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So I was looking at the Chromecast recently when it came up for offer, and it was at a reasonable price(For my country), so I was wondering if it was worth purchasing one, for media and other stuff

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Yes

 

 

yes

Ok, thanks

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Yes

 

 

yes

 

 

YES times a thousand

 

One more thing, what are some other cool things I can do with it? Excluding streaming media

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One more thing, what are some other cool things I can do with it? Excluding streaming media

you can stream your desktop

 

and hdmi-cec (it can switch input automatically)

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you can stream your desktop

 

and hdmi-cec (it can switch input automatically)

Can I remote play? Like my desktop will run the game, but I can view the display on my TV?

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its would be at like 5fps, still ok for showing a power point or a webpage 

What about mirroring from my phone when I game?

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1TB Crucial MX500 | 1 TB SanDisk SSD | Corsair RM650W

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can you handle 5fps with about 500ms delay?

Yes xD

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1TB Crucial MX500 | 1 TB SanDisk SSD | Corsair RM650W

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Olympus Pen-F | Panasonic GH3 (Retired)

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Sigma 30mm F1.4 | Sigma 16mm F1.4 | Sigma 19mm F2.8 | Laowa 17mm F1.8 | Olympus 45mm F1.8 | Panasonic 14mm F2.5

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So I was looking at the Chromecast recently when it came up for offer, and it was at a reasonable price(For my country), so I was wondering if it was worth purchasing one, for media and other stuff

 

It is worth it if you can adhere to the following:

 

It it needs to be relatively close to your wifi signal (router or AP) compared to other wireless devices if you want to experience good quality.  

 

If you find it is being temperamental you can just reboot it via the Chromecast app on your phone or unplug it and plug it back in again.

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It is worth it if you can adhere to the following:

 

It it needs to be relatively close to your wifi signal (router or AP) compared to other wireless devices if you want to experience good quality.  

 

If you find it is being temperamental you can just reboot it via the Chromecast app on your phone or unplug it and plug it back in again.

Erm, it has to be close to the router? Well.. That is going to be an issue.. But I may scrap getting one, if I am able to get one offer for a Android Wear watch for cheap, though nothing is final, but the router distance may be a small issue

Computer Specifications:

AMD Ryzen 5 3600  | Gigabyte B550M Aorus Elite | ADATA XPG SPECTRIX D50 32 GB 3600 MHz | Asus RTX 3060 KO Edition | CoolerMaster Silencio S400 | Klevv Cras C700 M.2 SSD 256GB | 

1TB Crucial MX500 | 1 TB SanDisk SSD | Corsair RM650W

Camera Equipment:

Camera Bodies: 

Olympus Pen-F | Panasonic GH3 (Retired)

Lenses:

Sigma 30mm F1.4 | Sigma 16mm F1.4 | Sigma 19mm F2.8 | Laowa 17mm F1.8 | Olympus 45mm F1.8 | Panasonic 14mm F2.5

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