The ChromeCast is a small flat disk that fits in the palm of your hand.
I'm guessing it's a bit larger in diameter but a bit thinner then an
Oreo cookie. It has a micro-USB connection for power, connects to your
wifi and has either a 3MM or HDMI connection.
I have a ChromeCast Audio which has the 3MM audio jack on it. You'd
connect it to a pair of audio speakers or anything else that takes audio
input. It looks like it costs $35, but I'm pretty sure I got it on sale
for $25 last Christmas.
There's the original ChromeCast which has an HDMI connector on it. I
don't have this device, but it looks like it also costs $35.
Finally, there's the ChromeCast Ultra which has an HDMI connector and
supports 4K video. I also have one of these hooked to my home theater
receiver.
One thing I should have mentioned, is that once you start the streaming
to your ChromeCast device, your iPhone is taken out of the loop and is
no longer needed. This is nice since you're no longer using your smart
phone resources. You can go back into the app your casting though and
cancel the casting.
There's an app on Android called Google Home that allows you to control
your ChromeCast devices. It looks like you have the same thing in the
App Store at https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-home/id680819774?mt=8
When casting from an app, only the audio or video from that app is sent
over to your ChromeCast. Your TTS is not sent over. There is an option
in Google Home to mirror the audio from your smart phone though, and if
you use this feature then all of the audio on your phone is sent over to
the ChromeCast including the TTS.
On 10/18/2017 09:52 AM, 'Carol Pearson' via VIPhone wrote:
OK, got the picture. Sounds interesting and, presumably, it's pretty
small and can fit with all your other items without difficulty.
Do you get better ones than others, or are they just one make and as
good as each other?
Carol P
On 10/18/2017 12:54 AM, Christopher Chaltain wrote:
I don't think I've used Chrome Cast on an iPhone, but it is
accessible from Android, and I believe I've also used it from a
browser, like Chrome. I don't see why it woudln't be accessible with
an iPhone.
Basically, you buy a Chrome Cast device which you add to your wifi
network and plug into the audio input of a device, such as to a home
theater system with HDMI or powered external speakers with a 3MM
jack. Now you find an app that supports Chrome Cast and double tap
the cast button and choose your destination. Like I said, I do this
all of the time from my Android smart phone.
On 10/17/2017 08:03 AM, Simon Wong wrote:
Hi everyone! Hope you all are doing well, I have a couple of iPhone
questions which I hope somebody can answer, when you put a
appointment or schedule something in your calendar, does it give you
any notification or sound when it's time to remind you? When I tried
to put something in my calendar, I got no sound or notification to
let me know that there was something scheduled there. Also does
anybody know if Chromecast can be used by people who are blind or
visually impaired?
Sent from my iPhone
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