Tiny, forget-about-me design; Idiot-proof setup and use; Strong audio and video quality;

Few compatible apps; Slightly untidy USB power; Can't cast local videos on smartphones, tablets;

A brilliant, low-cost add-on for Android device users in particular, providing a blissfully simple way to beam video from your device to the big screen. People who want to stream their own media collection should look elsewhere. The Chromecast is cheap and easy to use, but there aren’t many apps that support it yet. This situation is bound to change over the coming months, but for now you might find your existing smart TV offers more.

Tiny, forget-about-me design; Idiot-proof setup and use; Strong audio and video quality;

Few compatible apps; Slightly untidy USB power; Can’t cast local videos on smartphones, tablets;

At Rs. 3,399, the Chromecast 2 is a good buy, as long as you're streaming a lot of content from your smartphone. The performance is better than its predecessor, and it can turn your dumb old TV into a smarter one. You may not want to go back to watching traditional TV once you've used this.

Good design; Smooth streaming experience; Easy to set up and use; Well designed app and UI

Mirroring smartphone display can get buggy for games and some apps

When Google first announced the Chromecast -- its answer to Apple TV -- last July, the internet went wild for it. It was cheap, compatible with iOS and Android, and offered really cool mirroring capabilities.

Ease of setup; discreet design; no need for an extra remote; price

Poor selection of compatible apps

The long-awaited Google Chromecast is now available to purchase in select Australian retail stores for the modest sum of $49. It's a device that can make it very easy for you to enjoy YouTube and other Google content on your big screen TV.

Small and easy to install; Best suited for streaming YouTube content to a TV

Not a good solution for streaming locally stored video files

There's this thing Netflix does after you've watched three episodes of something in a row. You might have seen it before. You're just finally settled in, a you-shaped dent is forming in the couch, and a little message pops up: "Are you still watching? Press play if so.

Chromecast is just absurdly easy to set up; There's a lot of stuff to watch here; The new app makes finding all that stuff much, much easier

Your phone isn't always a very good remote; No 4K, no Amazon

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Terrible product. I have tried to connect to my network multiple ways. Second one that I have had. First one was completely unreliable, connects and then does not connect, requiring constant resetting. This second one just won't connect. Tried everything.

The Google Chromecast isn't many things – it really just is a receiver for an HDMI TV. Read more here:

Compact; Simple to set up and use; Affordable; Good picture quality

Requires companion device; Fairly limited in its current form