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Originally Posted by smurphy
I got a Chromecast for Christmas and found it relatively easy to set up. It seems to work fine but the commercials are a bit disceptive. They overstate the amount of content you can view on the TV. The commercials imply you can do everything from your mobile device that you can do from your PC. This is not true. If you want to Cast internet content, for example Facebook, you can do by running the Chrome browser wit the Chromecast plug-in. However, there is no plug-in capability for Chrome running Android or IOS so this precludes most tablets such as my wife's Nexus or my iPad. For most partner services such as Netflixs, ther are versions of the software for all platforms.
Considering I only invested $35 for the device, this is just a minor annoyance and I suspect it will be solved sometime soon bu a software update.
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It sounds like you are looking for a Miracast device. Chromecast is great but it is limited. I prefer the Android platform myself and have a few Android tablets in my household. You might want to check out Marquiscast. It is as easy to use as Chromecast without the limitations and it is only $59 at Walmart and Best Buy. I have an Android 4.2 tablet and I use both the Chromecast (when the kids are here) and the Marquiscast at other times. What can I say, I am a gadget queen!