that the Cook's had never ridden Lynn before! And boy didn't they let us all know. Look into my eyes, look into my eyes, the eyes, the eyes, not around the eyes, don't look around my eyes, look into my eyes... Edited November 5, 2022 by iainb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Shovlar Posted November 5, 2022 Report Share Posted November 5, 2022 6 minutes ago, iainb said: Was a shame that Shovlar seemed to have got to the commentators first though and mention that the Cook's had never ridden Lynn before! And boy didn't they let us all know. Look into my eyes, look into my eyes, the eyes, the eyes, not around the eyes, don't look around my eyes, look into my eyes... I might have mentioned it to them before the meeting. But then again I am pretty sure they had done their homework and knew their stuff. Record viewing figures for them last night. They have invested their profits back into their budding business with new equipment and it shows. I would say they do an excellent job. But they need to improve their website. It’s a little confusing and a viewer can go around in circles looking for what’s coming up or to buy a stream. BSN need britishspeedwaynetwork.co.uk, not “watch.Britishspeedway.co.uk” They have done a great job. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted November 5, 2022 Report Share Posted November 5, 2022 10 minutes ago, Steve Shovlar said: I might have mentioned it to them before the meeting. But then again I am pretty sure they had done their homework and knew their stuff. Record viewing figures for them last night. They have invested their profits back into their budding business with new equipment and it shows. I would say they do an excellent job. But they need to improve their website. It’s a little confusing and a viewer can go around in circles looking for what’s coming up or to buy a stream. BSN need britishspeedwaynetwork.co.uk, not “watch.Britishspeedway.co.uk” They have done a great job. I would think investing in British Speedway is a bad investment! But you're right, despite the terrible Poole bias last night, generally they have done an excellent job this season! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur54 Posted November 5, 2022 Report Share Posted November 5, 2022 Watched the BSN stream for the 1st time last night, have to say they do an excellent job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReginaldSpeed Posted November 5, 2022 Report Share Posted November 5, 2022 BSN is fantastic, wasn’t able to make it last night in real life as was in France, but plugged the laptop in to the hotel tv via a hdmi and worked great. Thank you BSN for making that possible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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