I think it’s great that more and more people today are realizing that paying on average $90 per month to their cable company to watch television is not really worth it. In fact, according to research group TDG, the number of US Pay-TV households peaked back in 2011. More people are cutting their cable TV tethers to take advantage of the Internet and streaming video services such as Netflix and YouTube.
One product that is helping people cut their cable TV tether is the Google Chromecast, which allows you to stream media from services such as Netflix, YouTube, Hulu Plus, Pandora, and HBO to your TV.
The Chromecast looks like a tubby memory stick, but it has an HDMI connector on one end, which plugs into your television or display, and a micro-USB port on the other end for power.
The Chromecast supports apps on your Android and iOS devices as well as content via the Chrome browser on your computer. The number of apps available for the Chromecast is growing, as are the number of movie, TV show, and music services supported.
In addition to streaming video and audio, another really cool thing you can do is cast content from your computer to your display. Using the Chrome browser–note that you’ll first need to install the Chromecast extension–simply select the Cast icon and supported media displayed in your browser window will be mirrored to your display.
In my review video of the Google Chromecast I show in detail what’s in the box, how to set it up, and a few features:
While some features on the Chromecast are still in beta development, the supported features, apps, and media services are growing over time, making the Chromecast an amazingly inexpensive way for people to cut their cable TV tethers.
Available here on Amazon: Google Chromecast