
OK - let's start with the basics:
Chromecast is a $35 dongle that you plug into an HDMI port on your HDTV and it allows you to use your phone, tablet or laptop to stream (cast) content to your TV screen. It will cast content from Netflix, YouTube, Google Play Movies & TV, and Google Play Music. Google promises more apps, like Pandora, coming soon.
Something that Google doesn't mention is that almost anything that plays natively in a Chrome ...