Yes, but comparing these two devices is like comparing Apples and Oranges because the Chromcast is a more or less dum little device which takes over a particular stream you send whereas the Apple TV is a fully accessible, stand-alone device with a screenreader. Maybe I'm mistaken, but can you do much with a Chromcast and a remote, I mean without a phone or something else? I am not putting down the Chromcast, but many of us have an Apple TV and Terri, who initially asked about it, does have an Apple TV, and I just pointed out that for people who do have an Apple TV I think a Chromcast doesn't really add much you can't do with an Apple Tv.
Regards, Sieghard -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Ann Byrne Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2016 11:46 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Google Cromecast My Chrome Cast cost $36; an Apple TV would be around $150. At 11:13 AM 9/29/2016, you wrote: >In my opinion it is just another gadget which duplicates a lot the >Apple TV can do already even though it may do it in a slightly >different way. If you are mainly concerned about things like Netflix, >Youtube, music and Podcasts I think the Apple TV provides a very >accessible experience. >I believe there is a Chromcast device designed to plug into powered >speakers so if you want to play via a pair of analogue powered speakers >this may be a good choice since the Apple TV doesn't allow you to do >this without converters and things, but if you are connecting to HDMI >at least for me the Apple TV seems to be all I need. There is an >unending offering of devices out there for all sorts of things from >bluetooth keyboards to headsets to speakers and from connected players >to connected home automation devices. Are they fun, well, yes, many >are, but are they necessary? I just read an article where a hacker or >group of hackers took over a huge number of connected devices like >routers, smart thermostats, devices like the Amazon Echo and so on to >launch a denial of service attack on the website of some tech writer. >Many of these connected home devices like thermostats, smart scales, >locks, smoke alarms and even all the new Wi-Fi connected toys have >notoriously poor security protocols and hence are easy to hack. It is >amazing how many people get a router and never change the default >password which is readily available via a Google search, many brands >use "password" or "admin" >as the default password and unless you actually log on to your router's >web interface after you get it, you never know it should be changed and >a lot of people just buy these things plug them in where often they >work out of the box while they are wide open for anybody to take over. >I also like all these gadgets and recently acquired a Ring Video >Doorbell and I am very interested in some of the new smart locks, but a >thermostat or doorbell is one thing, a lock is another because if >hacked it would allow people access to my home. >Is it a big concern up here in my community of 6,000 up in northern BC >hours away from the next larger cities and an easy 12 hours drive from >Vancouver? Maybe not, but I'm still holding off to see which devices >are coming down the pipe that work with Apple's Home Kit since I >believe if anybody builds in or requires good security it is Apple. >I also love the idea of the Amazon Echo, but then sometimes I wonder if >I really want to put a device in my home which listens to anything that >goes on at any time unless I unplug it which sort of defeats the >purpose of the thing. > > >Regards, >Sieghard > >-----Original Message----- >From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On >Behalf Of Brett >Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2016 6:53 PM >To: viphone@googlegroups.com >Subject: Re: Google Cromecast > >Hi, > > >Chrome cast does pretty much the same thing as the Apple TV, but >just works slightly differently. > > >With the chrome Cast, The apps you want to chrome cast from need to >support it. But don't worry, when I had a Chrome cast everything I >wanted to use had the Chrome Cast button enabled. So things like >Netflix, Pandora, Spotify and BBC iPlayer etc. I suspect you will never >get any joy here from Apple music, but... > > >With teh chromecast you set things up on the phone, then click the >Chrome Cast button to send it to the Chrome Cast, where it then takes >over the streaming, so you can then turn your phone off if you want and >the stream will keep playing. > > >Hope this helps, > >Brett. > > > >On 9/28/2016 4:17 AM, Terri Stimmel wrote: > > Hello everyone, > > > > > > A friend of mine has Cromecast for their tv. > > > > Is this accessible for someone who is totally blind? > > > > And what does it do differently from Apple tv, if anything? > > > > > > Thank you, > > > > > > Terri > > > >-- >The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > >If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this >list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please >contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the >list itself. > >Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara >Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com > >The archives for this list can be searched at: >http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ >--- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >Groups "VIPhone" group. >To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. >For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > >-- >The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > >If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this >list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please >contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the >list itself. > >Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara >Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com > >The archives for this list can be searched at: >http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ >--- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >Groups "VIPhone" group. >To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. >For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. 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