Does anyone use Google Chromecast?

[Philatarium]

Is anybody using Google Chromecast?

From what I've read, it looks like it would work for us.  But I wondered if anyone had first-hand experience with it, and what observations you would share?

[troutdude]

yes i use it all the time, what questions do you have? Overall it works well, but you cant just display anything seamlessly from your computer to your tv. For me it was certainly worth $35.

td

[Dorincard]

Yes, works for me. I like it.

[Philatarium]

Thanks very much for both of your responses!

-- Is there anything you've learned about it that you wish you had known before you bought it?
-- Does it not do something that you thought it would?

I understand that it will only broadcast things that can be shown in the Chrome Browser, but I also read how to get the browser to show image files (and, I think, video files?) off your computer.

Thanks for any additional input!

[troutdude]

chromecast works best with the apps that support it like youtube, hbo2go, netflix, ect

if I play a video in my chrome browser, with a video embedded in the browser, sometimes it lags a bit . .

td