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You may also want to consider ChromeCast with Google TV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sb9-NOxZlg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sb9-NOxZlg . ~$50

craftinator 6y ago
Yeah, but who voluntarily wants another Google product?
- tclancy 6y ago
  I would say the Chromecast with Google tv is an impressive bit of kit and it’s not bound to their services.
  - devenblake 6y ago
    How does one de-Google a Google Chromecast?
    - craftinator 5y ago
      Hammer?
    - tclancy 5y ago
      Oh, I suppose you may need a Google account to set up, I didn’t really think about it. I meant that you can use it for most streaming services and it works well.
  - heavyset_go 6y ago
    I'd disagree. The new Chromecast with Google TV requires you to disable privacy settings in order to use basic features on the Chromecast. I had to make a new Google account and enable Web & App History on it just so I could use the device normally.
  - cozzyd 5y ago
    Can you use it with Firefox?
- deadmutex 6y ago
  It may come as a surprise, but there's a large number of consumers that buy Google/Amazon/Facebook(Oculus) products. I suspect there might be a negative bias towards those companies on HN.
  - propogandist 5y ago
    It’s not a surprise. Most consumers have no regard for privacy and may be waiting for a Netflix documentary to enlighten them on why products/services offered from certain companies may be bad. A ‘bias’ towards some companies exist here as there’s an understanding of the underlying business model, their disregard for data privacy and so on. Most tech companies and news outlets stand to gain nothing by educating the masses on these topics, and it will often hurt their profits as they may be a beneficiary in the overall supply chain. The typical consumer is consuming goods and services oblivious to all of it. They care about cheap/free goods as opposed to weighing the cost it being cheap/free (they won’t know why they should care, for starters). Those who are technically savvy and aware of what’s happening may bring attention to the underlying risks... which is what you seem to be classifying as bias.

craftinator 6y ago

Yeah, but who voluntarily wants another Google product?

tclancy 6y ago
I would say the Chromecast with Google tv is an impressive bit of kit and it’s not bound to their services.
- devenblake 6y ago
  How does one de-Google a Google Chromecast?
  - craftinator 5y ago
    Hammer?
  - tclancy 5y ago
    Oh, I suppose you may need a Google account to set up, I didn’t really think about it. I meant that you can use it for most streaming services and it works well.
- heavyset_go 6y ago
  I'd disagree. The new Chromecast with Google TV requires you to disable privacy settings in order to use basic features on the Chromecast. I had to make a new Google account and enable Web & App History on it just so I could use the device normally.
- cozzyd 5y ago
  Can you use it with Firefox?
deadmutex 6y ago
It may come as a surprise, but there's a large number of consumers that buy Google/Amazon/Facebook(Oculus) products. I suspect there might be a negative bias towards those companies on HN.
- propogandist 5y ago
  It’s not a surprise. Most consumers have no regard for privacy and may be waiting for a Netflix documentary to enlighten them on why products/services offered from certain companies may be bad. A ‘bias’ towards some companies exist here as there’s an understanding of the underlying business model, their disregard for data privacy and so on. Most tech companies and news outlets stand to gain nothing by educating the masses on these topics, and it will often hurt their profits as they may be a beneficiary in the overall supply chain. The typical consumer is consuming goods and services oblivious to all of it. They care about cheap/free goods as opposed to weighing the cost it being cheap/free (they won’t know why they should care, for starters). Those who are technically savvy and aware of what’s happening may bring attention to the underlying risks... which is what you seem to be classifying as bias.