Customer Ratings & Reviews

Prefer Apple TV or iPush, even Android TV adapter has better functionality.

i ordered the chromecast on day two and it was sold out. it took another two weeks for mine to arrive. it came packaged much like you would expect and apple device to be. it comes with the dongle, instructions, a usb cable to power the dongle(even if you have hdmi 1.4 still helps to have a little more power) which can be plugged into your tv's usb port or using the included wall unit just plug it into the wall. the hdmi extender cable is not just an extension it also serves as a means to help pull in weaker wifi signals, essentially giving you a little longer antenna thats all, and only IF you need it. i really like how small it is, the size of a usb thumb drive. also when using netflix for example as it uses an android, windows or mac device to select what you want to play but from that point on vids stream directly in hd to your television and your laptop, tablet, phone, whatever you can go back to using them or power them off as the process of streaming bypasses all other hardware as soon as it begins. depending on the device under options you can stream tabs in chrome which means if you say have a windows pc or tablet and use chrome you can stream anything from your tab though not at the same level of quality as when you stream directly from a service provider. the picture quality is as good as netflix is able to put out at this time. chromecast also came out with pandora, youtube as well as google movies apps. hbogo, amazon, hulu have all got teams working on apps that they can add to the chromecast but for the time being to view those you will need to stream from a tab in chrome. if you want something truly portable that will do a wonderful job streaming content certainly consider giving this a shot. last i read there is a backlog of orders but they have been doing pretty good with typically just a four to six week lag. even if it isn't your favorite streaming video device you can always give it as a christmas gift with a guarantee of getting a smile back in return, so much better than socks or a tie. almost forgot the device is a breeze to setup just be sure to have your wifi network info on hand to enter it in that first and only time. even with the small wait to arrive this is one bit of new tech that is well worth it imho.

This product don't work good. Is hard to set up no loked

While I understand that home networking creates a lot of variability that can't possibly all be accounted for in instructions, the failure of the included instructions (very little) or online instructions (also very little) to address specific error codes produced by the product is inexcusable. If there is an error code it should have instructions. Pretty basic ask.

Not that great. Returned it sand got an Apple TV. Runs smoother and connects at a higher Internet speed.

The Chromecast seemed to always buffer. We would have to do a hard reset at least every other day.

I was trying to cut the cable and this was not much help. I should of bought a more expensive unit

I probably wouldn't have bought this if I had known that it wouldn't stream video from just anywhere.

Worked, but I prefer the Fire Stick or a Roku. Just didn't care for it.

This little HDMI, made by Google, is the future of how we share and view media across PC and mobile. I purchased Chromecast on launch day without giving it a second thought. While the options are limited at release (You can only cast content from YouTube, Netflix, Google Play Music and Movies and Chrome browser tabs from a PC) the future is endless as Google will get more apps and developers on board. Setup was a breeze. Just plug it in. The power cord for the dongle can be plugged into an available USB port on your TV. This will prevent the Chromecast dongle from being powered on the entire time. With USB to TV, it only powers up when the TV powers on. This thing has taken everything I've thrown at it with no hesitation. I've cast movies and music on Google Play's cloud, I've cast Netflix and YouTube videos and I've played movies locally stored on my PC by dragging the movie into the Chrome browser URL box. Locally stored movie playback is a little choppy, though. My TV is a Vizio 42" smart LCD TV with WiFi and Internet Apps. Why would I waste my money on a dongle that plays YouTube and Netflix when my TV already does it? Because the UI for those Internet apps is extremely buggy and excruciatingly slow. With Chromecast, there is no UI or program shell to bog down the experience. Your smart phone or tablet is the controller, not the TV. All in all, I am happy with my purchase. For $35 you cannot beat this deal. It isn't going to cook you bacon right off the bat, but give it a few months for more developers to come on board and it just might grab the frying pan out of the cupboard.

OK no where near to what you can do with a Roku box, get the Roku!

The link to phone or tablet is weak at best, and ties up your phone when in use. Do not recommend

Cannot get to work for all I need. Spent too much time to get uploads, then could not connect.

I couldn't connect to the router. There are many types of routers that won't work with this device but mine was listed as being compatible. Even so I never could get connected even after speaking with a customer service rep.

we thought we needed it , but we hardly use it.. we got fustrated because it freezes to much :(

Managed to get one of the first batches and SO glad I did. Plugged it in to an available HDMI port for TV and USB port for power, so everything is neatly tucked behind my TV. I tried it with my iPhone and the current available apps, and everything streams flawlessly. But my favorite thing about this is finally being able to view web content on my TV. I have an AppleTV as well as other Apple devices, including a 2010 MacBook Pro. I was disappointed that my Mac is one year too old to be able to mirror my computer screen to my TV. Now, with Google's Chromecast, I can send any tab to my TV. And it's actually better than full mirroring, because you can send a tab of your choice to your TV and continue browsing other tabs (or anything else for that matter) on your computer without disrupting the signal that is being sent to your TV. If you simply mirrored the device, then everything else on your computer screen would be on the TV as well - and this doesn't do that. So it really is PERFECT for me. Well worth the $35 for that feature alone, let alone everything else it does too. And for those that say "it doesn't have a remote"... well it isn't supposed to. That's just another benefit. WHO wants to add yet ANOTHER remote? YAY!

i bought to use at hotel but it will not work gave it to my brother and he said it was ok too

I purchased this device hoping to be able to use my Droid tablet as a music player which would cast to my tv then play through my stereo. It was extremely disappointing to find that this was not a supported feature. You can only "cast" after purchasing a subscription service which plays music similarly to Pandora. This was a return for me.

I purchased it as I felt it would work on my high speed internet setup. However, it dropped my connection often and was choppy. I returned it and just bought a long HDMI cord connection rather than this wireless option.

this little device is AMAZING. Combined with a few apps, we've been able to watch nearly everything that's on my phone and tablet. This even includes videos from streaming websites. Mind Blown !! Yeah yeah, you can watch netflix and hulu and popular apps. I was also able to watch streaming content from.."adult" websites on my TV. I couldnt believe it. here's a tip...get the aptoide app and get the showbox app and you'll be watching TONS for free movies and shows effortlessly on your tv. watching a HD slide show of family pictures blew my parents away. If you have wifi, a nice tv, and a smartphone, this device is a MUST. I feel like an idiot for buying this so late. Get the Chromecast. you wont regret it.