Plugged it in, turned it on, downloaded the software and the extra icon in many programs lets me display on the TV. Too easy. It's great.

Chromecast 2 is HERE and, as you'd expect, it is bloody FANTASTIC

Faster; Better Looking Design; Awesome New Chromecast App; Did We Mention It Is A LOT FASTER

It Can't Do Your Tax Return -- That's Literally About It

The new Chromecast is simple, smart, works brilliantly and is cheap. What more could you ask for from a gadget?

It's fast and has superior Wi-Fi; Simplicity; great app; Cheap as chips; Tons of apps work with it; Looks nice

Still waiting on some functionality; Some apps and games are yet to catch up

It's assumed, however, that all of this is coming to the original Chromecast as well. Beyond the new Wi-Fi channels, which we'll be putting through more extensive testing soon, the technology remains broadly the same, and as the biggest improvements are in the field of search within the app, the...

The product is good and useful.

Its a great buy. Only cons: 1. Doesn't work without internet 2. Casting Laptop screen is laborious and sometimes doesn't even work meaning video is casted but Audio plays from Laptop. These are acceptable as they say the casting is experimental anyway. 3.

Google's launch of the iOS- and Android-compatible video dongle Chromecast ($35) made news last week despite sharing a stage with a new Nexus 7 tablet and Android operating system update. Billed as the

Google Chromecast is a small dongle that upgrades any TV to a "smart TV". It allows you to stream Netflix, YouTube, and Google Play Movies directly to your TV screen no matter how old it is (as long as it has HDMI).

Functional and simple; Chrome tab mirroring useful; Full picture quality when cloud streaming; Android & iOS support; Low price; Great prospects in Chromecast

Only Netflix; YouTube & Google Play Movies app support; Mirroring requires powerful PC/Mac but tops at 720p; Local media streaming not optimal yet; stutter & audio sync issues; No device-to-device streaming

There's always something that you've seen on the Internet that you want to show your friends; there's always some video or music on your Android phone that deserves a wider audience. Google Chromecast easily and simply enables that - it doesn't do much more, but it doesn't need to.

We get hands on with the new Chromecast, the plug and play device that lets you watch your mobile content on the big screen.