Chromecast is the easy way to enjoy online video and anything from the web on your TV. Plug it into any HDTV and control it with your existing smartphone, tablet, or laptop. Send your favorites from Google Play, YouTube, Netflix, and Chrome to your TV with the press of a button. No more huddling around small screens and tiny speakers. Chromecast automatically updates to work with a growing number of apps.

With Chromecast, you can easily enjoy your favorite online content on your HDTV—movies, TV shows, videos, music, photos, websites, and more from Netflix, YouTube, Google Play, and Chrome. Learn how.

Remote Free

 

Control in the Palm of Your Hand

Chromecast works with devices you already own, including Android tablets and smartphones, iPhones, iPads, and Chrome for Mac and Windows. Browse for what to watch, control playback, and adjust volume using your smartphone, tablet, or laptop. You won't have to learn anything new.

Plug in and Play

 

Get Started in 3 Easy Steps

Plug Chromecast into any HDTV, connect it to WiFi, then send videos and more from your smartphone, tablet or laptop to your TV.

It's for Everyone in Your House

Friends and family can use your Chromecast with their smartphone, tablet, or laptop without any additional setup.

* Subscriptions may be required to use with certain content providers

* Power cord required (not shown)

 

Supported Operating Systems

• Android 2.3 and higher


• iOS 6 and higher


• Windows 7 and higher


• Mac OS 10.7 and higher


• Chrome OS (Chromebook Pixel, additional Chromebooks coming soon).

Many thanks to Chromecast from Google you no longer require to watch your preferred television shows on a 7in tablet display, making use of your headphones and obtaining a tinny audio and miniscule photo so small you requirement a microscope to view it!

This great little dongle, only a centimeter or therefore in size, plugs into the television set, permitting that you stream video clip, music and YouTube treasures along with having mainstream help for popular Netflix and Bing Play. You could probably additionally get internet content by utilizing the Chrome web browser.

Dead quite effortless to create up, we had Chromecast doing work in only a number of minutes. Information technology really works with Android os, iOS, Chrome for Mac and Chrome for Windows.

Priced around $35 or about £25 from Amazon in the UK, the Chromecast Google HDMI dongle only plugs into any HDTV and then possibilities are you connect to your house wifi system. Don't bother with ethernet (wired unit) given that it won't work.

In the package you will get a hold of the dongle, an HDMI extender, the USB energy cable and an energy adapter. The power adapter really needs to be connected into a mains socket utilizing a US-GB converter, don't bother with a multi-adapter as there will not be adequate energy to use it.

Chromecast is basically a remote control

When you've set it up, and you'll discover a few video clips allowing one to do that,  you'll see the Chromecast logo along with the residence screen featuring a few of the very first apps readily available for Chromecast. During the moment there aren't a good quantity nonetheless they will increase in the long run therefore maintain your eye regarding the Bing Enjoy shop.

Into the quick future Chromecast might not completely change the larger or even much more costly streaming devices but it's expected to get better as there happens to be considerable expense in it.

Because the dongle is really therefore little, you may try making use of information technology at the time you are away from house, perhaps on getaway or staying in a resort while on business.

The choice to look at Chromecast is basically as a remote control. When you've got the Netflix application operating in the phone you could potentially stream Netflix straight to the Chromecast / TV off the wifi router but if you should be broadcasting from a Chrome web browser tab then the stream will go through your smartphone.

If you would like within the volume next possibilities are you are able to make use of Chromecast to do so and with the Bing Cast Chrome extension one can stream whatever is in the Chrome browser to the TV.

We performed a number of experiments therefore initially up was a 1080p movie which had great high quality, we followed this with a blast of rock songs from Bing Enjoy and which was superb too. We didn't notice any lag concerning the photographs and no distortion in the songs.

Content material from an on-line site or cloud is grabbed by Chromecast

There's also a work around from PLEX media host if you would like play electronic music and movies from your own network drive or computers. Chromecast fetches the content from a webpage or cloud solution and not through the device you're utilizing.

As an outcome, you could play a movie making use of your smartphone as a remote control and nevertheless scan the web or play a game as the movie plays fine. To get a hold of off exactly how to set up Bing Chromecast  check out this quite easy to utilize guidebook.

Once the telephone is not actually doing the streaming from Chromecast it saves your electric battery power too, that has always got to be a bonus!

 

FAQ

What apps can I cast from on my smartphone or tablet?
Casting is currently supported from Netflix, YouTube, Google Play Movies & TV and Google Play Music. All other apps, including Amazon Instant Video, HBO Go, and Hulu, are not currently supported.

What video formats work with casting a tab from Chrome?
Almost every video you can view in your Chrome browser should work, including Flash videos. Video formats that require other plugins, such as Silverlight and Quicktime, may not work.

Does tab casting work with Amazon Prime Streaming / Amazon Instant Video?
Tab projection for Amazon Prime Streaming and Amazon Instant Video will not work when using Silverlight plugin for streaming.

Can I plug my Chromecast into an audio/video receiver?
Yes, you may plug in your Chromecast into an audio/video receiver with an HDMI input.

What is the compatibility with Kindle, Windows Phone and Microsoft Surface?
Kindle, Windows Phone and Microsoft Surface RT are currently not supported. Kindle can cast from Netflix but does not currently support YouTube or Google Play. Microsoft Surface Pro should work in non-metro mode. Chromecast is compatible with WiFi-enabled Android 2.3+ smartphones and tablets; iOS 6.0+ iPhones, iPads, and iPods; Chrome for Mac and Chrome for Windows; and Chromebook Pixel.

Can I stream photos and videos stored on my computer to my TV?
You can stream content that is shown within Chrome for Mac and Chrome for Windows.

Can I cast a tab from Chrome on smartphones and tablets to my TV?
Currently Chromecast does not support casting a Chrome tab from smartphones or tablets.

Can I bring Chromecast with me to another country?
Chromecast is only supported in the United States.