Playcast for Windows 10 gets major update, 1 more free day trial and some fixes.

When Playcast was released, I purchased it without hesitation despite the fact that a few days trial was available. And that's because the developer behind this excellent app is also the one who made the best YouTube app for windows 10, Tubecast (Paid, free). The latter and Playcast have that thing in common in that you can cast media to Chromecast, or DLNA devices. 

However, after buying the app, I ran into issues as it failed to cast movies to my Chromecast while it handled songs well. I reached out to the developer and he very quickly contacted me to help solve the problem. After sending one of my movies, he found out that a particular format was not being handled properly and a fix was quickly released.

Today, I am enjoying my movies from my Lumia 1520 via Chromecast. The fix is part of the update that the developer released today, among other fixes and new features as shown in the change log below:

What's new in version 0.8.0.0:
Monetization:

• 1 more FREE day in trial per app update.

New drive sources:

• DLNA Media Server
• Google Drive
• Dropbox
• Freebox

Technical:

• MP4 'FastStart' transcoding on the fly for Chromecast unreadable MP4.
• Miracast support.

There's also some UI improvements:

• Remove items in Recent/Queue
• Shortcut (desktop): F5 refresh - F11 fullscreen
• Progress bar preview in PIP
• Changelog popup at startup if it's a new version
• "My libraries" only shows right content type files
• List performance
• UI contrast improvements

Get the app in the Windows Store.

By: blendrang sayur On 8:40:00 AM

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Tubecast updated with 480p 60fps video, HD audio and more.

Tubecast is an excellent YouTube client with great support for Chromecast, AirPlay and DLNA. Google's proprietary dongle that lets Android and iOS users project media on their phones or tablets to a TV. The Windows Phone app has been getting better and better. When it was first released, all it could do was to play a video at a time. Tubecast has improved a lot since and is getting more mature and interesting if you own a Chromecast dongle.  

Tubecast was updated today with a slew of features and bug fixes. The most noteworthy features are support for 480p with 6fps and faster app launching. See the full change log below:

• New video quality: 480p SD
• New Audio download quality: HD
• Faster start-up
• Downloaded files disappearing > bug fix
• New DLNA smart TV support: Sony Bravia
• Optimization of network data consumption
• PIP follows the side menu on opening
• Bug fixes

Tubecast is a free download in the Windows Phone store and is limited to 20 casts. You can unlock this to cast more videos and support the developer by buying the pro version for $1.99.

Tubecast

Tubecast Pro

By: blendrang sayur On 8:20:00 PM

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