[ale] OT: Chrome cast
Damon L. Chesser
damon at damtek.com
Thu Dec 12 17:41:34 EST 2013
On 12/12/2013 05:20 PM, Robert Heaven wrote:
> When I first saw the advertisement for Chromcast I thought, wow this
> could put Apple-TV and Roku out of business. Then, I looked at the
> specs and realized, it is NOT a stand-alone devise like the Apple-TV
> and Roku. It is nothing more than a Bluetooth receiver with an HDMI
> interface and, requires the use of a special app on a smart phone or
> tablet. I suppose if you have an extra tablet/phone you don't need and
> can leave it set up near your TV to act as the streaming devise, it
> could be useful.
NOT quite right: the android device streams nothing. It only controls
(selects) what you watch. the chromcast device does the streaming.
>
>
> On Dec 12, 2013, at 4:55 PM, Chris Fowler <cfowler at outpostsentinel.com
> <mailto:cfowler at outpostsentinel.com>> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> Looking for some input from those with a Chromecast device. I'm
>> looking at watching Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, local channels,
>> etc. Is this possible? Wife wants local channels.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Chris
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