[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.