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Chromecast VS IINA

Compare Chromecast VS IINA and see what are their differences

Chromecast logo Chromecast

Google's thumb-sized media streaming device

IINA logo IINA

The modern video player for macOS
  • Chromecast Landing page
    Landing page //
    2023-09-17
  • IINA Landing page
    Landing page //
    2021-10-08

Chromecast videos

Chromecast Review | Can A $35 Device Be That Good?

More videos:

  • Review - Google Chromecast 2018 Review
  • Review - 5 reasons to still buy the Chromecast

IINA videos

IINA is the best macOS video player

More videos:

  • Review - IINA Vs VLC Resource Usage Mac OS

Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to Chromecast and IINA)
Watch Movies Online
100 100%
0% 0
Media Player
0 0%
100% 100
Video & Movies
100 100%
0% 0
Audio Player
0 0%
100% 100

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Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, Chromecast seems to be more popular. It has been mentiond 6 times since March 2021. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.

Chromecast mentions (6)

  • Optimization issues
    Maybe this is about Casting rather than Chromecast? Source: almost 2 years ago
  • Need some advice on how to utilize my TV as a monitor
    The problem is the desktop is too far away from the TV. If I wanted to connect them through an HDMI cable, it would have to be at least 7-8 meters long and the HDMI 2.1 cables (which supports 120Hz@4K) that I found online are mostly 3 meters long max. I have seen people suggest the Chromecast solution where I would run the Steam Link app but I am not sure where I would land performance-wise. Budget-wise I am a bit... Source: almost 3 years ago
  • Question regarding moving from Android TV with built-in chromecast to chrome cast dongle
    Just so were' clear, you mean the $50 Chromecast with Google TV, not the $30 Chromecast, correct? If so, then you will have the newest interface. I have two of them, one paired with a Sony Bravia. Source: about 3 years ago
  • Prime Video issue
    Https://store.google.com/product/chromecast I’m partial to the charcoal but the chalk look cool too. Source: about 3 years ago
  • Google Store's Chromecast is very slow in Firefox.
    I basically started the capture, went to https://store.google.com/product/chromecast, waited about 30 seconds, then hit back so I can regain my Firefox, stopped capturing, and uploaded. Source: about 3 years ago
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IINA mentions (0)

We have not tracked any mentions of IINA yet. Tracking of IINA recommendations started around Mar 2021.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing Chromecast and IINA, you can also consider the following products

Apple TV - New Apple TV running tvOS

VLC Media Player - VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework.

NVIDIA Shield TV - Streaming box with Google Assistant and Google Cast.

MPV - MPV is an audio and movie player based on MPlayer and mplayer2.

Roku - Roku is a streaming player manufactured by Roku Inc.

MPC-HC - MPC-HC, the free, open source media player for Windows. DownloadsNote. Supported Operating Systems: Windows® XP SP3 .