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You tap the Cast icon in any supporting app, or for any tab in your browser, and suddenly your phone becomes a remote and whatever you were looking at shows up on the screen. You plug it into an HDMI port on your TV, give it power via a wall outlet or USB port, set it up in about 30 seconds using the companion app, and then you're off. The new Chromecast is, well, it's a lot like the old Chromecast. And then, oh, maybe I'll just check my Instagram. I have to grab my phone, unlock it, open an app, wait for the thing to load, and press play. With Google's new Chromecast, though, it's a serious imposition. Just pick up the remote and press play (while saying aloud something like "DON'T YOU DARE JUDGE ME, NETFLIX). On a normal set-top box, it's not much of a hassle. I see this message more often than I'd like to admit.

You're just finally settled in, a you-shaped dent is forming in the couch, and a little message pops up: "Are you still watching? Press play if so." There's this thing Netflix does after you've watched three episodes of something in a row.
