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hello everyone here's the new chromecast just 35 bucks in the u.s. the exact same price is the old version this little device is the cheapest way to stream thousands of TV shows movies and songs from hundreds of apps to your TV screen it consists of a little circular puck available in three colors stashed neatly behind the TV however you'll probably never see it this is short HDMI cable attached and the device can either stick to the HDMI plug via a magnet or tangle free in the breeze you'll need to plug in another cable for power either a standard wall adapter or the USB plug on your TV to use it you'll need an internet connection with decent Wi-Fi and a phone or tablet running a chromecast app I'll use an Android phone for this video but chromecast also worked with iPads and iPhones one reason it's so inexpensive is because it doesn't include a remote control instead your phone is the remote to use chromecast you fire up an app on your phone tap the cast button and the video or song starts playing on your TV the experience is a lot like using a normal streaming device like a Roku or Apple TV but using it I often missed having a physical remote I'd like be able to pause and rewind a show without having to look at my phone and it was annoying to have to keep unlocking my phone to control the video the process of getting something playing on the TV was usually quite a bit slower too on the other hand the new chromecast is faster load content than the old one Google also added support for five gigahertz Wi-Fi connections which should improve performance in crowded or interference heavy locations my favorite addition however is an all new chromecast app which works equally well with both the old and the new chromecast it shows a bunch of videos across a range of apps you have installed in your phone you can search for Pacific shows or movies across different apps and results include pricing the app also has new apps that are compatible with chromecast as of today most major apps will work with the device including Netflix Hulu and Pandora as well as new editions Spotify Showtime and coming soon sling TV the biggest omission is Amazon whose app doesn't support chromecast and that's where tab casting comes in using the Chrome browser on your computer you can cast it the TV showing whatever content is on there a web page Facebook or even a video site like Amazon video quality of i/o tab casting isn't better than a dedicated app but it is better than nothing if you already own the original chromecast there's a little reason to get the new one unless you're experiencing Wi-Fi connectivity issues and I definitely don't consider it the best streamer for every use on the other hand the price is so low you probably won't regret buying it even if it's not your main streamer and chances are you'll find some innovative way to use the new chromecast I'm Debbie Catz Meyer Christina