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Chromecast and the idea that a TV is just a "dumb screen" is fairly successful. VR might become a thing.
by bla2 10y ago
Chromecast and the idea that a TV is just a "dumb screen" is fairly successful.
VR might become a thing.
- NEDM64 10y agoChromecast isn't Just an Apple TV only with AirPlay?
- pritambaral 10y agoNo. How much does an Apple TV cost, and what do I do with the TV I already have?
- coldtea 10y ago$99 compared to $35 for much better hardware and much more options. >and what do I do with the TV I already have You keep it. The Apple TV is a set-top device, not an actual TV.
- pritambaral 10y ago> The Apple TV is a set-top device, not an actual TV Ah, sorry, did not know that. The name suggested to me that it's an actual TV. My bad. Now I see, a set-top box does quite render a TV just a dumb screen. And similar devices/boxes/ideas did exist before, though severely limited by accessibility and expertise needed. The Chromecast though — as I see it — truly presented that "just a dumb screen" idea in its simplest form. It's small, and thus ultraportable; it screams "plug me!" (into an HDMI port, that is); and makes that dumb screen accessible to a much larger range of people. If I were to put it simply: Apple TV is to a Nokia Symbian phone, as the Chromecast is to the iPhone 1
- vilmosi 10y agoyeah but it's more popular than Apple TV
- bla2 10y agoFor me, it's very different. With an Apple TV, the Apple TV is intelligent. With Chromecast, the display is dumb and all logic runs on the device casting to it. It's kind of like a bluetooth speaker in display form. That's a real innovation in my eyes, and it feels like a much better model.