Another device heads to the Google graveyard.
And just like that I gave up on casting and shifted back to a dedicated streaming PC like it’s 2010. I changed the way I consumed my media for you, Google, and your thanks in return was betraying us by retiring the equipment that we came to rely on left and right. I’m still pissed about Chromecast audio.
God I’m tired of this shit.
They’ve done this so many times now, one of these days we’ll know better
Chromecast audio
When they disco’d them I found like 6 at Walmart for 3.99.
I bought them all. Lol
They are still in a box… But Ill have a use for them… Probably
So tired…
So dramatic, it looks like a decent upgrade! The last device was laggy anyways
For like $25 I don’t care if it’s laggy. I just want to be able to stream into any HDMI port
I’d rather my TV run smoothly, crippling performance to save $40 is not something I’m interested in, personally.
The response time to my phone is laggy/janky at times but the picture is crisp and clean once it’s going. If the picture itself has issues you have bad internet or a bad unit.
I’ve got probably 6 or 7 chromecasts I use between my home and my parents’ home. Some are 5+ years old. Never had a single picture issue.
Comparing it to a Shield or Apple TV it’s clear how weak it was. In fairness, seems like they could just sell both but of course it’s important that Google have a performant offering
It didn’t need to compete with them. From a consumer perspective it just needed to be functional at a fraction of the cost, which it was.
I hate google at this point but chromecast did exactly what it needed to do. Always have one in my backpack when I travel. Sometimes “good enough” is all people want.
I was thinking the same. Matter integration and a faster processor. I think the hard part for users is the price point. They’re “upgrading” the Chromecast, which is good, but they are using a higher tier product to do it, so it will be treated as a graveyard project.
In place of the Chromecast, the company will offer the newly announced $99.99 Google TV Streamer, which launches on September 24th. The set-top box comes with some significant spec bumps over the Chromecast with Google TV, such as a processor that’s 22 percent faster, along with Thread and Matter integration.
Replacing it with something 3x as much that more or less does the same thing.
I was already considering Jellyfin as a possible replacement, and this pretty much ensures it.
So what will you use as your Jellyfin client then? Roku?
Roku is fucking terrible now. I’m not who you asked but I switched off of Roku to an Apple TV and it’s by far the best device you can use unless you’re building something completely custom.
Just to clarify, the Jellifin app for Roku is pretty good and has been improving a ton the last year in particular. But yeah, Roku itself is it’s own can of worms
Oh sorry, yeah. No clue about the app but Roku is in the shitter as far as I’m concerned.
Dunno. I’ve come to rely on the “cast” functionality from my Android, but finding a FOSS client with even similar functionality is proving difficult.
Chromecast will continue to work, until it doesn’t. I’ll use that time to test some options and see where I land.
At that price get Apple TV. Say what you want about the company, that thing is great.
Agreed. So much better than bullshit Roku
Now with more spyware!
Why does it matter if the processor is faster, I’m not watching videos at double speed anyways
Google & Microsoft went to the same college. They create devices, make people think there will be multiple generations of these devices, and in a short time, DELETE them from Earth. Same for services. If you have a complaint about my opinion, you can contact me on Google+
What’s weird is that Google + actually had a lot of traction. They could have been serious competitors to Facebook, especially now that Facebook has completely fucked their site.
They completely screwed that up. Some of us never joined StalkerBook and never will. I think the real reason Google stops doing things is because they can’t make bazillions doing it. Billions are just not enough for them. Greedy, greedy, greedy.
I think the reason they drop these things is that the project leaders move on and one one wants to take that job anymore. If there is no one to push it, no one cares and it gets axed. The person that setup Google+ probably wasn’t around after it launched, so momentum was just completely lost.
Calling them greedy gives them more credit than the apathy they had to begin with.
I remember reading somewhere that this happens because people within Google are only credited for bringing new products/projects to fruition. There’s no benefit career-wise to maintaining or improving a product, so once it’s up and running you pull your team away from it ASAP to start working on something new.
The Google grave yard:
Specs for thhe replacement are similar to the Onn 4k Pro but almost double the price…
Onn is a great brand
As someone with an OG Chromecast and occasionally uses it to cast photos, any reason I should find a recently discontinued “last model” to replace mine?
Only if you need 4k HDR.
I feel like the constant renaming carousel hurts google more than a lot of people realize. Most people buying streaming devices don’t pay attention to press releases. The Chromecast name has a ton of recognition that now disappeared, and “Google Streamer” is too generic ever to get traction.
Also the processor sucks. It was used in the fire stick in 2021. 99$ for something that isn’t gonna be some huge improvement over the $50 device.
