Ryan Jones
Your television needs a brain if it’s to be considered smart. Fortunately, brain surgery for our tech is nowhere near as complex as it is for us humans. In fact, with a Chromecast you simply have to plug it into the HDMI port of your TV and it’ll start speaking the language of your favourite apps.
You don’t need to look under the sofa cushions for the remote either, as you can use your smartphone instead. Plus, the Chromecast lets you cast whatever’s on your Android device or Chrome browser right to your television screen – and it’s available for a bargain price of £39. What more could it possibly offer?
Cast away
Well, it could offer 4K. For £69, the Chromecast Ultra allows you to stream from 4K-enabled apps such as Netflix and Youtube, so you can see it all in stunning detail.
The only snag: it’s 2017, and smart TVS are now the norm, especially for sets that can do Ultra HD. And while casting your Android device onto the television screen is surprisingly useful, the regular Chromecast does that anyway. So if your TV already has a brain, there’s not much point in buying it another.