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I just bought one. I'm a chromecast user on my main tv (that I control with my phone or nearby google home). I bought this for the remote. There's not really
by jankyxenon 6y ago
I just bought one. I'm a chromecast user on my main tv (that I control with my phone or nearby google home).
I bought this for the remote. There's not really anything to "improve" here. It's a dumb box that aggregates streaming apps.
The real differentiator is google assistant (and associated google home ecosystem - if you've bought into that)
- chaostheory 6y agoI'm interested in Google Home functionality, and I like the Google assistant the most when comparing it to Siri and Alexa. It seems to better process non-generic questions and commands better than the other two. What I'm not keen on is a cheap box that doesn't have enough RAM, so that it'll end up lagging. I don't understand why there isn't a premium model. I also don't want to dangle a weight from my HDMI port. That's probably how the HDMI ports broke on my last TV. I also would like to have volume buttons on the remotes. A mute button is nice but not enough. I'd rather trade the youtube and netflix buttons for real volume control buttons.
- kristophph 6y agoSame for me, I hope it won't be laggy at all and the UI is good to use. So far I like my setup with a chromecast and my phone as the remote/tv library (youtube, netflix, amazon video, disney etc.). I especially like that I can start watching something and at the same time I can browse around for something else to watch. It looks like the remote has volume buttons on the right side by the way.
- chaostheory 6y agoIt looks like there’s some lag https://www.theverge.com/21495609/google-chromecast-2020-review-streaming-remote-control https://www.theverge.com/21495609/google-chromecast-2020-rev... That’s good news on the remote though