Googles ChromeCast is simply a device that connects to a wireless signal and sends the stream of data to your T.V. It has the ability to stream Youtube, Netflix, Crackle, and a slew of other video sites as well as those ones directly from you laptop. It is not dependent on your computer to push the content, however. This is what one of my friends stated about this:
"Most people don't have their computer next to their TV. Also once you push the movie to the TV your device phone isn't required any more and is free to do other things. The chromecast is an independent device playing content and not dependent on your laptop to constantly push content."
ChromeCast turns your T.V. into the computer, instead of simply connecting to your computer. As found here
Well it turns out that ChromeCast is much better, and cheaper than, say that, of a Roku or an Apple T.V.!
My first thoughts were - as quoted from FaceBook, "I still like my HDMI cable... ChromeCast would be cool as well, but why change? I also have a wireless mouse/keyboard that comes in handy... I suppose that just having my computer speak directly to the T.V. without a cable connection would be much easier than being corded, but than again, $35 for something I already have...?"
A couple of comments after my statement on FB were:
"Most people don't have their computer next to their TV. Also once you push the movie to the TV your device phone isn't required any more and is free to do other things. The chromecast is an independent device playing content and not dependent on your laptop to constantly push content."
And,
"That's great. We bought an Apple T.V. a while ago, this sounds better and cheaper. Maybe I'll return it."
And,
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