Everything is connected today, and the TV could not be less. The reality is that every time we consume less content that offer us traditional chains, we went more for personal videos YouTube, Spotify or Apple Music when we want to listen to music and video on-demand such as Netflix or Yomvi applications if what we want is to see our favorite series. However, all this is easy from our device mobile, but what we want is see them on the TV. That’s Chromecast, the device from Google to transmit our multimedia content to our television without complications, as simple as limited.
We must differentiate, the Chromecast is half way between a simple multimedia player and a true Center Media connected to the network. This device is not autonomous, will depend on full not only of a device that you play “coordinates”, but also that the development of applications is made according to the needs of the Chromecas. Remember that includes its own processor, but the real engine are the applications, without them, the Chromecast not can do literally nothing, not has autonomy, install applications in it is task impossible.
Video of the unboxing and review (iOS) device test
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What improvements does it with respect to the original Chromecast?
The design is the clear difference between the previous edition of the Chromecast and this Chromecast 2. In the original edition was a simple stick, however, soon the Google guys perceive a problem, some televisions or centres multimedia had problems to include a device after the HDMI, not to mention those televisions featuring HDMI on the back, eliminating the possibility of pasting the TV to the wall directly. So they decided to launch this new magnet Chromecast, with spherical shape and a flat HDMI cable HDMI understanding enough to provide us with new possibilities in it comes to placement.
In the section technical have a device with a processor more powerful that the generation above, accompanied of a WiFi ac of double band. However, the content beyond the resolution of 1080 p (Full HD) will remain incompatible with Chromecast 2, something that neither surprises us a device of only €39.
Much more useful in Android that in iOS
On Android the compatibility is almost absolute, good, actually almost any thing is compatible with Android due to the immense amount of developers alternative that has back the community. The application Google Cast of it Google Play Store is which us will allow configure first in Chromecast 2, a time configured, it application us will allow perform mirroring (mirror of the screen of the device in the TV), only with this possibility already are making compatible all the applications. The answer is simple, when an application is not adapted to Chromecast or does not include the button send the content, we do simply mirroring of the device on the TV and we can see the content in the most rigorous direct.
When we speak of iOS the thing is complicated. To start is impossible to perform mirroring, is a function completely restricted to AirPlay. The reality is that if the Chromecast is compatible with the function of AirPlay it would make him an accessory to final iOS, but isn’t. We find with services low demand as Yomvi (Movistar +) that not allows transmit content to Chromecast, although the more popular as Spotify, YouTube and Netflix if that it allow. This is a point quite negative, take advantage of the features of AirPlay had been more obvious, however, there are alternative as Wiseplay and Momocast in what to iOS is concerns.
Conclusions after its use
El Chromecast 2 of Google has its limitations, for iOS for Android, but in general the same. We must be clear about our priorities and intentions. Most popular applications will allow us to broadcast content to Chromecast 2 easily, however, there will be others that masking this possibility, especially when we are talking about iOS, where you can not make the above mentioned mirroring. We will find alternatives, multimedia centers with Android that allows many more possibilities as Rikomagic teams, however, the simplicity of Chromecas 2 is perhaps his strong point, the reason that most people get it is that it is virtually a Plug – and – Play and that we do not need additional hardware, the control is our mobile device on the market.
Weigh your priorities, find out about compatibility, but nobody gives four pesetas hard, Chromecast 2 is a device that costs €39 maximum, and offers a good service, within its limitations.
Contents of the box
- Chromecast 2
- Power adapter
- MicroUSB cable
Opinion of the editor
Pros
- Design
- Price
- Package contents
Cons
- Limitations in iOS
- Slow Google shipping
