Chromecast now available in the UK!

[Richie]

Google don't tend to restrict what their products work with unlike others

 

[Locke]

I've only just learnt that you can mirror your Chrome browser (or ChromeOS) to your TV..? This makes it way better. I thought it was just for specific apps in Android.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/google-cast/boadgeojelhgndaghljhdicfkmllpafd?hl=en

 

[Fallen god]

Yawn, I've had this since september now .

 

[MoRT489]

Picked mine up this morning. It comes with a long USB cable, but my USB and HDMI ports on my TV (and surely 90% of everyone elses) are within an inch of each other, grr wires It appears to be a micro-USB connector so I'll see if my short BB cable works.

 

[Trox]

Wondering if anyone knows the answer to the following...

Can this be used with a stand alone wireless hotspot (Huawei Mobile WiFi unit) or does it require a proper home network (network router)?

 

[Arthur Hucksake]

My TV doesn't have USB ports or WIFI.

Pretty much rules me out... amrite?

 

[Mobius 1]

Ordered with no hesitation. 25 quid bargain. TV needs to have hdmi Arthur.

Edit: no USB ports needed! And wifi is built into the Chromecast!

 

[Orcvader]

My TV doesn't have USB ports or WIFI.

Pretty much rules me out... amrite?

USB port is only used to power it. It connects to the TV via HDMI. The wifi part is part of the Cromecast itself, all the TV needs is a HDMI port, nothing else.

 

[Locke]

My TV doesn't have USB ports or WIFI.

Pretty much rules me out... amrite?

Nope.

It's the Chromecast that connects to Wifi, not your TV!

USB is only used for power.

 

[HecFam]

Might pop on of these in the back of my Xbone, might work quite nicely with the passthrough and all that jazz.

Picked myself up a nexus 7 yesterday, so it will be fun to fiddle with.

 

[Diesel]

How robust is the streaming over wifi, with say a 720p mkv?

 

[PiKe]

No real point to this is there if you already have a PC next to your TV?

 

[Blackhawk69]

Anyone know if it's possible to connect the Chromecast directly to your phone, if you set your phone's wifi hotspot on? Or must both the Chromecast and phone both be connecting to a different wifi? Would be great to be able to use it somewhere with no wifi network, such as in a caravan.

 

[Locke]

How robust is the streaming over wifi, with say a 720p mkv?

Streaming 1080p high profile MKV's just fine here.

 

[photoshop]

Picked one up at lunch from PC World.
So far Im impressed. YouTube is stutter free and so is GMusic.
Very easy to setup and when it is your away casting.

I'm using All Cast to send local media and it is working great with no issues.

So far so good.

Now if only i could find a way to stream content on PC to it.......any ideas?

 

[Emlyn_Dewar]

Picked one of these up over lunch today. Couldn't really say no at the price.

 

[snapdragon]

Had £60 in gift vouchers on amazon so just ordered Woot! love new toys and can't wait to play

 

[Rensin]

Picked one up at lunch from PC World.
So far Im impressed. YouTube is stutter free and so is GMusic.
Very easy to setup and when it is your away casting.

I'm using All Cast to send local media and it is working great with no issues.

So far so good.

Now if only i could find a way to stream content on PC to it.......any ideas?

You can play local files in chrome browser, install the chromecast add on, type the address of the file in chrome and hit the cast button.

i.e. off my homeserver i type \\server\tvshow\showname

Just a pain as most of my files are old avi's so need to convert most of them to mp4/mkv.

hope this helps.

 

[Cosimo]

BBC iPlayer app now supports Chromecast.

 

[Russinating]

Shame I have an HTPC because that's actually pretty nifty for £30. Great that it works with iOS too, being the bigger men there.