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[Discuss] Launching mplayer from firefox?



Englander, Irvin wrote:
> Let me make a case for launching mplayer inside a web page.
> Chromecast will pick up any web page and display it on a high def TV.
> So far as I'm aware, it can't pick up other apps yet.

I think this is more a case for using a proper media center for 
playback. With XBMC I select the file that I want to play, straight from 
local or network file system, and click "play".

-- 
Rich P.



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