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Google is discontinuing the Chromecast line (www.theverge.com)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 4 months ago (2 children)

This is why I'd never invest in anything Google.

It's already rolling the dice to see if they enshitify things fast enough to ruin it for me, but now you know they will just kill whatever you have been using on a whim

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Isn't Chromecast built into most devices now? Why would someone need a dongle to do what the TV can do natively? Otherwise something like an Nvidia Shield is a better option anyway.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

No? Some of the most popular TV brands like LG and Samsung don't. And if your TV doesn't have Android, buying a Chromecast is a super cheap way to get it.

I have an amazing 4k oled TV but it doesn't have android so I still had to buy a Chromecast for it because otherwise I had no way to watch TV.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago

Because some smart TVs will up and brick themselves by irreparably filling their storage with various updates to the point of no longer being able to install or even update anything on the TV whatsoever THANK YOU Samsung)

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Old, dumb or smart TVs without a connection to the internet but still want to either cast to or browse on.

I use mine to avoid using the Samsung UI which I also piholed the hell out of for Samsung ad services...

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

I'll stick to my Nvida Shield thank you very much. They are slow as hell with updates but when they do they even update the old 2017 devices.