{"id":654629,"date":"2013-04-26T03:01:16","date_gmt":"2013-04-26T07:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/?p=634616"},"modified":"2013-04-26T03:01:16","modified_gmt":"2013-04-26T07:01:16","slug":"cord-cutters-our-review-of-plair-which-promises-to-be-airplay-for-the-rest-of-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/654629","title":{"rendered":"Cord Cutters: Our review of Plair, which promises to be AirPlay for the rest of us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Plair wants to bring AirPlay-like functionality to any TV, and allow you to beam videos from any Mac, PC or mobile device. Check out our review below:<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex-video\">\n<div id=\"ooyala-video_29eaa0e45e22b7e1efceb70d56cba6cb\" class=\"video-player ooyala-video\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\">\n<p> <a href=\"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/2013\/04\/26\/cord-cutters-plair-review\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ak.c.ooyala.com\/xwajg3YjravaNmEGtN5sMk7DeFtNiqO0\/3Gduepif0T1UGY8H4xMDoxOm9pOxdxOC\" alt=\"Ooyala Video Thumbnail\"><\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/2013\/04\/26\/cord-cutters-plair-review\/\">Watch this video for free<\/a> on <a href=\"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/\">GigaOM<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<table class=\"sidebar right\" style=\"width:300px;\" border=\"0\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Previously on <em>Cord Cutters<\/em>:<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/2013\/03\/07\/roku-3-review\/\">Our Roku 3 review<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/2013\/02\/12\/wd-tv-play-review\/\">A first look at the WD TV Play<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/2013\/01\/30\/cord-cutters-house-of-cards\/\">A first look at Netflix\u2019s House Of Cards<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/2012\/12\/20\/cord-cutters-testing-the-android-based-cloud-tv-box\/\">Testing the Android-based Cloud TV Box<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/video\/the-2012-cord-cutters-gift-guide-for-cable-free-holidays-video\/\">The 2012 Cord Cutters gift guide for cable-free holidays<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Browse the <a href=\"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/cordcutters\/\">show archive<\/a> for a complete list of episodes, and subscribe to the <em>Cord Cutters<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/CordCuttersPodcast\">podcast RSS feed<\/a> so you don\u2019t miss any future episode.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Show notes for this episode:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Plair is available for $99 online. More information about the device can be found <a href=\"http:\/\/plair.com\/\">on Plair\u2019s website.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Plair isn\u2019t the only one looking to bring AirPlay-like features to other devices. Netflix and YouTube are working on an open standard for this kind of feature as well. <a href=\"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/2013\/01\/23\/dial-open-airplay-competitor\/\">Check out our report.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t forget our e-book <a href=\"http:\/\/pro.gigaom.com\/books\/cut-the-cord\/?utm_source=video&#38;utm_medium=editorial&#038;%2338;utm_campaign=intext&#038;%2338;utm_term=634616+cord-cutters-plair-review&#038;%2338;utm_content=jroettgers\">Cut the Cord: All You Need to Know to Drop Cable<\/a> to learn more about various devices that help you to get rid of cable. The book is available for $5 on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Cut-Cord-Need-Cable-ebook\/dp\/B0088NQEFQ\/\">Amazon<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/cut-the-cord-janko-roettgers\/1111393054?ean=2940014748902\">Barnes &#38; Noble<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/book\/cut-the-cord\/id531145017?mt=11&#38;ign-mpt=uo%3D4\">iTunes<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Are you interested in a device like Plair? Or are you using any of the other methods to beam content to your TV? Let us know in the comments below, get in touch with us on Twitter (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/cordcutters\">@cordcutters<\/a>) or email us at cordcutters @ gigaom.com. 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