timtim Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 @VibrantNebula - the following tests that i did in the previous post were on 1080. i also tried updating an old computer 1809 version to 1909 and turns out it is unable to connect using the connect app (it could work before). but it still able to connect to my samsung s10+ when the firewalls are turned off. but overall thanks for the reply ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwig@novo Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 Good morning, having similar problems with casting. HTC Vive Focus plus trying to cast to either a Samsung Smart TV or Firestick 4K. Headset finds each of them without a problem, says "connecting", then after a few seconds refreshes the list. Running all on 5Ghz WiFi. Any help is appreciated @JustinVive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustinVive Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 @dwig@novo What are the models of the Samsung Smart TV and the Firestick 4K? Not all of these models support the Miracast standard. The Focus Plus requires Miracast to work. You can find out if they do or not by visiting the manufacturer's website. If they do say that Miracast is supported let me know the model numbers and I'll chat with my team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HackPerception Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 @dwig@novo - Alot of the Samsung SmartTVs don't have true Miracast support and more recent models try to funnel all casting through Samsung's proprietary SmartThings app over their proprietary SmartThings format. Basically casting on Samsung TV's is pretty proprietary but it really depends on which specific model you're using as Justin said. Screen casting support on the Fire Stick products seems to historically be a little hit and miss. Screen casting performance on the first gen stick was widely considered to be not great - I can't find any reports of people talking about their Mira-casting experiences with the newer 4K SKU. What resolution setting do you have your TV set to within the Fire Stick's settings (Settings -> Display)? Try 1080p and 720p specifically Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwig@novo Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 (edited) On 2/14/2020 at 4:29 PM, JustinVive said: @dwig@novo What are the models of the Samsung Smart TV and the Firestick 4K? Not all of these models support the Miracast standard. The Focus Plus requires Miracast to work. You can find out if they do or not by visiting the manufacturer's website. If they do say that Miracast is supported let me know the model numbers and I'll chat with my team. Thank you for the reply! The Samsung TV model is QB55R The Firestick 4K model is E9L29Y Interestingly enough, I tried an older firestick (not 4K) and was able to get it to work flawlessly. I had not updated the firmware on this older one in awhile (it's 5.2.7.2) but it's working great. I'm going to avoid updating the firmware. Edited February 21, 2020 by dwig@novo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwig@novo Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 (edited) On 2/14/2020 at 5:29 PM, VibrantNebula said: @dwig@novo - Alot of the Samsung SmartTVs don't have true Miracast support and more recent models try to funnel all casting through Samsung's proprietary SmartThings app over their proprietary SmartThings format. Basically casting on Samsung TV's is pretty proprietary but it really depends on which specific model you're using as Justin said. Screen casting support on the Fire Stick products seems to historically be a little hit and miss. Screen casting performance on the first gen stick was widely considered to be not great - I can't find any reports of people talking about their Mira-casting experiences with the newer 4K SKU. What resolution setting do you have your TV set to within the Fire Stick's settings (Settings -> Display)? Try 1080p and 720p specifically Thank you for the reply! Tried varying the resolutions with no success. Interestingly enough, I tried an older firestick (not 4K) and was able to get it to work flawlessly. I had not updated the firmware on this older one in awhile (it's 5.2.7.2) but it's working great. I'm going to avoid updating the firmware. Edited February 21, 2020 by dwig@novo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustinVive Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 @dwig@novo Happy to hear that you have Miracast working with the Focus now through the older Firestick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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