[ale] OT: Chrome cast

Damon L. Chesser damon at damtek.com
Thu Dec 12 17:54:44 EST 2013


On 12/12/2013 05:51 PM, JD wrote:
> Don't forget the most important feature of Chrome-whatever .... google "helps"
> by monitoring every click, selection, watched video, show, ad, webpage.  Be
> certain to use the same gmail account as you do for other google stuff. That
> will make everything easier ... to track. ;)

Hail the Benevolent Dictator!  Much better than The Evil Dictator!


>
> On 12/13/2013 05:41 AM, Damon L. Chesser wrote:
>> On 12/12/2013 05:20 PM, Robert Heaven wrote:
>>> When I first saw the advertisement for Chromcast I thought, wow this could put
>>> Apple-TV and Roku out of business. Then, I looked at the specs and realized,
>>> it is NOT a stand-alone devise like the Apple-TV and Roku. It is nothing more
>>> than a Bluetooth receiver with an HDMI interface and, requires the use of a
>>> special app on a smart phone or tablet. I suppose if you have an extra
>>> tablet/phone you don't need and can leave it set up near your TV to act as the
>>> streaming devise, it could be useful.
>> NOT quite right:  the android device streams nothing.  It only controls
>> (selects) what you watch.  the chromcast device does the streaming.
>>
>>
>>>
>>> On Dec 12, 2013, at 4:55 PM, Chris Fowler <cfowler at outpostsentinel.com
>>> <mailto:cfowler at outpostsentinel.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> Looking for some input from those with a Chromecast device.   I'm looking at
>>>> watching Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, local channels, etc.  Is this
>>>> possible?  Wife wants local channels.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Chris
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