{"id":44356,"date":"2024-08-06T15:23:04","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T19:23:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=44356"},"modified":"2024-08-13T10:19:49","modified_gmt":"2024-08-13T14:19:49","slug":"google-chromecast-to-google-tv-streamer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2024\/08\/06\/google-chromecast-to-google-tv-streamer\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Chromecast to Google TV Streamer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.google\/products\/google-nest\/chromecast-history\/\">Google<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/news.ycombinator.com\/item?id=41171060\">Hacker News<\/a>):<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/blog.google\/products\/google-nest\/chromecast-history\/\"><p>After 11 years and over 100 million devices sold, we&rsquo;re ending production of Chromecast, which will now only be available while supplies last. The time has now come to evolve the smart TV streaming device category &mdash; primed for the new area of AI, entertainment and smart homes.<\/p><p>[&#8230;]<\/p><p>We invested heavily in embedding Google Cast technology into millions of TV devices, including Android TV. Android TV has <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.google\/products\/android\/android-anniversary-tv-auto-wear\/\">expanded to 220 million devices<\/a> worldwide and we are continuing to bring Google Cast to other TV devices, like LG TVs. Thousands of apps support casting, making it easier than ever to watch your content from your phone and tablet on the big screen. So we are taking the next step in evolving how streaming TV devices can add even more capabilities to your smart TV, built on top of the same Chromecast technology.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.google\/products\/google-nest\/google-tv-streamer\/\">Google<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/blog.google\/products\/google-nest\/google-tv-streamer\/\">\n<p>Google TV Streamer offers an improved processor, double the memory and 32GB of storage for faster app load times and smoother navigation than previous generation Chromecast. And with 4K HDR with Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos, every detail, sound and image feels like a cinematic experience.<\/p>\n<p>You can connect your Google TV Streamer to a Wi-Fi network, or use an ethernet port for faster, buffer-free streaming with snappier navigation and app loading or switching. We designed Google TV Streamer to sit in front of your TV, rather than tucked behind it, to improve connectivity across your smart home devices.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2024\/8\/6\/24214471\/google-chromecast-line-discontinued\">Emma Roth<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2024\/8\/6\/24214471\/google-chromecast-line-discontinued\">\n<p>While the Google TV Streamer is a major upgrade to the Chromecast &mdash; and may finally even rival the pricier Apple TV 4K &mdash; it&rsquo;s a shame Google is getting rid of its dongle. With a price of just $29.99, the Chromecast with Google TV offers entry-level access to an all-in-one streaming hub.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/killedbygoogle\/status\/1820821256981373246\">Killed by Google<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/x.com\/killedbygoogle\/status\/1820821256981373246\">\n<p>lmao what an amazing end to my weeklong vacation.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p>Previously:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2024\/07\/23\/google-breaking-url-shortener-links\/\">Google Breaking URL Shortener Links<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2020\/12\/18\/apple-tv-app-for-google-chromecast\/\">Apple TV App for Google Chromecast<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p id=\"google-chromecast-to-google-tv-streamer-update-2024-08-08\">Update (2024-08-08): <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/rosyna\/status\/1821138125894058184\">Rosyna Keller<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/x.com\/rosyna\/status\/1821138125894058184\"><p>The new Google Streamer is advertised as having a 22% faster CPU than the previous generation Chromecast. That Chromecast had a ARM Cortex-A55, a CPU from 2017.<\/p><p>22% faster than a 7 year old CPU isn&rsquo;t that much of an increase&#8230;<\/p><p>That&rsquo;s one thing I absolutely love about the Apple TV. It&rsquo;s extremely responsive. Every single other embedded TV device is so noticeably slow, as if UX responsiveness played second fiddle to the minimum ability to decode video.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<p id=\"google-chromecast-to-google-tv-streamer-update-2024-08-13\">Update (2024-08-13): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/guide\/apple-tv-4k-vs-google-tv-streamer\/\">Hartley Charlton<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/guide\/apple-tv-4k-vs-google-tv-streamer\/\">\n<p>While both devices support 4K resolution and advanced HDR formats, they differ in their storage options, connectivity features, and additional functionalities. The Google TV Streamer emphasizes an AI-powered user experience with personalized content recommendations and generative AI screensavers, whereas the  Apple TV  4K offers ecosystem advantages like  Apple Arcade  and Fitness+ for a more integrated Apple experience. All of the key differences between the two devices are listed below[&#8230;]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spyglass.org\/itunes-for-streaming\/\">M.G. Siegler<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/spyglass.org\/itunes-for-streaming\/\"><p>This battle no longer matters. These boxes don&rsquo;t matter. They&rsquo;re all fine. They&rsquo;re all roughly the same. There are different price points and different specs. It doesn&rsquo;t matter. What matters is the unification of the content they&rsquo;re meant to serve up. That&rsquo;s it. That&rsquo;s the game now. Build that and the users will follow.<\/p><p>Said another way: we don&rsquo;t need the <em>iPod<\/em> of this space. We need the <em>iTunes<\/em>.<\/p><p>[&#8230;]<\/p><p>The only hope here may be that such a content aggregator amasses enough power to actually drive subscriptions (and reduce churn) thanks to solving discovery (and, importantly, recommendations). But it&rsquo;s sort of a chicken-and-egg problem at the moment. No service can do this until the content providers buy in. And no one is going to buy in until a service proves itself.<\/p><\/blockquote>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google (Hacker News): After 11 years and over 100 million devices sold, we&rsquo;re ending production of Chromecast, which will now only be available while supplies last. The time has now come to evolve the smart TV streaming device category &mdash; primed for the new area of AI, entertainment and smart homes.[&#8230;]We invested heavily in embedding [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"apple_news_api_created_at":"2024-08-06T19:23:06Z","apple_news_api_id":"aeac4c50-c248-4989-8a7e-9ce047c58bde","apple_news_api_modified_at":"2024-08-13T14:19:51Z","apple_news_api_revision":"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAg==","apple_news_api_share_url":"https:\/\/apple.news\/ArqxMUMJISYmKfpzgR8WL3g","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_is_hidden":false,"apple_news_is_paid":false,"apple_news_is_preview":false,"apple_news_is_sponsored":false,"apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":"\"\"","apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[51,1503,2347,2634,1451],"class_list":["post-44356","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-technology","tag-google","tag-google-chromecast","tag-bard","tag-google-tv-streamer","tag-sunset"],"apple_news_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44356","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44356"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44356\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44465,"href":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44356\/revisions\/44465"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44356"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}