A few weeks ago I was sitting in my living room watching TV on my recently acquired Samsung Smart TV. I pick up my phone to look up something on YouTube and I notice the "Chromecast" icon in the top right corner. I click it and a selection pop up appears with "[TV] Samsung". SWEEEET!!!! I select it and my TV launches the YouTube App. I select a video on my phone and it begins playing on the TV. And to think that I almost bought a Chromecast dongle when they came out... I suppose a Chromecast would be nice if you don't have a Smart TV.
And the fun doesn't stop there. I got adventurous and downloaded the Netflix app (I never have the urge to watch Netflix on my phone). Turn my TV on, open the app and BOOM! Once again I'm greeted with the cast icon. It launches the app and begins playing the movie I selected flawlessly. I haven't watched Netflix in a long time just because it's not a user friendly interface and takes too long to find something. Now I can fly through the selections to exactly what I want to watch.
The reason I think this is better than having a Chromecast is that you don't have to change the TV input in order to use it, because it's built into the TV already. However, some TV's auto detect active inputs and will automatically switch it over (mine doesn't).
Pandora? I didn't have any luck... Hulu Plus? I don't have an account so I couldn't try it...
Other Smart TV's? I believe this is an exclusive feature to Samsung, but go ahead and try it!
Note: Make sure your TV is on and connected to your wifi (your phone also) before opening the app so the app will detect the TV when it starts. You may need to kill the app process and reopen it.
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