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I used to feel the same way. Then, I gave away my Apple TV and bought a Chromecast. Searching for content.. jumping between content sources.. it's all easier o
by mattkrea 12y ago
I used to feel the same way.
Then, I gave away my Apple TV and bought a Chromecast. Searching for content.. jumping between content sources.. it's all easier on the phone.
- hboon 12y agoDid you try Apple's Remote app with Apple TV? Is it still worse than Chromecast?
- mattkrea 12y agoI did--I wasn't a fan. What I like about Chromecast is that their integration is simply a small button added to other apps that I'm already familiar with. For example, I use Netflix as normal but basically choose where the output should go. It's actually quite similar to Apple's AirPlay integration although the Chromecast has never had an issue (AirPlay always seemed to have latency issues).
- Touche 12y agoNot if the phone is out of battery. Not if you want to pick what to watch with someone else.
- darkstar999 12y ago> Not if the phone is out of battery. Bad argument. Any remote control can run out of battery.
- Touche 12y agoA phone is guaranteed to run out of battery at least once a day. That's a monumental difference.
- cdcarter 12y agoWell, for starters this is decidedly and completely untrue. But moreover, when your phone dies and you're using it as a remote at home, you likely have the charger right there are home too. When the AAAs in your dedicated remote die (though PERHAPS more infrequently) you need to go running around to see where you shoved that container of AAAs, find that they're all actually the dead ones, and then go to the store.
- Touche 12y agoPerhaps? Why are we beating around the bush, does your remote battery die enough that you even have a concept of how long the battery lasts (I don't. Is it 6 months, a year, 2? No idea, too infrequent to expend brain-space on)? Battery is only the second worst part about using a phone as a remote, the worst being that a phone is anti-social while watching television (on a television) is social.
- vidarh 12y agoMy phone is the one device I know will always have battery, because it is important enough for me that I always charge it. It's also the one device I know I will always have near me.
- mattkrea 12y agoWith certain apps they actually added a pretty nice function for this. Youtube is one in particular that can queue up videos on a Chromecast from multiple devices.
- Touche 12y agoGreat. It's still worse than sitting on the couch with your wife or a group of friends and browsing Netflix together to pick out a movie to watch.