Update: While the Google Chromecast is still sold in some regions, it been mostly replaced by the Google Chromecast (2015) and Chromecast Ultra. The nice thing with the Chromecast is that it can be played on any legacy TV, including this sadly discontinued Pioneer Elite Kuro Pro-151FD Plasma TV from 2008!Ĭlick here to see how to setup Chromecast on your Android phone. This is useful for some content services like CNN which don't natively support Chromecast. You can also cast your Chrome browser tab to Google Cast so that you can play both the browser audio and video on your TV. Once you are done, it's then pretty easy to play YouTube. You will also need to download the Cast Extension for Chrome. To start, first go to, using your Mac browser, which will take you to the download page for the Chromecast app.Īfter downloading the Chromecast app, the Mac setup process is almost identical to the setup process on Android. A MacBook Pro (Late 2013) is used to set up the Google Chromecast in the following example. Fortunately, setting up Google Chromecast on the Mac is a breeze, allowing you to use your Chrome browser to play YouTube videos on your TV, and to view the Chrome browser on the TV. You might think that it's pretty difficult getting Apple products to work with Google products.
Update: Click here to see the newest review on how to set up the latest Chromecast Ultra with the MacBook Pro (Late 2016).
