OK I picked up a Chromecast yesterday. 2 minute setup (+ 5 minutes for it to download and install an update) and it was running.
There is a slight lag on display synchronisation between the notebook display and the TV but the quality is fine otherwise.
The only issue I had is that the TV displays at the resolution of the notebook (well duh, obviously) which in the test cases were 1366 x 768 and 1600 x 900. A Full HD TV can run at 1920 x 1080 so ideally, either pick a notebook with this screen resolution or plug in and switch to a standard external monitor on the VGA/HDMI port and run that screen at this resolution with the notebook screen blanked.
This limitation may disappear if the option of extending the display becomes available on Air Parrot.
None of the current wireless options (apart from the $300+ HDMi wireless solutions) work with a current extended 2 display option on the notebook as far as I can find.
tl;dr Air Parrot 2 + Chromecast on a notebook with decent screen resolution works perfectly acceptably.
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