Google Chromecast UK - Review
The Google Chromecast is Finally Available in the UK and Europe
What's up YouTube saf here on supersaf TV so the Google Chromecast is finally available here in the UK in Europe it has been some time not sure why it took so long but it's finally here so let's go ahead and take a look at the Box initially quite simple you just take out the outer compartment and then you fold it open to be presented with the Google Chromecast now the device itself is quite small and Compact and it will plug into the HDMI port at the back of your television set.
The Box Comes with Several Accessories
looking at what else you get inside the Box firstly you've got an HDMI extender so if your HDMI port is in a bit of an awkward position on your television set then this will help get your Chromecast connected you've got micro USB to USB cable as well as an AC adapter so a lot of people may be thinking that the Chromecast acts a bit like a USB pen drive from all the pictures and advertising we see as well it would seem that way but you do need to power this device somehow so you can either use the AC adapter to plug it into the mains and a power up that way but a better option I feel is to use the USB port at the back of your television set if you do have one.
Setting Up the Google Chromecast
now let's get this set up straight away it's pretty straightforward these simple instructions are in the box so once you've connected the device up you just need to install the Chromecast app on either your smartphone tablet or your PC or laptop now this does work with Android iOS Mac OS X as well as Windows 7. now the minimum system requirements are on the box I will leave this on here so you can pause this to check if your device will be compatible and for this demo we'll use the Nexus 5.
The Setup Process
so you can simply download the Chromecast app from the Google Play Store and once you've done that you simply go through the on-screen instructions to a link at the device with the Google Chromecast and on first setup the Chromecast will download and install the latest updates this took a few minutes and after the updates have finished installing the device will reset and your compatible apps will have an icon at the top now I'm going to call this the beam icon if you've got something like a PlayStation you may have seen this before which has a similar setup and once that icon has been selected then you can beam media from the compatible apps on to the Chromecast so doing a quick example with YouTube if we play a video here it will be beamed directly onto the Chromecast as you can see it's very quick and easy to use.
Supported Apps
now looking at some of the supported apps that you have you've got BBC iPlayer which is very popular here in the UK Netflix YouTube there's also Google Play movies as well as Google play music Vivo a few others and also Plex is supported as well now although there's not a huge deal of supported apps available at the moment because this device is from Google you can expect more apps to be supported at a later point.
Additional Features
now on your PC or laptop you'll also be able to mirror your Chrome browser on to the Chromecast that's another useful feature on here as well and it's now available and you can get it directly from Google Play Amazon curries and a lot of other places for 30 pounds here in the UK which is not bad for what this device can do.
Conclusion
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