Chromecast - Google's Apple TV rival

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38663

http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/24/chro ... nd-tech-h/

It allows you to stream content from Android, iOS and Chrome and it's really cheap. MUST HAVE.

Squirt · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6612

Colour me somewhat intrigued.

The name isn't great though. "Chromecast" doesn't make me thing "TV streaming dongle thingy" particularly. It does make me think of "Thronecast", the wonky Sky Atlantic TV show though, which in turn is making me think of "Game of Chromes", which is stupid.

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22393

Kinda want, but not sure why...

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38663

I love the idea of flinging youtube and netflix at my TV. You can send web browser screens from a PC/Mac as well, I believe

Zio · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6093

Do want.

myp · **Posted:** Thu Jul 25, 2013 10:07

Cool, another way of Google gaining access to all your data.

Have they deleted all the stuff gathered from their Google vans from unsecured wireless access points yet?

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38663

They've got a full inventory of your tin hat collection

myp · **Posted:** Thu Jul 25, 2013 10:15

DavPaz wrote:

They've got a full inventory of your tin hat collection

It's not a conspiracy theory if it's actually happening:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/20 ... ivate-data

As far as I've read, they still haven't deleted all this data.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38663

So they know your SSID? So what? I could get that from the street outside your house as well.

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

In addition to the SSID, the cars were also recording the actual traffic on the wifi network if it was unsecured.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38663

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

In addition to the SSID, the cars were also recording the actual traffic on the wifi network if it was unsecured.

Pah. You get what you deserve

myp · **Posted:** Thu Jul 25, 2013 10:23

DavPaz wrote:

So they know your SSID? So what? I could get that from the street outside your house as well.

I bet you could get one of them, yes.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38663

SilentElk wrote:

DavPaz wrote:

So they know your SSID? So what? I could get that from the street outside your house as well.

I bet you could get one of them, yes.

Much the same as Google could then?

myp · **Posted:** Thu Jul 25, 2013 10:30

DavPaz wrote:

Much the same as Google could then?

It's not the point, is it? It's just one example of their laissez-faire attitude to user data and privacy.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38663

But if you use the *default* protection that comes with your router, they can't collect any more than someone walking past with a smartphone

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38663

Look at it this way: Does it annoy you that people can read your house number? Or see through your front window?

myp · **Posted:** Thu Jul 25, 2013 10:40

I suppose it depends on whether you believe if I left my door unlocked and someone burgled my house, whose fault it was.

I'd say a bit of both. Yes, people shouldn't be leaving their wifi unsecured, but at the same time I see no reason for them collecting this data except for nefarious reasons.

If it wasn't an accident, why hadn't they deleted it three years later, despite ICO demanding them to do so?

http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/06/ico-go ... s-or-else/

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38663

I don't for a second think that it was an accident

myp · **Posted:** Thu Jul 25, 2013 10:42

DavPaz wrote:

I don't for a second think that it was an accident

So Google lied about it? Even worse.

TheVision · **Posted:** Thu Jul 25, 2013 14:02

It amuses me that people think my browsing habits are worth snooping on.

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22393

TheVision wrote:

It amuses me that people think my browsing habits are worth snooping on.

Yeah, from my records you haven't googled anything interesting in ages.

myp · **Posted:** Thu Jul 25, 2013 15:21

Trooper wrote:

TheVision wrote:

It amuses me that people think my browsing habits are worth snooping on.

Yeah, from my records you haven't googled anything interesting in ages.

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DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38663

SilentElk wrote:

Trooper wrote:

TheVision wrote:

It amuses me that people think my browsing habits are worth snooping on.

Yeah, from my records you haven't googled anything interesting in ages.

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TheVision · **Posted:** Thu Jul 25, 2013 15:59

SilentElk wrote:

Game box dust covers

So you HAVE been snooping on me!

LewieP · **Joined:** 29th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 7600

What I actually want is them to make a Nexus Netbook, rocking Android. Windows isn't great for a small laptop, and I want something lightweight & cheap. A Chromebook could work, but I'd prefer the versatility of Android.

Edit: and I think that something similar to the current Samsung ARM Chromebooks, but with a touchscreen and running android instead, would be ideal for me.

ApplePieOfDestiny · **Joined:** 17th Dec, 2008 **Posts:** 8293

SilentElk wrote:

DavPaz wrote:

Much the same as Google could then?

It's not the point, is it? It's just one example of their laissez-faire attitude to user data and privacy.

Get out.

BikNorton · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 10173

SilentElk wrote:

I suppose it depends on whether you believe if I left my door unlocked and someone burgled my house, whose fault it was.

I consider it more along the lines of you standing in the street throwing your bank statements in their face as they walked past, but they didn't really need to pick them up and take them home.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26100

Does anybody know if there is anywhere that it’s better to get a Chromecast from or are the prices all much of a muchness?

Grim... · **Posted:** Mon Jun 03, 2019 12:07

Argos or Currys do one for £30 at the moment.

Bamba · **Joined:** 25th Jul, 2010 **Posts:** 11128

It's £25 with free delivery from the official Google site:

https://store.google.com/product/chromecast

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26100

That’s perfect. Thanks both, I’ll send her the link so she can choose whether to get it today or wait to save £5.

Ta both x

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38663

New Chromecast with remote?

https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/09/2 ... -on-video/

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38663

The Chromecast with Google TV is getting an update with the feature that I've been hoping for: Match Frame Rate to content. It's about time, Google

https://9to5google.com/2021/07/16/andro ... es-design/

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38663

I miss Myp

MaliA · **Posted:** Thu Jul 22, 2021 12:28

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Squirt · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6612

MaliA wrote:

Who?

He mostly went by "Mop"

Grim... · **Posted:** Thu Jul 22, 2021 13:07

Mippty-woo

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22393

Myppydippydation

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38663

To me, he'll always be MrChunks

Zardoz · **Posted:** Thu Jul 22, 2021 15:02

Badger faced wizard

Malc · **Posted:** Sun Jan 23, 2022 22:14

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Why would I not be able to cast to living room TV from the photos app? It's a hd one given away last year by Google because of my music subscription. Whereas the one on Seb's TV is much older.

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