Xbox requires an annual Xbox Live Gold membership, the Tivo DVR has a monthly fee on top of the hefty box price and cable and satellite DVR boxes require monthly subscription fees. Existing Roku boxes also compete with their little stick siblings, since they provide the same interface and ...
Using Chromecast to replace Chromecast Audiorequires an HDMI audio extractor/converter (which is usuallynot expensive) if your speaker or AVR does not have an HDMI input. The requirements of using Chromecast to stream music to dumb speakers (as Chromecast Audio does)? As mentioned, if ...
For example, I asked Google Assistant to show pizza places near me, and it returned a list of all the slice joints near me. Selecting one of the options opens the same Google card as you’d find if searching on Google Maps. However, you can’t view the menu, look up directions, or...
Google’s original $35 Chromecast is so useful and so cheap that it was almost is a no-brainer. At double the price, I can’t quite say the same about the Chromecast Ultra. It works as promised, but the dearth of 4K content makes me hesitant to recommend it. Plus, chances are if ...
R0H1TDoesn't looks too bad with those specs, price should be lower by 20-30% for it to make sense. Also what the heck is this :wtf:Thread is the hardware part of Matter, the new protocol aimed at uniting devices across manufacturers. Think of a Thread border router much like a Hue...
other Google services like Photos, and support for nearly all major streaming apps means it should be fine no matter what you want to watch. Having the Chromecast functionality, allowing you to cast apps from your phone, is a nice bonus, but if you're like me, you'll ...
This step is extremely important. Failing to connect your local Plex media server to your Plex account will make it impossible to cast through Chromecast! Upon successful connection, you should see this screen: If you cannot see this Signed in info, you should not proceed. ...
where the price of a 6-foot HDMI cable is in the range of $30~$60, and the even crazier, gold-coated ones can set you back over $80. Geeks like me know how to get a decent cable from eBay for a couple of bucks, but ordinary people might not know about this and get royally ...
There’s no question Google’s Chromecast has been one of the company’s more successful projects. We’re sure a lot of that has to do with its ridiculously low $35 price tag, a near-impulse buy piece of technology for infusing your television with some smarts. After hitting the1 million...
Sign Me Up By signing up you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. At this price, you’ll get a Chromecast streaming media player, a power adapter, and a power cable. If you would like to pair the Chromecast with another Connected Home device, Google is offering a promotion...