Streaming College Games...

[slugger3]

OK, bear with me here...
I've built 2 homes, 2 hot rods...and I can't figure this out...gimme a hammer, pliers and some duct tape I can't figure out just about anything...but this live streaming is getting the best of me.

When it comes to streaming college fast pitch games on Watch ESPN on our main TV, I'm losing the battle

Here's what I've got to work so far...
On my desktop computer, I go to WatchESPN.com, click on my TV provider, (DirecTV), enter our username and password, and I'm watching live College Fast Pitch...(or old games as well)
Winthrop vs. U of South Carolina (riseball's DD) game was just on...
So I've got the computer streaming figured out.

We stream Netflix on the TV...you name it...but WatchESPN streaming with Chromecast is not working
I set up the Watch ESPN app, as well as the Chromecast app, on my Motorola phone.
I installed the ChromeCast stick in the SmarTV, got that all set up...I can cast YouTube vidoes and videos and pics from my Motorola phone to the TV with the ChromeCast stick...

But when it comes to using the ChromeCast app and Chromecast stick, I can't get the Live or old games to cast to the TV with the WatchESPN app...

Are any of you DFPers using ChromeCast on your phone and TV to stream WatchESPN with any luck?

Or are you using Roku or Amazon to view WatchESPN on your SmarTV?

Which one is easier, smoother, and more seemless?

I've Googled, YouTubed and phone called just about anything I can about this and it's not working out.

Thanks

 

[goinglefty]

Chromecast is working for me using WatchESPN from my iPhone and iPad. Works really well.

What OS is your Motorola phone? Do you have any iOS device to test it on?

 

[slugger3]

goinglefty, are you casting your screen from your iPhone/iPad to the TV with the ChromeCast?
What type/brand of TV?

I've got a Motorola Turbo, all I could find was.... that it came with a Android OS 4.4 Kitkat, upgradable to 5.1 Lollipop, with a planned upgrade to 6.0 Marshmallow

 

[goinglefty]

Yes. I am casting from my iOS device to my Samsung TV 5500 (I think is the model) it's a smart tv, but to use chromecast the TV doesn't have to be smart, it just needs an HDMI port.

I also tried casting from an android tablet I have just now. i can cast to my chromecast watch ESPN as well as other apps as well. It might be a bug with the version of the app with your android model. Another option is for you to try to cast from a PC using the chrome browser logged into watch ESPN. Good luck.

 

[Tarheel Warrior]

Yes. I am casting from my iOS device to my Samsung TV 5500 (I think is the model) it's a smart tv, but to use chromecast the TV doesn't have to be smart, it just needs an HDMI port.

How are you doing this? I have an iPhone with WatchESPN, a laptop with no HDMI output, and a Samsung Smart TV. I can watch on my iPhone or my laptop but I have no clue to get it on my TV.

 

[goinglefty]

How are you doing this? I have an iPhone with WatchESPN, a laptop with no HDMI output, and a Samsung Smart TV. I can watch on my iPhone or my laptop but I have no clue to get it on my TV.

Im using Google Chromecast. It's a $35 device that connects to your TV's HDMI port. It then connects to your device over wifi where you can "cast" the video to your TV. Basically makes a "dumb" tv "smart" by allowing it to have access to apps that support casting like Netflix, Hulu, WatchESPN etc.

www.google.com/Chromecast

 

[finalcloud]

Do you have two different wireless networks? Many of the new routers are dual band. Your Chromecast could be one and your phone is on the other.

 

[iMlearning]

Im using Google Chromecast. It's a $35 device that connects to your TV's HDMI port. It then connects to your device over wifi where you can "cast" the video to your TV. Basically makes a "dumb" tv "smart" by allowing it to have access to apps that support casting like Netflix, Hulu, WatchESPN etc.

www.google.com/Chromecast

I'm setting up Chromecast right now... Seems pretty easy.

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[Tarheel Warrior]

Any way to do it without Chromecast? I do have a smart TV.

 

[mudrunner]

Any way to do it without Chromecast? I do have a smart TV.

I tried last week on my Samsung and couldn't get it done. I thought it would be as easy as a search and log-in, but that wasn't the case. If you figure something out let me know.