Chromecast or long HDMI cable?

[Nimatek]

Hey all,

So I want to move my TV a little and since the PS4 doesn't do streaming well at all, I am thinking of either getting a long HDMI cable (about 10m) or maybe using a ChromeCast.

HDMI should be fine at that length and I know it works since I have the TV connected to my PC like this at the moment. But this adds more cable that I hate.

The ChromeCast looks like it should be adequate but being limited to 720p and possible limitations on file types is a worry. Netflix etc will work fine however so that is a plus.

Anyone has any experience on the ChromeCast who can add some feedback on their experience ?

[BeoTeK]

A colleague here next to me has a ChromeCast and loves it. But like you say, the 720p thing would irritate even me. I actually did not know that HDMI was supported at that length.

[PsychoFish]

AFAIK Passive HDMI cables can be up to 15m in length. Running HDMI over CAT5/6 will allow you to go up to 50m, but you need special adapters for that. Where things get tricky is the HDMI specification 1.4 and 2.0 run perfectly fine at 15m with a 1080p signal. Past 15m you MIGHT have issues running 1080p @ 60fps, but again some people have no issues and others have issues.

[blaaislaai]

I was in the same boat, decided to go for the 10m hdmi cable last year to connect my PC to my TV.

If you want a proper detailed review about the chromecast, go here:

http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthre...t-a-Chromecast

[Nimatek]

I think I'm going to give the 10m HDMI cable a try.

The ChromeCast looks very impressive but the 720p thing is going to grate my nerves. I think I'll get the updated ChromeCast later on when that gets released.

Thanks everyone

[Ike_009]

We have a 10m cable, it works fine and we don't have any issues here.

[ArchieChoke]

Hey all,

So I want to move my TV a little and since the PS4 doesn't do streaming well at all, I am thinking of either getting a long HDMI cable (about 10m) or maybe using a ChromeCast.

HDMI should be fine at that length and I know it works since I have the TV connected to my PC like this at the moment. But this adds more cable that I hate.

The ChromeCast looks like it should be adequate but being limited to 720p and possible limitations on file types is a worry. Netflix etc will work fine however so that is a plus.

Anyone has any experience on the ChromeCast who can add some feedback on their experience ?

Go HDMI cable. Skip ChromeCast, piece of rubbish wants to update whenever you wanna quickly show someone something cool.

[matt]

I have very limited experience with Chromecast, I just helped friends set theirs up once. It's very cool, but it has no direct interface, so you have to drive the thing from apps on your phone or a pc. Eg. if you want to watch something on Netflix, you'll have to fire up Netflix on your phone/tablet/pc, and tell it to play to the Chromecast.

If you want a nice streaming device, the Roku is fantastic, although it's way more expensive than a Chromecast. I hear good things about AppleTV as well, but those are really only great if you have a very Apple friendly environment (ie lots of other Apple stuff)

[Nimatek]

Yeah I was looking at AppleTV and though it is nice , I just can't bring myself to get something like this when I don't use any other Apple devices.

[matt]

Yeah I was looking at AppleTV and though it is nice , I just can't bring myself to get something like this when I don't use any other Apple devices.

Check out the Roku 3, you can get them from Amazon. I got one for my folks, it's an awesome little streaming device, can take a network cable and also has wifi, can also take USB input, and you can get thousands of "channels", eg Netflix, Hulu, YouTube, Amazon Prime, some you have to pay subs for (Netflix etc), but there's lots of free ones as well. https://www.roku.com/channels#!brows...-tv/by-popular. It also supports DLNA streaming over the network, which is cool.

The remote doubles as a game controller as well, It ships with Angry Birds in Space I think but you can probably get other little games, and you can plug earphones the remote control which reroutes the sound through the remote for private viewing.