Author here. Thanks for the comment! Interesting that the Chromecast sticks out from the side of your TV. Mine is an 40" Samsung, and the HDMI port is deep in

Author here. Thanks for the comment! Interesting that the Chromecast sticks out from the side of your TV. Mine is an 40" Samsung, and the HDMI port is deep in the center of the TV enough to completely hide the plugged Chromecast from front view, so I cannot see the light at all. I don't even know it blinks! :D As mentioned in the article, I use the TV's USB port to power Chromecast, and I really enjoy the cleanliness this design gives me as I have severe aversion of cord mess. I completely agree with you on the wired connection part, and I feel for many urban dwellers the instability of 2.4 GHz will be a major headache to use Chromecast. My neighborhood is relatively Wi-Fi-sparse with only a dozen or so visible SSIDs so it's fine for me. As for the HDMI cable thing, I did get a ~$3 HDMI cable from eBay so I'm fine. I'm just pissed off by the whole HDMI cable scam that's widespread at places like BestBuy for general folks.