I agree with you for the most part, I just feel like the chromecast was badly thought out, being that it was more like a browser on a stick that didn't have any

I agree with you for the most part, I just feel like the chromecast was badly thought out, being that it was more like a browser on a stick that didn't have any direct user input (other than some phone app) rather than a true TV appliance with a remote. And while pretty much every tv I own has a chromecast, they just don't get used -- Mostly because the connection between my chrome cast and my pixel 2 is flaky. And that's even on google wi-fi. And I really miss the tactile feel of a remote control that you don't have to look at to use.