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I was able to configure the Chromecast using my phone, but found it is still very limited.

Posted by GregW (aka not2fast) Aug 3 '13, 15:44

The main reason I wanted it was so I could stream movies directly from my PC, but there is no way to do that yet. I hope it gets more support soon.

From a recent CNET review:

"What it doesn't do is everything else: there are no dedicated apps for many major services (including Amazon Instant, HBO Go, Spotify, Rdio, and MLB.TV), no dedicated TV interface for standalone use, no support for personal media sitting on your devices (aside from a clunky hack), and the awesome-sounding screen-mirroring feature ends up being entirely underwhelming in practice. Basically, you can stream Netflix, YouTube, and a couple of Google services; $35 feels about right."

http://reviews.cnet.com/digital-media-receivers/google-chromecast/4505-6739_7-35823617.html (reviews.cnet.com)

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Reading the full review it sounds rather unimpressive. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Aug 3, 16:26 2
- right now its basically a wireless monitor fob that only works with a limited program, i doubt it will stay that way for long. -- nm - Truman Aug 3, 16:30 1
  - Sounds like the video quality is poor when streaming from chrome. Yeah, hopefully it gets more apps soon. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Aug 3, 16:37
Yeah, I wanted to get one because I thought you can stream movies directly from the computer, sort of like Roku. It doesn't work that way? -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Aug 3, 15:56 2
- it does, but right now its limited to streaming stuff from the chrome web browser. so either websites - Truman Aug 3, 16:30 1
  - Yeah, CNET describes it as a "clunky hack". This is how it works. -- (link) - GregW Aug 3, 16:48
Did you see where thay are saying chrome will stream those movies for you? - Truman Aug 3, 15:45 2
- Yeah, they need to find something better than that. I suspect someone will come up with an app for it soon. -- nm - GregW Aug 3, 15:46 1
  - Yeah, i am sure they will. Still though, at least you can do that. -- nm - Truman Aug 3, 15:47

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