The perpetual "Cast to Device" feature


  1. Doonie
    Posts : 3
    Win 10
       New #1

    The perpetual "Cast to Device" feature


    Hi Guys,

    First time poster here. I have a WD NAS which stores my music files. I have recently purchased a Denon receiver and I can successfully cast songs to it. However I notice that the "cast" option appears in the right-click menu only when I am at the file level. This is ok for movie files cast to my TV but music needs to be cast on the album level. I mean who wants to cast song after song. I also see that the native "cast" app does not allow additional files to be added which is doubly useless.

    Does anyone know 1) if I can cast at the folder level and 2) if there is another SIMPLE :) way to accomplish this.

    Thanks
      My Computer
    Quote Quote

  3. bro67
    Posts : 9,791
    Mac OS Catalina
       New #2

    Are you talking about on the AVR itself? That is a result of the engineers at Denon's shortcomings. They expect people to shuffle songs. Helps to know the model number of your AVR.
      My Computer
    Quote Quote

  4. Doonie
    Posts : 3
    Win 10
    Thread Starter
       New #3

    Hey Bro, no it's not the AVR. It's that win10 doesnt allow cast from a folder. See 2 screenshots one showing not available at the folder level and one showing available at the file level...
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails The perpetual "Cast to Device" feature-folder.png   The perpetual "Cast to Device" feature-file.png  
      My Computer
    Quote Quote

  6. bro67
    Posts : 9,791
    Mac OS Catalina
       New #4

    If these files are on the NAS, not the computer, the AVR is controlling the playback of the songs. If you are streaming them from the NAS to Windows and then Windows to the AVR, you are going to run into problems. Let the AVR control the songs from the NAS, or get a good media server Jukebox program. You are going to be limited with the abilities on the AVR, because of limited space for the program that the engineers at Denon were allowed.

    The other option is to just create playlists and treat those albums you want to play as a playlist.
      My Computer
    Quote Quote

  7. Doonie
    Posts : 3
    Win 10
    Thread Starter
       New #5

    I get ya now, thanks for that Bro. Would never have figured it out otherwise...
      My Computer
    Quote Quote

 

  Related Discussions
This feature used to work along time ago, actually I can't recall when it last worked. I lost my last nerve with trying to use CyberLink PowerDVD to cast to my Sony Bravia TV because a video sometimes stops during the stream. I started copying the...
So, I've got a Computer with GT630. I've installed windows 10 and I tried installing the drivers for my Nvidia GT630, and it gave me an error that says I don't have an NVIDIA GPU. I've used DXDIAG to look at my specifications and it showed me...
I had to buy a new (SSD) HD and had trouble booting from a disc until I enabled Legacy Mode and disabled Secure Boot in BIOS. Now whenever I boot up I get a "No Boot Device Found" message until I hit "Enter" at which point i'm allowed entry into my...
Hello, I'm in the process of clearing up my right click menus after installing Windows 10. I found guides for all menu items I wanted to get rid of here on TenForums (Yay!), but I can't find a guide on how to remove the "Cast to Device" item. Is...
"Cast to device" movie lags on TV
in Network and Sharing

Hi, i am using the "Cast to Device" option to play my movies on my TV. The problem is that when i play an mkv file the video lags and stutters. The same video plays fine on the same computer when i use the Samsung Allshare program to stream the...
Our Sites
Site Links
About Us
Windows 10 Forums is an independent web site and has not been authorized, sponsored, or otherwise approved by Microsoft Corporation. "Windows 10" and related materials are trademarks of Microsoft Corp.

 © Designer Media Ltd
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 12:33.
Find Us




Windows 10 Forums