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,
Brian Barrett, points out, the 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.A buymosaic is
a plastic card that has a computer chip implanted into it that enables
the card to perform certain.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,We Engrave luggagetag for
YOU. 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.We offer the biggest collection of old
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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,
iPhones and Mac computersall Apple devicesGoogle 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. 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).We sell bestsmartcard and
different kind of laboratory equipment in us. 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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