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Google Chromecast: Easily stream your favorite apps and media to your TV via Wi-Fi with Chromecast. Use the included USB cable to plug the Chromecast into your TV, and control streaming content using your compatible smartphone, tablet or computer.

DOES IT WORK WITH NFL SUNDAY TICKET

I WATCH THIS ON TABLET BUT NOT SURE IF WILL WORK WITH THIS DEVICE

A quick google search says yes.

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Google - Chromecast - Black

Google Chromecast: Easily stream your favorite apps and media to your TV via Wi-Fi with Chromecast. Use the included USB cable to plug the Chromecast into your TV, and control streaming content using your compatible smartphone, tablet or computer.

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I watch a lot of TV shows and movies on different streaming sites ie, solarmovies, megashare, primewire etc. Will chrome cast work with these sites? I do also watch lots of Netflix and some YouTube so it may still be worth it for me but it would be nice if it work for my other sites aswell

Yes, it will if your PC is up to the task. There's a beta extension for chromecast for the google chrome browser that will cast any tab to the chromecast. Another alternative is to use an android device with XBMCcast (search google for XBMCcast apk) or the Show Box app (google Show Box apk) and either BubbleUPNP or Localcast (both available in the Google Play Store). XBMCcast and Show Box will both need to be sideloaded onto the device. I use my Samsung Tab Pro 8.4 with these combinations to watch Primewire all the time. I prefer XBMCcast, but if Primewire goes down, Show Box is my backup go to.

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Google - Chromecast - Black

Google Chromecast: Easily stream your favorite apps and media to your TV via Wi-Fi with Chromecast. Use the included USB cable to plug the Chromecast into your TV, and control streaming content using your compatible smartphone, tablet or computer.

Can I play .mkv/.mp4 local file movie from laptop/mobile to TV with both Audio&Video using Chromecast like DLNA

Yes you can. My method is used with an android device and (sometimes) a PC. BubbleUPNP (... found in the google play market) allows for local media to be cast from an android device. MP4s will play without transcoding, but .mkv will need to be transcoded via the BubbleUPNP service that can be set up on your computer. There's a on time cost of something like 4.99 to get the 'full version' license for BubbleUPNP, but it's so worth it. A free option for streaming MP4 only is Localcast. It also has a pro version, but the free version works fine with only a few non-intrusive ads here and there.

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Google - Chromecast - Black

Google Chromecast: Easily stream your favorite apps and media to your TV via Wi-Fi with Chromecast. Use the included USB cable to plug the Chromecast into your TV, and control streaming content using your compatible smartphone, tablet or computer.

Do I need to use any other devices, like a Blu-Ray player or a cable, in order to use Chromecast?

You will need a PC, Android Device or Apple device to cast from and a wifi interenet connection.

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Google - Chromecast - Black

Google Chromecast: Easily stream your favorite apps and media to your TV via Wi-Fi with Chromecast. Use the included USB cable to plug the Chromecast into your TV, and control streaming content using your compatible smartphone, tablet or computer.

can I use Chromecast on my HDTV that's hooked up to an antenna

Yes, as long as it has HDMI in and you have wireless interenet in your house. The chromecast doesn't need cable.

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Google Chromecast: Easily stream your favorite apps and media to your TV via Wi-Fi with Chromecast. Use the included USB cable to plug the Chromecast into your TV, and control streaming content using your compatible smartphone, tablet or computer.

Download speed for streaming

Because of my distance from a central station, my Internet connection lets me download at a max speed of 1.5 Mbps, with an occasional 170 Mbps. Is that fast enough to stream movies or HBO? If Chromecast is plugged into the computer via HDMI, is the download stored in the unit? Or is it stored anywhere else, or do I have to watch the streaming movie or show as it is being streamed? Guess I am not clear on how Chromecast works.

I'm not sure about the internet speed requirements, but I can explain a little about how the device works. It doesn't get plugged into your computer, it gets plugged into your television's HDMI in. The chromecast doesn't store anything. You use a separate device (Android, PC, iPhone/iPad) and 'cast' to the device. What this does, essentially, is send the URL for the video you are watching to the device and from there it picks up the URL and streams it.

Some of the apps/websites that work with the chromecast are Netflix, Hulu+, YouTube and HBOGO. There are quite a few more and with just a little googlin' around and reading forums and such, you can find even more. I personally use XBMCcast and Show Box (neither available in the market, but easily found and sideloaded onto an android device via a google search for XBMCcast apk or Show Box apk) coupled with Localcast or Bublble UPNP (both found in the Google Play Market) to watch just about anything I want to watch, including the latest episodes of popular TV shows.

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Google Chromecast: Easily stream your favorite apps and media to your TV via Wi-Fi with Chromecast. Use the included USB cable to plug the Chromecast into your TV, and control streaming content using your compatible smartphone, tablet or computer.

does chromecast support vudu movies

According to Vudu's own website, it appears so. Just do a google search for vudu chromecast.

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Google Chromecast: Easily stream your favorite apps and media to your TV via Wi-Fi with Chromecast. Use the included USB cable to plug the Chromecast into your TV, and control streaming content using your compatible smartphone, tablet or computer.

im a tech idiot. i was thinking of buying these for my kids and husband to replace verizon fios boxes. will they still need fios boxes in each room?

also wondering if we have a netflix account, can all three of them be watching different tv shows/and or netflix??

I'm not sure what a verizon fios box is. But in regards to Netfix, if you have an account that allows streaming to 3 devices at the same time and each of them has their own device (android, iPhone, PC) to stream from, then yes they could all watch different things at the same time.

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Google Chromecast: Easily stream your favorite apps and media to your TV via Wi-Fi with Chromecast. Use the included USB cable to plug the Chromecast into your TV, and control streaming content using your compatible smartphone, tablet or computer.

will it add channels?

I have basic antanna (air frequency) tv right now. Will getting this device give me channels like espn?

No. But the WatchESPN app on Android is chromecast compatiable. But you have to have login information for your local cable company in order to use it.

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