I get that. And it's great for work. But at home TV time is primarily family or parent-couple time. The act of browsing, previewing, and deciding is a part of that.
It's the same reason the WiiU app navigation is a big minus for me. I don't ever want to see that Mii lobby thing. Don't know what the hell it's for. Just put the apps on the TV like every other console. Mirror on the gamepad if you want. That's fine. But don't try to force it as the default option to the exclusion of the rest of the party. (Yes I realize you can "cast" it up to the TV, but is it sticky? I don't know, because it still seems to routinely annoy by going back to the gamepad.)
Anyways, yes, the Chromecast has it's place. And it's a nice fall-back when the AppleTV in the conference room is unreliable because you've got a dozen of them around the office, 3 different WiFi networks nobody knows which to be on, and the AppleTV disconnects every five minutes while your laptop doesn't realize and getting reconnected takes a minute or two and ugh it's just so frustrating... Never have that problem at home.
It's the same reason the WiiU app navigation is a big minus for me. I don't ever want to see that Mii lobby thing. Don't know what the hell it's for. Just put the apps on the TV like every other console. Mirror on the gamepad if you want. That's fine. But don't try to force it as the default option to the exclusion of the rest of the party. (Yes I realize you can "cast" it up to the TV, but is it sticky? I don't know, because it still seems to routinely annoy by going back to the gamepad.)
Anyways, yes, the Chromecast has it's place. And it's a nice fall-back when the AppleTV in the conference room is unreliable because you've got a dozen of them around the office, 3 different WiFi networks nobody knows which to be on, and the AppleTV disconnects every five minutes while your laptop doesn't realize and getting reconnected takes a minute or two and ugh it's just so frustrating... Never have that problem at home.