Comment on Google is discontinuing the Chromecast line

• NegativeInf@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  What do you mean regular Chromecast?

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  • woelkchen@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    What do you mean regular Chromecast?

    Just regular Chromecast, not that Google TV stuff. That round dongle that does nothing but accept casting streams via that cast button in many Android apps.

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    • NegativeInf@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      So the one from 2013? Sure. It was fine for that. This is a different thing, as not every device, service, or whatever supports casting. I wish they did, but they don’t.

      Secondarily, I don’t want to use a screen to control a screen. I prefer a physical remote that I can have muscle memory for.

      But I get why people liked the device. I did too. But fortunately or unfortunately, it’s been 10 years and technology has moved. Which is probably why they are giving this a new name being an generally good upgrade on the last Chromecast 4K.

      Christ, this one even has a built in Ethernet port and doesn’t put strain on my HDMI port by just dangling there.

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      • woelkchen@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        So the one from 2013? Sure. It was fine for that. This is a different thing, as not every device, service, or whatever supports casting. I wish they did, but they don’t.

        Well, the story is about Google ending that line of products.

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      • saltesc@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Yeah, I have a smart TV and would appreciate some faster processing in there. Or if I can flash a.splofoed ROM, but dunno if those exist.

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