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Google - Chromecast - Black
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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Posted by: JackofAll
on December 27, 2014
While the Google Cast does let you stream application specific content to a HDTV, it doesn't allow you to mirror your tablet (Samsung Note 10.1) display on the TV. Only certain apps are Google Cast ready which leaves the built-in apps unable to cast to the TV. It's still too early to tell if very many apps will adopt the GC's technology, which could fade away like so many good intentions, leaving us with another unsupported piece of useless hardware. Just make sure your specific apps are listed on Google Cast website before you purchase this solution. And, whats up with turning my TV into a giant slide show feature? Google could have used the internal programming to making the device work with all apps including the Android operating system, maybe?
Sorry, I just can't give a thumbs up.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Google - Chromecast - Black
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.
 

connect wifi router to chromecast

Hi,

I have a wireless broadband connection can i directly connect this to chromecast device and browse the videos in youtube.
Thanks,
Ram
No
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Google - Chromecast - Black
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.
 

How to output the sound when connecting chromcast to a monitor without built-in speaker?

I am trying to chromcast the content from laptop to my 27inch monitor, and the computer monitor doesn't have built-in speaker. I am not able to make the sound work. Is there any workaround?
Thanks.
No. The Google Cast streams both digital audio and video via the HDMI interface. Your monitor would have to have internal speakers and circuitry to process the data into analog audio. There is no cheap workaround.
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Google - Chromecast - Black
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.
 

Does it work with SlingBox.

I'll go out on a limb and say, "No." The Google cast works with the mobile device app found on the play store. It links certain (not all) apps to the Google Cast app so the apps window can be displayed on the TV wirelessly. I doubt that all the technology developers will "ever" agree on a single standard that makes every device compatible with every other device, and it only gets worse as more devices are created.
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Google - Chromecast - Black
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 you have to plug Chromecast into a power source or charge it?

Yes! The device needs external power via the USB cable included, which can be plugged into either a USB port on the TV, another USB device (laptop or phone with a USB port) or the included power supply. There is no internal battery so the power must be supplied the whole time the device is in use.
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