streaming movies to my tv

Bheffington wrote:
I guess I should clarify. I will not be using cellular data. I will be using the CG wifi. Back at home we can have the wii playing Netflix, two kindle fires playing seperate movies and the wife and I on our laptops. Never had an issue with bandwidth, but then again I wasn't at a campground with 50 other people. Looks like I'll go with the Google Chromecast. Cheap simple way.

It doesn't sound as if you understand the fact that at home you probably have cable internet (or something equivalent) all for the use of your family. The 5-20 Mbps bandwidth you have can easily support all the activities you list and quite a few more.

At a CG it's quite possible that the entire park is served by an internet connection no better than what you have at home. Many parks have even less bandwidth because they are located in rural areas where internet service is limited. Now imagine 50 or more campers at the same time trying to do everything you're used to doing on the internet and you can begin to see why streaming video on a shared wifi is not something you can count on doing.

We like to stream video and we are lucky enough to have a grandfathered unlimited Verizon account. Streaming on 4G is quite easy and some 3G connections are good enough to provide a decent connection. We use a Roku, which is a mature product, well-supported by the manufacturer. Maybe Chromebook will be that someday, but for now I prefer a proven system with a simple interface.