Review: Updated: Chromecast (2013)

Review: Updated: Chromecast (2013)

By James Rivington

Review: Updated: Chromecast (2013)

Introduction

Update: Chromecast has finally hung up its hat. Google has manufactured a new Chromecast, and it’s faster, smarter and more integrated than the original. Here’s our review of the Chromecast 2.

Read: New Chromecast vs Old Chromecast – what’s changed

Original review below…

Chromecast, pure and simple, is an inexpensive media streaming adapter that turns any HDMI-equipped television into an app-driven smart TV when paired with a phone, tablet or computer.

The diminutive package is Google’s answer to products like Apple TV, Roku 3 and the Amazon Fire TV – all of which are designed to take your digital content and streaming services like Netflix, Sling TV and Amazon Prime Instant Video and get them up on your big screen without fuss or fiddle.

But whereas the competition uses fancy interfaces to hold content and run on complex operating systems, Google’s little streamer is content just sitting there and waiting for your other devices to tell it what to stream.

More impressive, though, is its price. From day one the Chromecast wowed with its cheap price and it can now be had for as little as $32. It’s similarly bargainous in the UK: just £30 – …read more

Source:: techradar.com – Gadgets

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