I have a second generation Chromecast on an old TV that only does 1080p. I’m fine with that, I don’t care about the resolution. Someone told me that I might like the new one with Google TV, but I don’t know much about it. I pretty much just cast from apps on my phone, so I’m not sure if there’s any reason to upgrade. The only thing I don’t like is sometimes the Chromecast icon doesn’t show up and I have to restart the app, but I doubt that’s on the Chromecast end.

Overall, I’m pretty satisfied with what I have, but I’ve been looking at comparison websites and they aren’t really telling me what I need to know, which is if I’m missing something good I shouldn’t be missing.

Also, this is not really important, but I’m on Chrome and Google thinks “Chromecast” is a misspelling.

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOP
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    1 year ago

    I get that, but if I spend the money for no good reason, I’ll feel foolish, so I wanted to get opinions before I did.

    • Bitrot@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      I prefer the remote and the suggestions are often pretty good. I rarely ever cast anything.

      If you’ve ever thought a Roku, fire stick, Nvidia Shield or another streaming box looked interesting then there’s not much reason not to. If you’re planning to cast from the phone I wouldn’t bother upgrading.

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOP
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        1 year ago

        I had a Roku many years ago when it was still super slow and I did like it, but the speed is terrible. We have another TV, a “smart” TV, which is also glacially slow, but it’s fairly old now too. I hope Google TV is faster than that!

        • Bitrot@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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          1 year ago

          There can sometimes be lag especially when you first return to the Home Screen or wake it up, but it is not terrible. I typically use an Apple TV which is overpowered and switching to the Chromecast is a noticeable difference but not enough that it annoys me. If it’s all I used I probably wouldn’t notice.