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The first time I used a Google Chromecast, I was hooked. It was definitely a game changer for me. I had wifi and internet and a television but, now cable. I would watch Netflix on my phone or laptop and one day my son said ‘Wait, don’t you have a chromecast?”. I told him I did and he hooked it up to the TV and logged me in and showed me how to cast my laptop and phone screen onto the TV using the Chromecast. My life has never been the same.
The Google Chromecast is very easy to use. You plug the Chromecast into the HDMI port on your TV and to power and stream your favorite entertainment right from your phone with just a tap. Watch shows, listen to playlists, and more. And while streaming, you can still use your phone as you normally do.
You can also Start stream with voice command. Just say what you want to watch from compatible apps and control your TV hands-free, with Chromecast and Google Home working seamlessly together.
It also works with the streaming apps you know and loveEnjoy TV shows, movies, videos, songs, games, sports and more from over 2000 apps like Netflix, YouTube, YouTube TV, and HBO NOW.
I started thinking about how convenient the chromecast is and how useful it is for families and wanted to share three ways that I found that it would make life easier.
1. Watch YouTube & Shows From Your Laptop or Phone
The very first way a Google Chromecast makes life easier is the ability to stream from your phone or laptop directly to the tv. This makes is easier for families to watch things together on the television. If you don’t have cable then it’s really a really great and inexpensive way to entertain the whole family by projecting shows onto the television.
2. Project Your Work Presentations
This option is for people who work from home and often find themselves having to do presentations. Gone are the days of having to lug around a projector. Just plug a Google Chromecast into the tv and stream the presentation from your laptop or phone.
Family Trips Made Easy
This is the best option that made me really feel like the Google Chromecast is so worth the purchase. You can take it with you on vacation. When your in the hotel room you can plug it in, log into the hotel wifi and then stream your child’s favorite shows right from your phone or laptop. No need to have them cramped and looking at a small screen. They can watch their favorite cartoons right on the hotel TV.