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> A remote is key to any TV-based device and no, a phone is not a valid remote (at least as the "only" remote). Watching my friends rave about the Chromecast a
by Mikeb85 4y ago
> A remote is key to any TV-based device and no, a phone is not a valid remote (at least as the "only" remote). Watching my friends rave about the Chromecast and watching them have to pull out their phones to pause/play/etc is just mind boggling to me.
Agree about the remote. But the thing that's much better about Chromecast is that discovery on your phone is much quicker than with a remote and the fact you can simply cast any video on the internet that uses the protocol without any apps.
If they made it a box more like Apple TV then they'd capture both people.
- htrp 4y ago>If they made it a box more like Apple TV then they'd capture both people. Paging google product
- ancientworldnow 4y agoThis is just the Nvidia Shield which is the best streaming device even without hardware updates for years.
- tut-urut-utut 4y agoBut they didn’t, and that’s the parents point.
- Mikeb85 4y agoThey sell it with a remote now. But now Apple TV is growing and becoming its own thing so they've slightly missed the boat.