Another device heads to the Google graveyard.

  • TrippyFocus@lemmy.ml
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    3 months ago

    In place of the Chromecast, the company will offer the newly announced $99.99 Google TV Streamer, which launches on September 24th. The set-top box comes with some significant spec bumps over the Chromecast with Google TV, such as a processor that’s 22 percent faster, along with Thread and Matter integration.

    Replacing it with something 3x as much that more or less does the same thing.

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      3 months ago

      I was already considering Jellyfin as a possible replacement, and this pretty much ensures it.

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          3 months ago

          Roku is fucking terrible now. I’m not who you asked but I switched off of Roku to an Apple TV and it’s by far the best device you can use unless you’re building something completely custom.

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            3 months ago

            Just to clarify, the Jellifin app for Roku is pretty good and has been improving a ton the last year in particular. But yeah, Roku itself is it’s own can of worms

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              3 months ago

              Oh sorry, yeah. No clue about the app but Roku is in the shitter as far as I’m concerned.

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          3 months ago

          Dunno. I’ve come to rely on the “cast” functionality from my Android, but finding a FOSS client with even similar functionality is proving difficult.

          Chromecast will continue to work, until it doesn’t. I’ll use that time to test some options and see where I land.