It's a device that plugs into your TV and connects with a phone, tablet or computer to stream audio and video to your TV. Ah ... I see so is it a stand alone receiver then that just needs a phone or table to act as a remote? Well, not exactly - you see the phone or tablet needs to be connected to the internet itself and you must first run an app on that device in order to stream it to the Chromecast. Ah ... so the Chromecast is just acting like a remote display for your phone? Well, not exactly because only certain apps support the Chromecast (notably Netflix and Youtube). Most apps don't support it. OK, I am beginning to understand, but for those apps that do support it the content is coming from your phone and being sent to the Chromecast right? Well, not exactly, Once you initiate the app on your phone and send it to Chromecast then the Chromecast seems to get its own copy directly from the internet. You can put the phone to sleep and th...
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