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If the chromecast dongle is plugged into an HDMI port on the TV and its power cord is plugged into a USB port on the TV, can it stream content over a WiFi router if there is no other device such as a phone or tablet? Or is chromecast simply a way of displaying to the TV screen content that is being streamed to another device?
The TV does not have the Youtube TV app (too old).
Tim
Posted 2019-04-24T18:03:46.077
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Chromecast streams its own media over Wifi from the internet but it needs a mobile device to initiate and control the stream (for example to stop, pause or skip).
StarCat
Posted 2019-04-24T18:03:46.077
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Thanks. I found a how-to page saying that it might be possible to control chromecast with the TV's remote using HDMI-CEC (if the TV supports that feature and "Deck Control"). – Tim – 2019-04-24T20:25:38.673
2True, most modern TVs support this via the TV remote. You still need a mobile device to tell the Chromecast what to stream. – StarCat – 2019-04-25T15:57:13.610
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Content is streamed to not from the dongle.
And you always need another device, typically a phone or tablet but also regular PCs with Chrome and an extension, to stream to and "control" the dongle.
Thanks. I thought it might work like FireTV. – Tim – 2019-04-24T18:35:01.317
FireTV is a media player, Android based and with its own remote control. It's a full featured Android computer, unlike the Chromecast . – None – 2019-04-26T07:37:50.387
Your second hypothesis. – None – 2019-04-24T18:08:46.597