CHROMECAST For Hotels
Watch what you want, when you want.
A home-from-home experience in your hotel
DO I NEED A SMART TV?
WHAT IS IT?
No. A Chromecast unit adds smart functionality, breathing life into an existing TV system and providing a multitude of popular apps, a browser and typically, a quicker, more intuitive viewing experience.
Google Chromecast is a small device that plugs into a television’s HDMI socket, enabling the casting of internet media from a guest’s device to the in-room television. The device allows guests to access a range of content from apps such as Netflix, Amazon Prime, BBC iPlayer, and YouTube.
WHY IS A ‘HOSPITALITY CERTIFIED’ CHROMECAST NECESSARY?
A hospitality certified Chromecast device will be configured to prevent interference between rooms and housed in protective casing to stop tampering and theft. Chromecast can also be integrated into an information system, providing an intuitive point of access and ensuring the return to a branded interface when casting has finished.
HOW DOES IT WORK? Using a portable device (such as a smartphone or tablet) as a remote control, the guest can choose from a list of compatible apps and simply ‘cast’ the app’s content from the device to the TV. All that’s needed is a wifi connection, a Chromecast unit and a television with an HDMI port.
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT? Eight in ten UK adults4 use subscription services such as Netflix or catch-up TV services and 83% of the population5 own a smart portable device. Today’s guest is a hungry consumer of on-demand content and expects to watch this in the hotel room.
The average Briton watches over three hours of TV every day3
Chromecast allows users to cast from 1000+ applications
WHAT PLATFORMS ARE COMPATIBLE WITH CHROMECAST?
Chromecast is compatible with every widely-used platform, including: Windows, Android, Apple OS X, Chrome OS and Linux.
IS CHROMECAST THE SAME AS SCREEN MIRRORING?
No. Chromecast is a much more flexible and user-friendly method of casting content, allowing users to browse their device without disrupting what’s streaming to the TV (as an example, users can receive calls, respond to texts and surf the net whilst watching Netflix). Also, screen mirroring is only compatible with Android devices and consequently only relevant to a fraction of guests.
WILL CASTING DRAIN MY BATTERY AND/OR DATA ALLOWANCE? No. Your battery is only used to initiate casting and all solutions use wifi, not data. 4 Ofcom Communications Market Report 20 . 5 Newzoo’s Global Mobile Market Report
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