Support of other Hardware like WebOS TV, Apple TV, Roku, Chromecast

[irishattorney]

I am a huge fan of Sage. I have used it since version 2.0... purchased many licenses, extenders etc.

I use Sage on computers hooked to monitors. I use extenders.

But now that almost everyone has a smart TV or they have a connection like like chromecast apple tv.

I am thinking there has to be a way to have a sage server, and then use an app on say WEBOS on my LG TV, or an app on chromecast, or Apple tv...

You get the idea.


Is there anyone working to port a sage front end into an app for webos, chromecast etc?

[wayner]

SageTV is written in Java so I would think that you would need to be able to run Java on the platform in order to get SageTV running without almost starting from scratch.

In terms of Chromecast - I don't think there are really apps for Chromecast are there? Chromecast just "catches" apps that cast from a phone or tablet. I am not sure but the Android client may be able to cast to Chromecast today.

Someone had discussed working on an iOS app, but I don't think that went very far. That could have possibly also been used on ATV.

I can understand the attraction for getting SageTV to run natively on your TV but if you are going to have a Chromecast or another box, like an ATV, then why not get a MiBox. It is pretty cheap at $69 and should be able to run pretty much anything that you could want and it works as a Chromecast receiver - IMHO a MiBox is a better purchase than a Chromecast and it doesn't cost that much more.

[Tiki]

You do know about the Android Mini-Client, right? It lets you turn most Android devices into an extender.

[fresnoboy]

Originally Posted by Tiki

You do know about the Android Mini-Client, right? It lets you turn most Android devices into an extender.

Yes, but for example the app is not cast enabled, so you can't push the video to a chromecast or cast enabled TV...

thx
mike

[wayner]

Originally Posted by fresnoboy

Yes, but for example the app is not cast enabled, so you can't push the video to a chromecast or cast enabled TV...

While the app can be used on an Adroid phone, the app is generally used on an Android TV device like an Nvidia Shield or Xiaomi MiBox which are chromecast receivers, not casters.