Speaking as someone who lives in the Google ecosystem and should be all in for it, recommending Chromecast is like someone asking for a computer recommendation and telling them to build a Raspberry Pi. It's technically a valid answer, but it doesn't work as practically as you'd hope.
As a set up: I'm as technically savvy as all get out, but my wife is not. We recently retired a Logi automated remote because it would occasionally dump her into a scenario she couldn't figure her way out of. And that's not acceptable for a remote control. I bought a nine-dollar Jasco three-in-one remote, made a job aid, and they're off and running. When we had a Chromecast, since we have a large local library to stream, there just wasn't a good way to do it sveltely so she could confidently use it. On Wed, Jul 15, 2020, 13:01 David Risner <[email protected]> wrote: > The solution is Chromecast $30 – can get it same day at Target or Walmart. > If you need 4K, get the Chromecast Ultra for $69. If you want to use wired > networking instead of WiFi, Google has an adapter available for $15. > > > > Very easy to use and setup. Works with both HBO Max and Peacock. > > > > Only major streaming service it doesn’t seem to work with is Apple TV+ > because, well, Apple. You can screencast to get around it but it’s not the > best quality. > > > > I have a Roku on one TV and the other is a FireTV. I have Chromecasts > hooked up to both of them to fill in the holes. It’s less than ideal to > have to have more than one streaming device, but it works. > > > > > > *From: *"[email protected]" <[email protected]> on > behalf of Joe Hass <[email protected]> > *Reply-To: *"[email protected]" <[email protected]> > *Date: *Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at 3:01 PM > *To: *"[email protected]" <[email protected]> > *Subject: *[TV orNotTV] Amazon and Roku in standoff with HBO Max and > Peacock > > > > A pox on the lot of them. > > > > > https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/hbo-max-peacock-roku-amazon-streaming-1234703977/ > > > > Sidebar: I have given up on Apple and will not be giving them another > penny after a crazy situation involving poorly-integrated two-factor > authentication. I'll shift everything over to Windows, Plex, Google Drive, > and Android TV. > > > > If you'd have told me ten years ago that I would completely abandon Apple, > the company that made me into what I am today professionally, I'd have > thought you were nuts. But here we are. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CABru7%2BcjXHVDDXjVCpj31wJhJaNh3FOQ75c1tZXAcoJ3r2tpPw%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CABru7%2BcjXHVDDXjVCpj31wJhJaNh3FOQ75c1tZXAcoJ3r2tpPw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/BYAPR17MB25335E0BC29D81EFE6E982F9AA7E0%40BYAPR17MB2533.namprd17.prod.outlook.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/BYAPR17MB25335E0BC29D81EFE6E982F9AA7E0%40BYAPR17MB2533.namprd17.prod.outlook.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CABru7%2BeXbaj8Ouuk0jUBKXVqVchauYMi-6c%2BWOJrCZBSNHdnFA%40mail.gmail.com.
