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ever since I cut time warner cable out of my life i have been absolutely happy with this little device chromecast essentially lets you play a slew of online media content from Netflix Hulu HBO GO and many others that I eventually list on the screen making quote a dumb TV into a smart one for those who are heavy into movies or better yet original shows like orange is the new black in house of cards that you can't find on cable TV this device is a must-have here's how it works in simplest terms along with my review of the new chromecast from Google so without further ado welcome everyone to Jim's the device itself is all plastic with a rubber like protective jacket for the cord unlike the original chromecast which resembled a thumb drive the new chromecast will dangle once connected the main part measures just 2 inches wide and remains relatively thin working for most people's setups but for those with a very slim profile TV and hangs on the wall like mine here I'm happy to say the new chromecast still fits but instead I'm using this old TV here slash monitor circa 2008 to show that this can work on all models of TV's as long as you have an HDMI port the chromecast does require a separate power source than Google does supply a power cable claiming a length of 5 and 3/4 inches now when I personally measured this it was about 5 feet and 8 or 9 inches or so but this included the chromecast the USB cable and the wall adapter all connected together so just a heads up on that if length is very important to you now for those who do have a USB port on the back of their TVs you can use that instead I recommend using a smaller USB cable lying around here as I did for this particular situation and this works perfectly fine next download the app and go through the very simple instructions on setting up the chromecast to find your router and that's basically it so how does chromecast work well let me try to illustrate here on your phone any app with the chromecast icon like Netflix Hulu etc tap that to signal that you want this particular show or movie to play your phone through Wi-Fi will signal the chromecast to open its own app and retrieve that particular video from the Internet the chromecast never gets your streaming video directly from your phone in a few seconds that little dongle you connected will start streaming your video through the homes internet wirelessly your phone is free to do whatever one so you can turn it off watch other videos on your phone think of it as your phone as an interactive and versatile remote control as well you can adjust volume fast forward and also back as well and browse all the shows at your convenience and before I forget here this does work on both Apple and Android devices now the new chromecast has been bumped up in speed and more importantly Wi-Fi connection stability having the old versus the new the new chromecast would load about 10 to 12 seconds faster from the time you turn on your TV to the main screen and the clock would show up now as we're loading apps the new chromecast loaded on average and keep in mind this is an average I know the video I'm showing you right now is actually one of my tests but the new one here loads 2.3 seconds faster again that's just from the time that you click cast to the time that the app starts buffering for the total time this includes the app opening into the time the internet is done buffering of course this will vary because everyone's internet speeds are different the new chromecast loaded about seven point seven five seconds faster for me again on average some apps loaded about the same speed while other apps did take slightly longer when comparing between the old versus the new but with all those fancy numbers it does prove that it's faster but in real world experiences it's not too drastic to say wow they're still slight buffering you will notice an increase from time to time but there will be other moments where you will say this seems pretty normal if you have used the old chromecast from the past yet the biggest benefit though and I do stand by this the connection feels more stable since it now supports a wireless AC with my AC router the AC band works on five gigahertz in laymen terms there's less noise less traffic less interference the strength range and again stability in AC technology alone is the haymaker punch in this redesign I think now the one last bit that I want to touch on here chromecast just like the original one supported mirroring your Chrome web browser last model was laggy twitchy and barely good streamed video at least for me here testing this one there's just a one-second delay in between my actions and what is displayed even video is play perfectly fine for me now I do have to say the resolution or clarity in general is not HD like what you see on your computer screen so texts and images won't be as sharp but for something simple that needs to be quickly shown it works very fast and very simple right from your chrome desktop browser now the only issues really with the chromecast although this now has much more content or apps supporting device Amazon streaming services and iTunes are not supported at least not yet as of this video but if you're into the other major ones you definitely should be fine the other limitations and for me personally I don't mind this some will say it doesn't come with its own independent controller like Roku or the Amazon fire TV and despite not having a huge or major update to the software side of things like offering an interface or menu screen on your TV again which I don't mind are technically not present here but for just $35 and all you're doing is streaming and not desiring to let's say play games like the fire TV or Nvidia products you really can't go wrong here again 35 bucks so overall if you have the original chromecast I'd say keep it I still use it from my other TV if you don't have one or just value a slight increase in speed but a more stable connection then this is perfect no question this will be on my holiday gift guide later down the road alright Facebook fam that is it for this review if you haven't already done so like and subscribe to my channel here and follow me on Facebook Twitter and or Instagram you guys see some sexy photos of behind the scenes stuff and also of course the products that I will be reviewing again this has been the review of the Google chromecast and bought by me personally myself I wasn't sponsored and I'll put the link in the description below you can click on that sometimes the at least the original chromecast they go for about maybe five dollars cheaper you might save some bucks but other than that again I'm Jimmy with Jim's reviewer here to help you make a purchase decision of you guys doing good take care you