Re:Google Chromecast review
by bsaul on Monday July 29, 2013 @06:50AM
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do you get the hdmi cable for that 35$ price ? i see that thing almost like an advanced wireless port. i don't understand what's the big deal ( especially since apple tv does that for some time now). anyone could enlighten me ?
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It plugs directly into an HDMI port. No cable included, no cable needed.
It is, in fact, a moderately smart wireless port: whatever you send to it that it recognizes, it plays. That's it. If you want a pause function, you need to tell the source, not ChromeCast. If you want a rewind, a fast forward, a seek... ditto.
It's a big deal because it's $35 in a usable form. Nearest competitor is Roku, who has a slightly better box -- one with an interface for selecting sources, pause and fast forward and rewind -- for about twice the price, and a nicer one for three times the price.
Re:Google Chromecast review
by ZeroGravitas on Monday July 29, 2013 @07:04AM
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There's a short HDMI extender included in the box. This is for when the HDMI port is inaccessible for the Chromecast itself, or if you need to move it get slightly better Wi-Fi.
Re:Google Chromecast review
by ExpendableGuy on Monday July 29, 2013 @09:42AM
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Seeing as how the HDTV in my bedroom is about 7 years old and only has two HDMI ports right next to each other, I'm willing to bet I'm going to need that when my Chromecast arrives Saturday.
Apple TV is 3x the price and doesn't work well outside of the Apple eco-system (you can watch Netflix, but other than that you'll want an iOS device or Mac).
At least one person thinks the Apple TV is a better deal. Two guesses as to who.
http://daringfireball.net/linked/2013/07/25/chromecast-catch...