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		robk on Sept 29, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: New Chromecast 2015 No HDMI passthrough is a real irritation for me. I hate the fact it hogs one of the two HDMI ports in my office screen, meaning I need a HDMI switch for the Logitech videoconf and the Apple TV.

JohnTHaller on Sept 29, 2015 | [–]

That would be a decently large extra expense for a feature used by only a fraction of users.

arbitrage on Sept 29, 2015 | [–]

Can't you streamcast to the apple tv, making the chromecast largely redundant? I'm genuinely curious; what do you get from the chromecast that you don't already have?

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