Google Chromecast
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- OSFA0
VANT!!!
- dbloc0
Just got mine in the mail, so I'll give it a whirl this weekend.
- monospaced0
Cool, looks like a right nifty device!
I still think it's hilarious how Google keeps stepping on its own feet with this area of tech though. They had early Google TV units, and then the Nexus Q, and now this. Seems fragmented, no?
- unless they work together, in which case it would be coolmonospaced
- but I highly doubt itmonospaced
- What I love is how this thing actually controls the TV it's plugged into and turns devices into remotesmonospaced
- Basically they're iterating on their concept until they have something that works. I think it's great they keep cranking out products.zarkonite
- 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
- ideaist0
- If they had a full browser on it or even a more capable iOS; it seems it's going that way...ideaist
- ...I guess the goal is to limit the device and keep all content "in the cloud", thus eliminating physical importance...ideaist
- Why would they add a browser? When has that ever worked for a TVanimatedgif
- not good - works but too lacking in features - like Fisher Price streaming.fadein11
- there's nothing fischer price about it, and it has a fuck load of featuresmonospaced
- Apple TV seems way more powerful than chrome cast. If I didn't have a Mac i could see itjtb26
- hereswhatidid0
This will be hacked within months to be showing any kind of content. I'm betting XMBC will be streaming to this shortly.
- ernexbcn0
Also on Amazon US:
- ernexbcn0
"So if you have music you wish to play on your TV, it need to be uploaded to Google Music"
- if you have any photos or videos on your computer or phone you'd like to play, you're shit out of luckmonospaced
- Supports Netflix, YouTube, Google Play, as well as anything on the web through Chrome browser.ORAZAL
- Yes, but NONE of your stuff on your devices or computers.monospaced
- 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.
- Ben993
My Chromecast stop working for no reason suddenly. I've got a red light on it, i've search the web
Fuck that shit!
- 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*