Google Chromecast (3rd Generation) Media Streamer - Black

I ordered this to update to the latest version and because my smart tv doesn't have Chromecast built in. The box it came in looked like it came off the shelf. Brand new condition. You can see its from Japan. Not problem as the instructions are easy to understand. If your new to Chromecast the best way to install the app on your tv after you hook it up to your hdmi port and usb power is to install it through you google home app. Make sure your tv is on the right hdmi input that you hooked up to, Once inside the app all you have to do is let the app find your Chromecast, when it's found just fallow the on screen prompts until setup is finished. That's it. Just remember when you want to use Chromecast you have to switch to the hdmi it is setup on. It works flawlessly.Hope this helps. Enjoy.

Use this to watch a video stream from a smartphone, laptop or tablet on a smart TV. (Note that this version of the Chromecast only supports 1080p resolution. If your TV is better than that, get the latest version.)Plugs into your TV's HDMI port and can be charged from the TV itself if the TV has a charging USB port.By selecting that HDMI port for the TV's source, you can watch whatever you are sending to the chromecast device from your iphone etc.All the streaming apps will display a "cast" button that you can use to send them to the Chromecast. It doesn't work well (if at all) from video players in browsers, but does work with various apps on an iphone like YouTube, Netflix, and Amazon Prime Video.My instructions were all in Japanese, but it was simple enough to figure out how to use it without being able to read them.

This Google Chromecast third generation is always a win! We have one on each television in our home. They are super easy to set up and the connection into the back of the television is secure. I say this because when I dust the back of the television, the Google Chromecast has never fallen out. This is a win!

I first bought it because My Samsung TV didn't have the crunchy roll application so I needed to cast it from my cellphone, and that worked without an issue, the only complaint that I have is that with some web players, the cast won't work, it will just get stuck no matter how many times to try to press "Play"/"Resume".

When I tried to setup the cromecast with my TV I kept getting an error message the cromecast unit was made for a different country and my US internet settings were incorrect... I'm now thinking this unit was t returned and repackaged and then sold to me in the US... I put it back in it's box and it's still sitting on my counter.

When our old, first-generation Chromecast would not shift over to a new WiFi, and we could not get support (it was very, very old), a quick search turned up this 3rd-gen Chromecast. It arrived a day earlier than it was supposed to. The setup was relatively easy; fortunately, since there were no instructions in English. But it was easy to install--plug it into the HDMI port, insert the power cable into the cast unit and the other end into the transformer. Plug that into the outlet, and turn on the TV. The installation probably took all of 10 minutes total. One word of warning: you need to have or know the password for your WiFi.

This product has, hands-down, the most seamless and effortless setup I've ever experienced, despite the packaged instructions being entirely in an Asian language. There are English instructions online, and you don't even need instructions if you're using the Google Home app. When I opened my Google Home app, it immediately found the device without any user input from myself and I was able to set it up within minutes.The streaming quality is quite good by my standards and I haven't noticed any significant buffering or image quality issues yet. The only complaint I have is that it does take a decent bit of time (20-60 seconds) to actually start streaming once you cast to the device. Likewise, any updates you make (pressing pause/play, rewind/fastforward, etc.) seem to take a little bit of time to take effect as well.

product it great and works as advertised BUT unless you unplug it after use i will leave a backdoor thru your router bypassing your firewall. not sure of the range outside of your house i can be picked up but my friend found it with his phone in my driveway.