How much does it cost to turn your dumb TV into a Smart TV?Just $35
with Googles new Chromecast. The low price has led the innovative
streaming device to sell out on Amazon and Best Buy, just a day after it
was announced.Chromecast, a device that is about the size of a USB
flash drive, plugs into the HDMI port of your television and it lets you
send internet video from almost any screen (phone, tablet or computer)
to your TV.
This is Googles next attempt to enter the video
streaming market, which includes more expensive competitors like Roku
and Apple TV that range from $50 to $100. As Gizmodos Managing Editor,
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Chromecasts biggest asset is its $35 priceEven if you use it twice and
never look at it again, it will have been totally worth it, Barrett
said. When's the last time you could say that about any gadget, ever?
Netflix
is one of the first apps that is compatible to play with Chromecast,
and for a limited time Google had offered to give away three months of
free streaming Netflix with the purchase of its device.But Google
announced that it would end the promotion Thursday, according to the Los
Angeles Times. "Due to overwhelming demand for Chromecast devices since
launch, the 3-month Netflix promotion is no longer available," Google
said in a statement.
Despite Forbes contributor Jason Evangelhos
call for you to Go out and buy one, you cant on most online outlets
because they are already sold out, as of Thursday afternoon. But you can
still purchase one now through the Google Play Store.Chromecast doesnt
use a remoteit is controlled by your phone or computer, so you dont need
to learn a new interface, Evangelho wrote. Thats a big advantage
because there are no unfamiliar buttons or menus; you can open the
YouTube app on your iPhone, press the cast button, and it will begin
playing on your television.
And thats a huge benefit of the
Chromecastyou can use your iPhone (and other Apple products) to control
it because it is multiplatform, PC Magazines Damon Poeter said. While
Apple TV only works with iPads,Custom Winbo silicone bracelets and
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has not constricted its device to its own products. All phones and
tablets running iOS or Android are compatible with Chromecast. You can
also control it from a Mac or Windows computer via the Google Chrome
internet browser.
When using the competing Apple TV streaming
feature, youre locked into the video app on your phone while you watch
it on TVyou cant switch apps or the video will stop.Our top picks for
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gear, Chromecast solves that problem by allowing users to multitask and
open any other applications on their second screen while the TV
continues to play.A nifty feature, which is not currently offered in
competing devices, is the Chromecasts ability to turn on the TV, switch
to the proper TV signal input, and automatically start playing your
video just by pressing one button on your tablet, GigaOMs Janko
Roettgers said.
No product is perfect on the first launch, and
Chromecast has its share of drawbacks as well, according to Mashables
Emily Price. Its biggest downfall is the amount of content, she said,
because it is currently limited to YouTube, Netflix, Google Play, and
Chrome (which is a feature still being tested). Competitors offer other
services including Hulu and HBO Go. You also cant watch any photos or
videos that you have stored on your phone on the TV screen with
Chromecast either.One of the misconceptions is that all you need to do
is plug it in to the TV and youre ready to go; but thats not the case,
Barrett noted. Chromecast wont charge through your TV so you need to
power it via a USB cable.
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