Google Chromecast
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- sem0
I have a 2nd gen Apple TV. They are now worth more than the original asking price and sought after more than the 3rd generation for two amazing reasons...
Jailbreak + XBMC
You can't get no better, it runs XBMC better than Rasp Pi and other options. Plus you get AirPlay.
- ernexbcn0
@fadein11 I bought a flat TV back in 2005 when I bought the Xbox 360, the thing isn't a "smart TV" so no USB ports or streaming functionality built in.
I bought a Boxee box a few months ago and use that to stream from my computers or AirPlay.
- ernexbcn0
Chromecast rooted, this will lead to more functionality in the future
- organicgrid0
Installed Chromecast in 10 minutes...works great on my iPhone!!
- 20020
chromecast is just a browser mirroring device. What a crap.
my best experience with devices like has been with Roku.
- 20020
except roku
i like roku.
- OSFA0
VANT!!!
- dbloc0
Just got mine in the mail, so I'll give it a whirl this weekend.
- animatedgif0
Not bad but not that interested in the stuff it can stream and the dependance on another device.
If it had a USB port for a hard drive then I'd be interested
- ernexbcn0
Also on Amazon US:
- pinkfloyd0
So I installed this chromecast, and connected it with my iPhone. The youtube app chromecasts on my tv, cool. Now how do I get porn on my tv with my iphone?
- duckseason0
Curious if anyone ended up getting one of these and what their thoughts are.
- ESKEMA0
I read somewhere that Google disabled some feature on purpose and that it wasn't that great. but don't know any of it for a fact.
ATV is awesome. with Beamer App or VLC Streamer, it gets anything to play from my mac to the TV and I don't even have to get my ass up.
- CALLES0
get roku. they dont have an agenda and play nice with all the streaming channels
- CincodeMayo0
Got an Apple TV in the living room and love it. Can't wait for the new one. Got a Chromecast for the bedroom, used it a few times and each time buffering would take forever, then once something did play it would buffer again throughout. I don't know if it was due to streaming through the app/iPhone or if the wifi in our bedroom was just crappy, but it sucked.
Ended up swapping the Chromecast for an Amazon Fire Stick and have been using that instead. So much better. Apps run off of the stick instead of being streamed through my phone. Tons of content. And just as cheap I think.
Plus the new Chromecast design looks like the Beats by Dre logo.
- cannonball19780
I just bought this. Excels at internet movie watching of all kinds. *ahem*