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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 ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ 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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- NegativeInf@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  With a direct successor product that contains all the same features as the last Chromecast device. If you are mourning the loss of the casting only Chromecast, that died long ago production-wise.
  
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  - woelkchen@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    
    If you are mourning the loss of the casting only Chromecast, that died long ago production-wise.
    
    Laste 2022 is not long ago.
    
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    NegativeInf@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    The last casting only device (Chromecast Gen3) was originally released in 2018 (6 years ago). They stopped selling it in 2022. And it is still supported with updates. They supported the original with 10 years of updates. If all ya wanna do is cast, keep using it. I personally want more than a cast point.
    
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saltesc@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ 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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- NegativeInf@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  I have a smart TV as well, but refuse to connect it directly to wifi. As I tried that when I bought it and it insta-bricked itself and had to go through the hassle of returning a delivered TV.
  
  A custom ROM for this device would be interesting. I know that the Chromecast 4K can do a custom ROM, but only if it was running an older os version before you flash it, as the bootloader couldn’t be unlocked after.
  
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