Moments in Chromecast's history • Hacker News Board

aestetix wrote: post #8

So they are ending Chromecast, and also just launched the "Google TV Streamer" which seems to do the same thing, but "faster, more premium" whatever that means. Seems to be a reason to charge people more for the same thing but slap the AI label all over it. But that's just first impressions. Edit: and apparently the TV Streamer thing is twice the price of the Chromecast.

"faster, more premium" == can't fit in a dongle form-factor anymore I guess

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Post by ramijames » Tue, Aug 06, 2024, 2:38 PM UTC

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Post by danesparza » Tue, Aug 06, 2024, 2:38 PM UTC

I slowed my Google use after they killed off Google Reader.

Yeah, that's right. I showed up here to mention I'm still bitter over Google Reader.

No, I'm NOT "getting over it" (contrary to the cease and desist letter I got from Google recently).

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Post by davidmurdoch » Tue, Aug 06, 2024, 2:38 PM UTC

rickdeckard wrote: post #4

well, they no longer produce the "display-only" Chromecast in favor of their "Google TV" sticks with Remote etc. Not that much of a shock here, the market moved on from simple wireless display dongles. Unfortunately no sign of Google Cast protocol being opened for general purpose use. Would be great to be able to run your own custom Receiver-device without needing a Google certificate...

The market didn't move on, the manufacturers found a better way to put ads in front of eyeballs.

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Post by Waterluvian » Tue, Aug 06, 2024, 2:38 PM UTC

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.

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Post by swamp_donkey » Tue, Aug 06, 2024, 2:39 PM UTC

Is there any substitute for chrome cast audio? I love being able to play in sync audio to the group of receivers I choose throughout the property, using any amplifier. I’m not even using the digital optical input and I love them

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Post by scarmig » Tue, Aug 06, 2024, 2:39 PM UTC

rickdeckard wrote: post #4

well, they no longer produce the "display-only" Chromecast in favor of their "Google TV" sticks with Remote etc. Not that much of a shock here, the market moved on from simple wireless display dongles. Unfortunately no sign of Google Cast protocol being opened for general purpose use. Would be great to be able to run your own custom Receiver-device without needing a Google certificate...

> Unfortunately no sign of Google Cast protocol being opened for general purpose use.

Matter Cast in theory exists, though afaik Amazon's the only big power really pushing it.