Google’s Chromecast has been around for a little while now and it has gained plenty of attention throughout the United States, as a way to get more TV to your living room without paying the high costs of cable or satellite. Google Chromecast makes any television with an HDMI port into a smart TV and gives you access to applications like Hulu Plus, Netflix, Youtube and many more. As more apps get developed for the Chromecast and Google approved them it has become quite the popular gadget thanks to its low price.
Just about everyone that does not have a smart television in their home bought, or had one bought for them, over the last year or so. According to the recent news, Chromecast was just made available to users in India. Streaming things from your smartphone, tablet or PC has never been easier and now you can get it in other countries. Chromecast is going to be sold in India for just $49USD, which is a little higher than the $35 we pay in the United States.
Chromecast users that live in that country that want to purchase the gadget can do so from the Google Play store. Paying a little more in India was expected by some users, but with all of the streaming options that are available, the price is still very cheap compared to streaming boxes from other companies like Apple and Slingbox.
Indian Chromecast users will be able to stream content from YouTube, Google Play Movies, Eros Now, Rdio, Spuul and Yupp TV, just to name a few of them. Google Play has the entire list for all streaming programs that you can get through the Chromecast. Chromecast has opened up a whole new world for streaming users and the content that you can stream does not stop with movies or television. According to other online sources, Chromecast can also stream content from apps and even your Chrome browser window.
Other applications that have streaming options include CastOnTV Instagram, Wuaki.TV, Plex, BlinkBox for Chromecast, BT Sport, NowTV, Rdio and BubbleUPnP. So, as you can see, for the very low price of just $49USD in India, users will finally be able to get the content they want right on their television. The television that you want to stream to needs to have at least 1 open HDMI port. The power for the doggle comes from the included AC adapter, or you can even plug it into a USB port if you have one of those on your television.