Google Chromecast review: great potential

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A great veil of misconception surrounds the Google Chromecast. It’s been billed by many as the dongle destined to turn any HDMI TV into a smart TV (regardless of how stupid that particular TV may be) and furthermore punted as the whizz-kid competitor to Apple TV.

My findings were far less remarkable; the Chromecast somehow manages to flit between being both impressive and undeveloped.

What the hell is a Chromecast?

It’s best to start at the beginning. Google’s Chromecast is decidedly not the special sauce that makes a smart TV — it lacks the sophistication of Microsoft’s new Xbox One in the lounge, and its decidedly not as slick as Apple TV. What the Chromecast does is what’s written on the box – it’s “the easiest way to play online video on your TV.”

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