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Notably, Amazon is missing from the Google Chromecast apps selections. The streaming apps that do work well on Chromecast are the ones you'd expect: Netflix, Google Play, Epix, and others. It just seems to work better than Chromecast at the moment. ROKU also does a decent job via one of the ROKU apps (ROKU Media Player) at finding content on my local network to stream to the TV.

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I've had better experience using the Smart-TV built in media center accessing a network drive (for movies I've backed up to MP4) than trying to cast those same movies from the PC through Chromecast. However, don't expect to be bowled over by the quality of Chromecast in this arena. ChromecastĪnything you can stream to your PC, you can stream to your TV.

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APPLE TV can also mirror Apple devices although I wasn't as impressed as with what the Chromecast does in the same situation. Google will find other Chromecast specific apps that will keep it a viable and fun product. It's in beta and it might be a Chromecast killer but somehow I doubt it. ONE POINT HERE: ROKU does support screen casting on their streaming stick and the ROKU 3. I can show a client his website in responsive mode without too much difficulty and without everyone in the room having to dig out their smart phones.

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In a similar vein, the new Chromecast Android app will let you mirror your Android device onto your TV (and it will switch to full screen if you go rotate your phone to horizontal. Casting a Tab will let your browser act more like a remote, sending the tabbed content to the screen but not sending the mouse cursor or screen controls (or any other tabs you happen to open). For training purposes, it's helpful to cast the entire screen because you can see the mouse move around the screen. TIP: You can choose in Google Chrome Cast options to cast a specific tab in your browser or the entire screen. So, chalk one up to a great office device for training and frankly for showing anything that you can browse to. I can show my clients very easily on any TV connected to Chromecast what I'm seeing on my screen. You see everything that is in a particular TAB of the Chrome browser.

I do a LOT of training and Chromecast is great for putting my computer screen up on the big screen for clients to view.

Here's where ROKU falls short and why I still have Chromecast connected to my TV.ĪNY content I have on my browser or for that matter my screen I can cast to my TV (Chrome TABS or entire PC Screens). My ROKU comes with a remote that works with the TV and gives me access to all the same content (basically). ROKU WINS! I really don't want to have to run an app from my phone, laptop or tablet first to push that content to the TV. But anyway here's what I like and don't like about Chromecast.ġst of all, forget all the things that it can do that a ROKU also can do. Truth be told, I have the same issues with my desktop PC, my laptop, my tablet(s) and my smart phone.