You're correct about Chromecast being for the phone/tablet crowd. I don't really cast from laptops/PCs very often, but I haven't had any problems with it. I'm personally not a big fan of devices with dedicated interfaces. They always seem clunky to me. My dad has a FireTV stick, and it feels like there is quite the lag when switching between services/browsing around. To me, it seems like device makers end up splitting their time trying to create the next model, so the applications interfaces tend to fall behind. In contrast, the content providers are very good about keeping the interfaces on mobile up to date and working smoothly. It's all personal preference, I guess. No right or wrong answer on this. I'm glad that there are starting to be a lot of options and ways to get around these blackouts. I have to do some serious cost benefit analysis to see if it is worth ducking out of my Century Link deal that I just signed up for before the trial period is up.