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I’m incredibly anxious about this. Chromecast is core to how my family’s television usage works. I got a free Chromecast recently and it’s a much worse UX than

I’m incredibly anxious about this. Chromecast is core to how my family’s television usage works. I got a free Chromecast recently and it’s a much worse UX than the ones I got many years ago. What I wish for is for the ubiquitous Cast button found everywhere to be open and neutral and for there to be a whole market of devices that’ll work. It feels frustrating and kind of ugly that there’s an Apple version and a Google version, etc.

exe34 2y ago
my next step after my chrome cast stops working is going to be a raspberry pi connected directly to the projector.
petepete 2y ago
> What I wish for is for the ubiquitous Cast button found everywhere to be open and neutral and for there to be a whole market of devices that’ll work Sonos, take note.
- paradox460 2y ago
  Why, so they can patent it and sue everyone?
  - petepete 2y ago
    Oh so that's why I can't cast to my Sonos speakers? I thought they just couldn't work out how to make casting work, like how they still haven't figured out RSTP.
deedub 2y ago
I am taking a look at the Nvidia shield, which also uses the cast button. I have 3 Chromecasts that need to be replaced, but the cheapest Shield is $150!! I guess each time Google kills something and I remove one more part of my life from their ecosystem they are doing me the real favor.
- EricE 2y ago
  Tivo Stream is $40 and works a treat - it's Android TV based https://www.tivo.com/products/stream-4k https://www.tivo.com/products/stream-4k
  - Waterluvian 2y ago
    Being only $40 I’m highly suspect that I’m the product, not the customer.
    - EricE 2y ago
      They are hoping you will subscribe to their streaming service, but it works just fine without subscribing to theirs. It also aggregates multiple streaming services into a consolidated guide rather nicely. Not as nice as Channels DVR (which also lets you record streams and will strip commercials), but one of the nicer streaming boxes for the money.

exe34 2y ago

my next step after my chrome cast stops working is going to be a raspberry pi connected directly to the projector.

petepete 2y ago

> What I wish for is for the ubiquitous Cast button found everywhere to be open and neutral and for there to be a whole market of devices that’ll work Sonos, take note.

paradox460 2y ago
Why, so they can patent it and sue everyone?
- petepete 2y ago
  Oh so that's why I can't cast to my Sonos speakers? I thought they just couldn't work out how to make casting work, like how they still haven't figured out RSTP.

deedub 2y ago

I am taking a look at the Nvidia shield, which also uses the cast button. I have 3 Chromecasts that need to be replaced, but the cheapest Shield is $150!! I guess each time Google kills something and I remove one more part of my life from their ecosystem they are doing me the real favor.

EricE 2y ago
Tivo Stream is $40 and works a treat - it's Android TV based https://www.tivo.com/products/stream-4k https://www.tivo.com/products/stream-4k
- Waterluvian 2y ago
  Being only $40 I’m highly suspect that I’m the product, not the customer.
  - EricE 2y ago
    They are hoping you will subscribe to their streaming service, but it works just fine without subscribing to theirs. It also aggregates multiple streaming services into a consolidated guide rather nicely. Not as nice as Channels DVR (which also lets you record streams and will strip commercials), but one of the nicer streaming boxes for the money.