AllCast for Fire TV will support audio splitting, giving it an edge over Chromec

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Android By Russell Holly May. 2, 2014 3:58 pm
AllCast developer Koushik Dutta may have just given every geek in the world a reason to put an Amazon Fire TV in the bedroom.
One of the coolest features to the more recent Roku boxes is the ability to use the remote control as the audio source for whatever is on the TV. You can stream something on Netflix, plug headphones into the remote control, and listen to the show without disturbing anyone around you. It’s something that is sorely missing from Chromecast, Apple TV, and Amazon’s Fire TV for a couple of reasons. Some of them don’t use remote controls at all, and using your smartphone to control the TV makes a lot more sense to many people out there. An update to local streaming app AllCast is going to give the Fire TV this option, but only when you’re using this app.
AllCast is quickly becoming a popular app because it supports almost every device. The app now allows you to stream local content to Apple TV, Fire TV, Chromecast, game consoles, and several other devices. If you’re the type to rely on local video and audio, this app is a must-have for your home theater setup.
Unfortunately, this audio splitting feature is going to be limited to the Fire TV for a little while. According to the developer, there’s currently no way to make this feature work on the Chromecast without sync issues. For now the Fire TV will be only thing supported once this update is released, so if you’ve got one you should go ahead and throw AllCast on your phone or tablet now.



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