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Do we know if this is it for all future Chromecasts? Because the only reason I'm using one is due to the lack of a remote, it lets me treat my TV like the big d
by amiga-workbench 6y ago
Do we know if this is it for all future Chromecasts?
Because the only reason I'm using one is due to the lack of a remote, it lets me treat my TV like the big dumb monitor that it is.
If they're going all in on remotes, then I need to move back to DLNA.
- seabrookmx 6y agoI think you can just ignore the interface / remote and still Chromecast to this, not unlike current Android TV implementations (integrated into Smart TV's and the NVidia Shield). Would love if someone with more experience with Android TV could clarify though. I daily a Chromecast Ultra not Android TV.
- aarongolliver 6y agoThat's how my LG TV works. The TV shows up in the cast menu just like a chromecast does. Using youtube as an example, it opens up the youtube app and starts the video. You can either use the remote as usual to interact with the video, or the you phone exactly like you would if it were just a chromecast. You can also queue up multiple videos from your phone. I have a chromecast as well, and I really expected to use it over the built-in apps. But the built-in TV apps really blew me away, much better user interface than I was expecting. I'm hoping this new chromecast/Google TV thingy is as good, I'd really like to disable network connectivity to the TV if possible (but right now the apps are just too nice to give up).
- amiga-workbench 6y agoAh good, hopefully backdrops can be enabled too. I do enjoy the random selection of artwork.