> you don't need the manufacturer to strike deals with Netflix/HBO/Hulu, you just need a web browser. In theory, the same could be said for Chromecast, since t

> you don't need the manufacturer to strike deals with Netflix/HBO/Hulu, you just need a web browser. In theory, the same could be said for Chromecast, since the casting server isn't something that Google sets up, but rather a feature the media company adds to their own app / service (which is relatively easy to do). For all intents and purposes, it's an app-driven web browser for your TV with the ability to stream video. Personally, I'm a huge fan of using the actual netflix app to stream things to my television - same goes for youtube, pandora, class6ix, plex, and all the other apps I use to cast to my TVs and Stereos around the apt every day. I don't miss the wireless keyboard / mouse in the slightest.