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Should I use chromium based browsers or firefox?

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Chromium has better features, but with google announcing its plan to ‘drm the internet’ I 'm not sure if it’d be a good idea.

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GeekFTW@kbin.social
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Chromium browsers have only 1 feature I need: access to the Chromecast API. I have 3, Firefox can’t connect to them and the last 2-3 times I tried the listed 3rd party methods (fx bridge, etc), I could never get it to work.

Were it not for that, I’d be back on Firefox.

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Otter@lemmy.ca
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That’s part of why I avoided getting new Chromecast devices 😄

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metaStatic@kbin.social
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well? what do you have? I would love to flush my chromecasts but they’re so useful.

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raptir@lemm.ee
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Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter. Despite being Microsoft, it uses Miracast.

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king_tronzington@lemm.ee
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If you ever find one let me know because I’m in the exact same boat as you. Casting videos to my TV is so damn convenient

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GeekFTW@kbin.social
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I’ve had these ones from 3-10 years depending on the unit XD

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Dave@lemmy.world
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I had a similar need, and it prevented me from moving to FireFox for a long while. Luckily, I did manage to get fx_cast to work, and it’s been flawless ever since. In fact, I’d say it work more reliably than Chrome’s casting!

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redcalcium@lemmy.institute
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Have you tried setting browser.casting.enabled = true in Firefox’s about:config settings?

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TheGreenGolem@lemm.ee
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Trust me, I’ve tried everything there is. For hours, literally. Nothing worked.

(Casting from Firefox (beta) on Android.)

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redcalcium@lemmy.institute
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That’s a bummer. Personally, I use an app made to cast web video on android because it has better casting experience (including subtitles support) and wider range of supported websites. The dev is also responsive and would push a fix if you report any site where it doesn’t work: Web Video Caster

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