“I have a Denon AVR e400 receiver I'd like to integrate with this soundbar since re- habbing our living room eliminated wired speakers. The Denon has all the latest tech. and every connection plus Apple Air Play, B/T ect., Plz explain SmartCast. TNX”
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Tim, Google SmartCast or Google Casting is similar to Apple Airplay. I have almost all Apple Products (iPhone, iPad, and MacBook Pro), and I use the SmartCast feature everyday. It is very simple to use. You open a SmartCast enabled app (such as spotify, slacker, youtube, etc.) and start playing music. There is an icon on the screen that you tap, and it asks you which Smartcast you want to send it to (I have three different smartcast products in my home, my TV, Soundbar, and Roku box) tap the device you want to cast to, and it magically transfers the sound to that device. It is super easy to setup, super easy to use, and very very handy. I have not had such good luck with Apple Airplay.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.SmartCast utilizes Chromecast technology and acts as a Chromecast Audio device.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.I'm not sure about Smartcast. I think it is an app that can be installed on some phones/tablets to allow sending audio to the soundbar. The soundbar will receive bluetooth from devices even computers, but it will not broadcast out again. There one output: HDMI (arc) which my feed to your Denon receiver. Bears researching on your part. This is a fine surround sound unit. I even use it for my music composition workstation.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.What you would need to get is a passive soundbar, which would still require wires connecting to your receiver. Unfortunately, Best Buy doesn't carry any 5.1 passive soundbars. If you used this soundbar, you would have to enable HDMI pass-through, which would disable all of the high tech processing from your receiver. You could connect your rear speakers and subwoofer to a Rocketfish wireless speaker and subwoofer kit and see if that works for you. SmartCast basically makes your smartphone a wireless remote.
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