Customer Ratings & Reviews

I was looking for another item to transmit from tablet to T.V but was advised by sales person to try Chromecast. I had never heard of it but I was pleased that it performed the function that I was looking for.

The concept is great, but the implementation is poor.

Did not do what I was told it would. I returned it.

Difficult to set up for Surface Pro 3 and iPhone6.

Returned and bought Amazon Fire Stick. Good result

This product worked but not as well as I expected.

The features of Google Chromecast make it an excellent purchase. As a poor college student, would you like to experience the many benefits of cable without paying a monthly charge? I was in the same boat, until I purchased the Google Chromecast. With the Chromecast’s affordability, versatility, and simplicity, it satisfies all my needs for entertainment at a low price. Affordability Google Chromecast is available at a one time, low rate. The one time charge of the Chromecast makes it convenient and affordable for many college students. Paying a monthly charge for cable is something many college students cannot afford to do. With other monthly charges such as groceries and rent, it is difficult to pile another monthly bill on top, so using the Chromecast for entertainment is a cheap alternative. The only additional charge to the Chromecast is Wi-Fi, which is usually included in campus housing. No other charges will be needed to use the Chromecast for entertainment, making this a cheap and effective option for college students as well as anyone else looking for entertainment at a cheap rate. Versatility Both Apple and Android products offer a free Chromecast application in their respective “App Store”. Through this application there are suggested apps across a variety of categories. By using the many apps offered, you have the opportunity to use the Chromecast in many different ways. The most popular Chromecast categories include: TV & Movies, Music & Audio, and Sports. These applications give you the option to use your Chromecast for the common things you do on cable, such as watching sports, the news, movies, and reality TV. Along with the visual options, the Chromecast also has a wide variety of applications for audio, making it useful at parties or just for the everyday music listener. Simplicity The device comes with easy to follow step-by-step directions for set-up and everyday use. After initial set-up, which takes only a minute or two, it takes a click of a button in compatible apps to connect your mobile device to the Chromecast each time you use it. Along with the ease of use, the Chromecast connects to devices wirelessly. This is very useful for college students, as well as anyone whom cannot be close to a TV at all times. All in all, the Chromecast has many benefits for someone looking for entertainment at a cheap price. It offers a variety of entertainment suitable for people of all interests and needs. Finally, the initial set-up along with everyday use is very simple. These characteristics make this product a great purchase for college students, as well as anyone else looking for a versatile entertainment product at an affordable price.

It was so hard to connect it was asking to change the router ! I call my internet service and I couldn’t do it because I don’t have an eternet cable las time I had the cable was 13 years ago . It is sad the is not easy to use download.

I initially attempted to set the item up but was not successful, tried qeek squad they tried to help but still no result, to frustrated to continue wrestling with the device so returned it.

Worked great for my daughter while at home. Once she got to school, could not get Netflix to stream to her tv. Tried all recommended troubleshooting ideas. Could not get to work. Will be returning.

I was hesitant when I 1st was to buy my original chromecast, but decided to try my luck any way! Needless to say it did not disappoint because of the price I paid compared to the quality! this second generation improves on many little things! making it a superior device. It still requires a phone, and apps to function, but is very practical and easy. Spotify has also taken this device to the next level, you can host a party and control the jams straight from your phone! Too Good!

Chromecast Video does not have a group mode like Cc Audio. Furthermore, you cant group/link it with a Cc Audio to listen to the videos audio through your audio system. Epic fail. Once they update the firmware so this is possible, then I will give it 5 *s.

Purchased to use with my phone while on the road Will not maintain a connection with hotel WiFi disconnected every few minutes. Tried using with cell phone no good took it back for refund.

So I got this to make my tv smart, it worked for a week, everything was working perfectly then one I no longer can cast anything or I just can cast something for a minute then it stops working, so sad, I’m returning this

I have an iphone and Macbook. It is extremely hard to play movies from iphone. The only app I am able to use is facebook. It doesn't even support chrome inside iphone. I am planning to return it since I won't switch to Android.

Junk, everything on the device requires a subscription. Otherwise you get commercials, an advertising saying if you don't want to see these commercials then subscribe. Duh!

We wanted a streaming device to use in place of our cable TV subscription and Chromecast didn't have enough features and it would stop working. We went with a Fire stick. Much better!

Fairly pointless if you have something else to stream through, like a smart TV, gaming unit, or Apple TV. Lack of user interface really decreases usability. It's mostly just a device to stream to your TV from a smart phone.

I did not like it because you can do many of its features with your smart phone. The apps I want it to use it with were not compatible so I ended up having no use for it.

I went for the deal, 2 for 50 from best buy cyberMonday online. Setting up chromecast2 was tricky. I tried initially to set it up using my laptop and failed miserably. As per online doc; I had to upgrade to latest firmware to my router tp-link841N. Which I did but could not connect to the chromecast2. My 2 Tv’s are Philips and Sharp LCD. So tv’s was not an issue as it showed the chromecast2 code on screen. Thought initially it was router that is incompatible. So reset everything to factory setting, opened up security to basic without password, mac filtering off, AP isolation off, UPNP enabled. still it was not connecting to router. I have iPhone5 iOS 9.1. Thought I would give it a last try after 2 days of trying, with iPhone5 this time. Downloaded chromecast app from appstore. And lo and behold, it worked seamlessly. I could connect to the network. After that I downloaded cast apps and I could cast it to the tv. I tried with laptop after downloading chromecast plugin to Chrome browser on the laptop and that too worked. So the lesson learned here is to setup Chromecast2 with iPhone/Android. I tried one device so far and it works. Will try the 2nd I bought over the weekend. Hope my review helps others in setting up their device. Cheers!!!!