Google Chromecast

The book I read to research this post was The Google Chromecast User Guide by Steve Weber which is a very good book which I downloaded from kindle. This book was number 1 on the computing free book chart on kindle. I have also done another blog post on the chromecast at http://scratbag.me which might be of interest. The chromecast basically is a video streaming device priced at $35 that streams video and audio from your router to your television and utilizes the HDMI port. It differs from a lot of similar devices because most of the processing is done by the router freeing up your computer or television. It works with a lot of different services like Netflix & Amazon Prime some officially and some unofficially with various hacks. There is a free software called plex that lets you stream your film and audio especially dvds from your computer to the chromecast. There is another service called crackle that lets you stream free movies from their website but with adverts but there is a paid option as with a lot of these types of service without adverts. There is a service called called vuvo where you pay for individual films priced at from $2-$6. Netflix also does a dvd postal rental service where there is a much wider selection of films for rent and often newer films are included in this. Many studios don't give permission for there films to be screened so it is probably worthwhile subscribing to this priced at $7.99 a mont for one dvd posted at a time but unlimited how many you can watch. There are additional charges if you have more than one dvd posted at a time. Note the chromecast works with HD & 1080p and also 3d. I did quite enjoy this book and the chromecast clearly is a must have and very fashionable item to have at the moment. Also if you can get this book free you have nothing to loose.