[tone]

Does it bring up a phone and display apps as they would appear on a phone? Or do you just get a fullscreen, list of apps etc? I just basically want a bigger, 1 to 1 direct display of my phone on the screen for demonstrating and testing apps. Anyone know if this is possible with Chromecast?

[SixSigma]

I use a £15 thing I got from eBay that does Miracast and DNLA and outputs HDMI, the phone/tablet sends over WiFi.

It is a direct mirror of the screen scaled up.

The Chromecast is twice the price.

I use mainly it to watch YouTube stuff with my gran when I visit her.

[RachelF]

What's this £15 thing called? I'd like to get one.

[SixSigma]

iPazzPort WIFI Display Receiver TV Dongle DLNA Miracast

they are a shade over $20 on ebay.com

There are others. I just took a punt because my Dad bought a Chromecast on the same day.

[bruceboughton]

Twice the price! Daylight robbery.

[SixSigma]

It does offer more features, to be fair

[bruceboughton]

Sorry, I missed off the <sarcasm> tag.

[SixSigma]

I'm still not sure which side you're on. I think the Chromecast is a slightly more polished product, like many computer bits, you can get better value if you're prepared to have to work a bit or not care about how things look.