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The Google Chromecast is simple and brilliant. It's one of those perfect little "duh! Why didn't someone do that before?" ideas.

Google Chromecast简单而出色。 那是那些完美的小“ du！为什么有人以前没有这样做？” 想法。

I didn't realize I needed one until I realized that I've been chasing the idea for years. In fact, I put together a poor man's "AirPlay Raspberry Pi" Chromecast last year. By plugging my Raspberry Pi running RaspBMC into my Receiver and using it just for Airplay, I was effectively using it as a Chromecast.

直到我意识到我一直在追求这一想法之前，我才意识到自己需要一个。 实际上，去年，我整理了一个穷人的“ AirPlay Raspberry Pi” Chromecast 。 通过将运行RaspBMC的Raspberry Pi插入Receiver并将其仅用于Airplay，我有效地将其用作Chromecast。

You can agree or disagree in the comments, but here's their idea - most of us don't need set-top boxes. The world's big technology companies clearly want to control the largest screen in the house. So far, that's the TV (if you own one.) If TVs go away, it'll be the largest monitor in the house. What's the best way to control this screen?

您可以在评论中同意或不同意，但这是他们的想法-我们大多数人不需要机顶盒。 世界大型科技公司显然希望控制房屋中最大的屏幕。 到目前为止，这就是电视(如果您拥有的话)。如果电视消失了，它将成为屋子里最大的显示器。 控制此屏幕的最佳方法是什么？

• You can get a PS3 or an Xbox. (I have both.)
  您可以获得PS3或Xbox。 (我都有)
• You can get a TiVo. (check.)
  您可以获得TiVo。 (检查)
• You can get an Apple TV. (I did the XBMC Airplay thing instead.)
  您可以获得一台Apple TV。 (我改为使用XBMC Airplay。)

But each of these devices is a darn-near full computer with an OS, and storage, and a life and ecosystem of its own. What we really want is to use our TVs as wireless displays and use the power of our phones, tablets, and computers. Until one of the world's wireless display formats is finally declared the winner, they'll keep making set-top boxes portable computers to connect to our TVs.

但是，这些设备中的每一个都是近乎完美的完整计算机，具有操作系统，存储设备以及自己的生活和生态系统。 我们真正想要的是将电视用作无线显示器，并使用手机，平板电脑和计算机的功能。 在最终宣布一种全球无线显示格式获胜之前，他们将继续制造机顶盒便携式计算机以连接到我们的电视。

We could wait for $1000 receivers to include Wireless Display functionality, or build it into HDTVs. No! Let's make a $35 dongle that capitalizes on the fact that HDMI has finally won. It'll plug into any monitor and we suddenly that HDMI connection is available over wireless. It's open, in fact, to anyone who is on the network.

我们可以等待1000美元的接收器包含无线显示功能，或者将其内置到HDTV中。 没有！ 让我们制造一个35美元的加密狗，利用HDMI最终胜出的事实。 它可以插入任何显示器，我们突然发现可以通过无线进行HDMI连接。 实际上，它对网络上的任何人都是开放的。

You just plug the Chromecast into any free HDMI port and get power via micro-USB. Many TVs have a USB port that can provide this power. I used the always-on USB port from my TiVo as it was open.

您只需将Chromecast插入任何免费的HDMI端口并通过微型USB供电。 许多电视都有可以提供此电源的USB端口。 TiVo打开时，我使用了永远在线的USB端口。

The Chromecast contains the Marvell 88DE3005 system on a chip. This integrated circuit includes hardware decoding of VP8 and H.264 codecs. Radio communication is handled by AzureWave NH–387 Wi-Fi which supports 802.11b/g/n (2.4 GHz). The device has 512 MB of Micron DDR3L RAM and 2 GB of flash storage. - Wikipedia

Chromecast在芯片上包含Marvell 88DE3005系统。 该集成电路包括VP8和H.264编解码器的硬件解码。 无线电通信由支持802.11b / g / n(2.4 GHz)的AzureWave NH–387 Wi-Fi处理。 该设备具有512 MB的Micron DDR3L RAM和2 GB的闪存。 -维基百科

When you plug the Chromecast into your TV you'll connect to its initial ad-hoc wireless network and teach it about your wireless network. Then it'll reboot and jump sideways onto your network and most of your config work is done. The only way to change the Chromecast at this point is to hard reset it. The wireless setup process is very similar to other embedded wireless devices like the Nest Thermostat, FitBit Aria Scale, or Twine Wi-Fi device - connect to ad-hoc, setup locally, jump. It took all of 2 minutes.

当您插上Chromecast插到电视上，你会连接到其初始ad-hoc无线网络和教它有关无线网络。 然后它将重新启动并跳到您的网络上，并且完成了大部分配置工作。 此时更改Chromecast的唯一方法是对其进行硬重置。 无线设置过程与其他嵌入式无线设备(例如Nest Thermostat ， FitBit Aria Scale或Twine Wi-Fi设备)非常相似-连接到临时设备，本地设置，跳转。 花了整整2分钟。

Here's my Chromecast plugged into my Onkyo TX-SR674 Receiver's front HDMI port.

这是我的Chromecast插入我的Onkyo TX-SR674接收器的前置HDMI端口中。

Make sure your phone's YouTube and Netflix apps are updated. They all got Chromecast support automatically last month.

确保您手机的YouTube和Netflix应用程序已更新。 他们都在上个月自动获得了Chromecast支持。

From inside the Google Chrome browser you add the Google Cast extension that lets you play content from within Chrome to the Chromecast. You can cast a browser tab to the screen and show a friend what you're browsing, which is actually very cool and useful...when it works. More on that in a second.

在Google Chrome浏览器内部，您可以添加Google Cast扩展程序，该扩展程序可让您将Chrome中的内容播放到Chromecast。 您可以将浏览器选项卡投射到屏幕上，并向朋友显示您正在浏览的内容，这在工作时实际上非常酷并且非常有用。 一秒钟内会更多。

善良 (The Good)

When it works, it's fabulous. For example, at a recent party someone mentioned a funny YouTube video. Within 30 seconds I had it up on my iPhone, then threw it to the Chromecast. That's exactly how it should work, right?

当它起作用时，它很棒。 例如，在最近的一个聚会上，有人提到一个有趣的YouTube视频。 在30秒内，我将其安装在iPhone上，然后将其扔到Chromecast。 那就是它应该如何工作的，对不对？

I've thrown video to the Chromecast from all my iDevices in both the Netflix and YouTube apps. There is a hand-off and then, interestingly, the Chromecast takes over the stream. Rather than the phone or tablet pulling the content down then pushing it again laterally to the Chromecast, there's a little YouTube applet or NetFlix applet running on the Chromecast. The Chromecast inherits or hijacks the stream. All of this is transparent to the user, of course, but it's a clever implementation which allows you to close the app and do other things with your phone.

我已经将所有Netflix和YouTube应用程序中所有iDevice的视频都投放到了Chromecast。 经过交接，有趣的是，Chromecast接管了流。 Chromecast上运行的是一个YouTube小程序或NetFlix小程序，而不是电话或平板电脑将内容拉下然后再次横向推向Chromecast。 Chromecast会继承或劫持流。 当然，所有这些对用户都是透明的，但这是一个聪明的实现，它使您可以关闭应用程序并使用手机执行其他操作。

Each app looks a little different. The YouTube iPhone app shows Views, avatars, and the date when pushed to the Chromecast.

每个应用看起来都有些不同。 YouTube iPhone应用程序在推送到Chromecast时会显示视图，化身和日期。

Being able to use your Tablet as a remote is great. Myself, I get this functionality in three totally different ways across my devices, but the result is the same - tablets are good remotes. I have the Tivo App on my iPad, I have the Xbox Smartglass app on my iPad and Surface, and I have the YouTube and Netflix apps on my iPad talking to the Chromecast.

能够将平板电脑用作遥控器非常好。 我自己在设备上通过三种完全不同的方式获得了此功能，但结果却是一样的-平板电脑是不错的遥控器。 我的iPad上有Tivo应用程序，我的iPad和Surface上有Xbox Smartglass应用程序，我的iPad上有YouTube和Netflix应用程序正在与Chromecast通信。

HDMI-CEC is the ability for the Chromecast to automatically tell my receiver to switch to the right HDMI input when content starts playing. It would be amazing if my receiver supported it. If your system has HDMI-CEC the Chromecast will set your inputs for you and remove a step which has a high WAF (Wife Acceptance Factor or Non-Gender-Specific Spouse Acceptance Factor).

HDMI-CEC是Chromecast能够在内容开始播放时自动告诉我的接收器切换到正确的HDMI输入的功能。 如果我的接收器支持它，那将是惊人的。 如果您的系统具有HDMI-CEC，Chromecast将为您设置输入，并删除WAF(妻子接受因子或非性别特定的配偶接受因子)高的步骤。

坏人 (The Bad)

My computers just can't see the Chromecast anymore. They could last week. This is extremely odd considering we are all on the same wireless network and that the phones and tablets work reliably. You'll find the forums filled with people fighting with this issue. They're having to disable firewalls on MacBooks and turn off IGMP Proxies on FIOs Routers. I've done all that and while on the first day my first laptop was able to cast its Chrome Tabs to the TV, a few days later either Chrome or the Chromecast auto-updated itself and now it's just dead.

我的电脑再也看不到Chromecast。 他们可能上周。 考虑到我们所有人都在同一个无线网络上，并且手机和平板电脑工作可靠，因此这非常奇怪。 您会发现论坛上挤满了与这个问题作斗争的人们。 他们必须禁用MacBook上的防火墙，并关闭FIO路由器上的IGMP代理。 我已经完成了所有这些工作，第一天第一台笔记本电脑便能够将其Chrome Tab投射到电视上，但几天后Chrome或Chromecast自行进行了自动更新，现在已经死了。

No matter, for $35 it's a great device. It works as advertised on both iPhone, iPad and Android, although the settings for casting from iPhones are a little inconsistent and hard to find in Netflix and YouTube. The Chromecast troubleshooting should be more polished (today it's just a link to a FAQ, with no diagnostics) but since Chrome and the Chromecast both appear to be updating quite often, we should see improvements soon. If I had paid $80 or more, I would be more frustrated with my inability to use the device from my desktop and laptops, but the tablets and phones have been rock solid.

没关系，只要$ 35美元，这是一个很棒的设备。 尽管从iPhone投射的设置有些不一致并且很难在Netflix和YouTube上找到，但它可以在iPhone，iPad和Android上做广告。 Chromecast的故障排除功能应该更加完善(今天，它只是FAQ的链接，没有诊断信息)，但是由于Chrome和Chromecast似乎都经常更新，因此我们应该很快看到改进。 如果我支付了$ 80或更多，我会因无法在台式机和笔记本电脑上使用该设备而感到沮丧，但平板电脑和手机却坚如磐石。

I'd love to see the Chromecast become a more generic wireless receiver and be extended to support Apple's Airplay, as well as Miracast which is now built into Windows 8.1, and WiDi that Intel supports (although Wi-Di also supports Miracast as of WiDi 3.5). Unfortunately though, here we are again with FOUR companies each betting on a format to win while the consumer is left to pick a horse.

我希望看到Chromecast成为更通用的无线接收器，并扩展到支持Apple的Airplay以及现已内置于Windows 8.1的Miracast和Intel支持的WiDi (尽管Wi-Di从WiDi开始也支持Miracast 3.5)。 但是，不幸的是，在这里，我们又与四家公司合作，每家公司都在赌赢一场比赛，而消费者却只能选择一匹马。

Which wireless display format will become Bluray and which will become HD-DVD? It's anyone's guess. I'd like to see an open format win. However, for now, and for only $35, I'm happy with the Chromecast.

哪种无线显示格式将变为Bluray，哪种将变为HD-DVD？ 这是任何人的猜测。 我希望看到开放格式的胜利。 不过，对于Chromecast来说，就目前而言，仅售35美元。

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翻译自: https://www.hanselman.com/blog/google-chromecast-review-the-race-is-on-to-wirelessly-throw-video-to-your-tv

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