I picked one up a few weeks back. Very cool device.
Google is known to be facilitating the NSA and their ever more intrusive spying on us. Why would you bring a Google device into your home?
WiFi requirements not clear in description; does not work with all routers, September 5, 2013
By Eriknorca
I plugged in my Chromecast and was going through the setup. When I got to connecting to my network, Chromecast was able to find the network, but could not connect to it.
I called the helpful 24x7 support number and got a very quick answer to my problem: the device controlling the Chromecast must itself be connected to the wireless network to which you are attaching the Chromecast. This network requirement should be made clear in the technical requirements for the device. Perhaps it might be obvious to others, but it wasn't to me.
After connecting my PC to my wireless network, I attempted the setup again. Although my PC and the Chromecast were both able to see the network, they could not interact. Google has workarounds for some router brands and models, but not all. Apparently, there is not yet a workaround for the Netgear N150.
Ultimately, I returned the product as being unusable with my other hardware.
Kill Your TV. Go outside and play! :)
Cable disconnected 2 years ago. Netflix gets less than an hour of my time a week.
TV sucks.
My only addiction is the website you are on right now.
NOT LOOKING BACK !!!
Google? I use my SonyBlu ray player to access Amazon Prime on my TV. No google in my home.
We have a Roku, which does the same thing. But Roku doesn't offer YouTube. I'd love to watch YouTube concert footage on the telly. And for $35, what do you have to lose?
I don’t have a smartphone. We just connected my computer to my TV with a cable. Turned the TV into a giant monitor. We watch our NetFlix shows and movies like this.
Heck, I don’t even use my DVD player any more. Just put the DVD’s in the computer and it pops right up.
If I didn’t have a smart TV and a smart bluray I’d think about it. But I can already do everything chromecast can do. On the rare stuff that neither device does directly I can network share from the PC to them. It is a slick device but I’m thinking it’s a few years too late, it’s almost impossible to buy a new TV or TV accessory that isn’t smart anymore. I suppose for $35 it’s a good stop gap for people who aren’t yet ready to replace the TV but want the smart features.
Meet Roku
Once upon a time, watching a movie at home meant ordering a DVD online, waiting for it to arrive, then having it sit on your coffee table for weeks until you were in the mood to watch it.
Then we invented Roku—the original streaming player. Now, millions of people use Roku to choose what they want to watch instantly. Whether you’re exploring over 750 channels and hundreds of thousands of movies and shows, delving into what really interests you, or just stumbling across something new, Roku makes it happen easily, instantly and affordably. Movie night—or any night—will never be the same.
Ours just came in the mail! I’m so excited to see this post!
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3066707/posts
Now google will know everything you are watching.
Google is very un American and un Christian.
Check their donations.
I have a Roku HD and a Roku 3 hooked up to HDTVs (one of which also has my desktop PC hooked to it). Given that I don’t particularly want to watch shows on a small screen (and can already use certain apps to do so if I wished), what further benefit would the Chrome device give me?
People are free to run their families as they wish, but personally, I find the idea of a three-year-old flipping through netflix and youtube videos a little disturbing.
Another google tentacle burrowed under societies hide.