Google Chromecast with Google TV

摘要

Google's Chromecast TV dongles have always relied on you also having an Android phone or tablet. Although they could play content directly from the internet over your Wi-Fi, they didn't have their own built-in software and remote control to let you choose what to watch. This is where that all changes. Like Amazon's Fire TV boxes, Apple TV and alternatives from makers like Roku (see our Cover Feature, Issue 593), the Chromecast with Google TV has its own operating system, Android TV - previously seen in Nvidia's Shield (see our review, Issue 575, page 25) and Sony Bravia smart TVs. You can also still use it to cast from your Android device and from some apps on iPhones and iPads.