"Chromecast is solution looking for a problem" -- The Register
I like the Register's snark, and there is a point. The antenna is a dongle to get local broadcast on your screen. The set-top box is a dongle to get Comcast/Dish/DirecTV/etc content on your screen. The DVD/BR is a dongle ....
You can connect your computer to a TV. I've done it with VGA-to-Composite, with a DVI in on an older TV, and with the VGA in and HDMI in on my newest TV. I've done it with the connector-to-bare-wire BS we used to connect our Atari 2600s with. Compared to every previous solution, HDMI is magic, but you know what's more magic? Wireless HDMI, which Chromecast essentially is. You want to allow your videos on laptops and not the bigger screens, networks? Surprise! The TV is just a second monitor for the laptop.
And, Google is trying to develop networks of content on YouTube. Nerdist, Geek and Sundry, etc. They're trying to get Content on YT/Chromecast. And don't forget that you can stream Netflix (Content!) onto Chromecast.
I like the Register's snark, and there is a point. The antenna is a dongle to get local broadcast on your screen. The set-top box is a dongle to get Comcast/Dish/DirecTV/etc content on your screen. The DVD/BR is a dongle ....
You can connect your computer to a TV. I've done it with VGA-to-Composite, with a DVI in on an older TV, and with the VGA in and HDMI in on my newest TV. I've done it with the connector-to-bare-wire BS we used to connect our Atari 2600s with. Compared to every previous solution, HDMI is magic, but you know what's more magic? Wireless HDMI, which Chromecast essentially is. You want to allow your videos on laptops and not the bigger screens, networks? Surprise! The TV is just a second monitor for the laptop.
And, Google is trying to develop networks of content on YouTube. Nerdist, Geek and Sundry, etc. They're trying to get Content on YT/Chromecast. And don't forget that you can stream Netflix (Content!) onto Chromecast.
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