Does Google HATE the Chromecast?!
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- čas přidán 3. 08. 2023
- Does Google hate the Chromecast? The once mega-successful and trailblazing streamer now doesn't even seem to register on Google's radar...
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As a pixel user, extremely mad they removed the Miracast, and they made it in a way where you can only cast to Chromecast 🤬🤬
Yeah, cancelling Chromecast audio was a kick in the teeth. I actually use an old Chromecast, connected to HDMI to audio converter as a way to stream audio to a speaker in my kitchen.
Like everything else, Google is notorious for ditching their own product and move on to next best thing.
They they pick it up back when competitors ( apple) starts doing it
These guys are relying too much on advertisements. Lagging on innovation push. That could be their downfall.
Google stadia 👀👀👀
They never ditched it (????) What are u talking about? They simply started focusing on the newer Chromecast with Google tv
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These days, most cheap TVs have smart features built into them, so this device really only exists for special use cases, such as my parents.
My parents have an older TV without eARC, which means they could not get proper Dolby Atmos sound with height channel in their streaming. Getting a Chromecast fixed that.
I have it because my Samsung smart TVs are slow and the interface sucks
But the smart features on your TV are typically slower and you are limited by the software updates. Some manufacturers are notoriously bad in updating their machines 😑
I have a smart TV but will always pick a dedicated streaming device over the built in apps.
Also you can disable hdr in chromecast so way better experience for many budget tv owners.
My biggest gripe is that they pushed the CZcams TV app onto the Ultra, but wouldn't allow us to sign in, making the app functionally useless and degraded experience, esp. for CZcams Premium subscribers, who were forced to watch ads if you used the TV app navigation to select a video, and the massive banner ads that dominated the screen.
And the lack of a timeout on the CZcams TV app means that we lost access to ambient mode every time we accessed CZcams.
Google is great at new ideas. After that it's on to the next idea. Companies like Apple have the good idea then iterate on it till it's the best it can be. Google needs desperately a part of it that commits to improvement on product not what's next.
I hate Apple, but these are facts.
@@shawnorjiakorI was going to say. Credit where it's due, even when I myself don't like it either, facts are a fact for a reason.
I bought a Google Chromecast a few years ago, and then I switched to the Roku TV because Google Chrome was frustrating to manage to stream any content.
I've always had a Google Chromecast since they very first came out and I've always upgraded every time a new one came out and even to this day with the new Chromecast with Google TV. Even though it has a remote, I still sometimes cast stuff from my phone if I'm watching something on it before I sit down in my living room
The Chromecast with Google TV has been wonderful for me. I have now bought 5 of them haha (two for my place and 3 for my mom's place). It is drastically better than any smart tvs I have used. I don't have any of my tvs actually connected to the internet. Just use the Chromecast with remote.
I have one of the google tv ones, it's great. Got it after the older chromecasts I had stopped working properly with Plex.
I have the latest version of the Chromecast (Google actually sent it to me for free when I signed up for CZcams TV). But I have never really found the casting system to be beneficial over regular streaming on my Roku. The latest Chromecast serves double duty for casting as well as a standard streaming box, but it feels underpowered and sluggish when in use.
I have 4 Chromecasts. Google have really messed up the platform in the last year. CZcams casting is inconsistent, with videos stopping after casting, requiring you to uncast and then reconnect after videos, and Twitch now casts at 480p or 720p randomly instead of just defaulting to 1080p like it always used to. They've screwed up the functionality. If it doesn't get fixed, I will never buy another Google product, app on the play store, or any subscription ever again.
I have the newest Chromecast with Google TV and the overall experience has been great the only weird issue I had was with connecting earbuds. For some reason, when I connect my pixel buds pro, the audio sounds great for a while, but then it starts to cut out and glitch so bad, that it makes the earbuds unusable. I don't have a problem with my pixel buds with any other device and I tried connecting my galaxy buds 2 instead and I never had this problem with those. Very strange.
I use a chromecast and have for over a decade now. I would rather use my phone as a remote because it gives me options that the Google remote just doesn't especially in the query list where I can jump around to what ever I want to watch. Use this thing many hours a day. I do agree though that it jas problems that have continued without any fixes by Google.
After ten years using chromecast, i got sick of the bugs and final bought an AppleTV. No looking back.
I think the chromecast is ok for what it is and the price point it’s sold at. However, I would rather pay more and get something better. I’ve tried all the main streaming devices (chromecast, fire TV stick, Roku), however the Apple TV has always been my favourite. I’ve been using one since 2010. Even carried on using it when I switched to android for a two year stint.
I love the Chromecast, great idea and I have been a supporter of all the models released especially Chromecast Audio. I am disappointed that Google didn't continue development especially with Audio, IMO they missed a trick here. But the protocol still exists and that we do have Google to thank for
The new Chromecast + Google TV Remote is the perfect solution for all our non-tech relatives. I love it.
Google used to avoid Evil.
I still love Chromecast ....it is great.... CZcams or Google search is one of the greatest on it...
I'm even more disappointed there hasn't been a decent replacement for Chromecast Audio!
Chromecast with Google TV would be the best tv box if it wasnt laggy -_-
Isn't for me
Install a custom launcher
@@rodrigofernety which model do you have? i have the 4k one
@@Kevin-oj2uo yeah ive tried them but none look as good as the google launcher
Not laggy in my experience.
I have the hd and i'm about to buy the 4k version, it suits my needs and the remote is perfect except, it takes every chance it gets to slip off, jump off, any and every surface and if i squeeze it too tight it loses connection and has to be re established by hand stretching around the back of the tv omfg.
Why is nobody talking about how google can see and records everything you cast? It says: the service providing this function will have access to all of the information that is visible on your screen or played from your device while recording or casting. This included passwords, photos, messages, payment details, audio or anything
I have a Chromecast with Google TV and don't have any problems with it.
I still use the original Chromecast. Best thing Google has ever made imo.
I have an LG smart tv wnich used to be great as a standalone smart tv but move on a few years and the licences for various apps like bbc iplayer and itvx are no longer supported so the smart tv has in effect dumbed down , use of a chromecast or fire tv stick or similar smartens it up again.
i miss the crome cast audio
Chromecast Google TV has been great for travel
We need a new management at Google .... same story with the tablet, the assistant, chromecast audio, .... Wish Larry & Sergey would come back.
Here for Damien. I do love the google tv Chromecast though.
I have the Chromecast with Google TV and only ever use the Google TV part to stream directly from apps on the device itself because casting from my phone is just so unreliable. Most of the time the Home app can't even find the device.
If only there was an open source implementation of the protocol I could just dump on a raspberry Pi
I've a question. Is it possible to use the new one chromecast googlt tv like the previous one? Launching the steaming video from the pone to the TV? I'm not able to do it from my actual Google TV..
I haven't been able to do it either.
Chromecast needed an update version similar to how Apples works. Shouldve worked with providers to get chromecast built into each tv
I only use the chromecast to watch Google Play Movies on my monitor, if you try playing any movies or show through a browser Google limits the playback to 480p....
It will keep selling. I have 3 tvs only 1 is smart. Other 2 are great lcd HD tvs that are surprisingly fast and worth 100€. Why buy a smart tv if i have chromecast ? Tvs dont break they last 15-20 years now. New tvs will break down after 5 years mark my words. Plus smart tvs slow down after time. Dumb tv is faster to set up which is funny
Agree with you. Got a Sony TV still going strong since 2008. Works well with my Chrome cast. Had another Sony "smart TV" bought in 2016. TV packed up after just 3 years apparently told that the motherboard just ceased. 🙄🤷🏽
Never found any streaming device to be any good. I can do so much more with a Windows PC or laptop connected to my TV.
I agree with several points in this video, but "dead" is an false understatement. The Chromecast With Google TV 4K is still the best TV box in the market especially in terms of value. Despite its flaws and shortcomings, I would pick a Chromecast over Roku, Amazon and even Apple all day.
Google should pause their "move to a better idea" philosophy and refined their current idea especially the Chromecast tech alone. I hate that the Chrome Browser (Android) still doesn't work with casting devices. But, through Windows... It works seamlessly well. It doesn't make sense. Even the Chromecast Audio should come back and this is the best time to do so.
It's dated. All TVs these days are "smart" TVs.
the problem is same for airplay, casting a LG or sony TV is a waste of time regarless if you have good wifi
If only they put Android OS 64bit version on the GcwAtv...
Chrome cast hasn’t evolved much because it doesn’t need too. I think the Amazon Fire TVs are way better because Amazon don’t forget their products as often and they are easier to use. The cast idea although sounds appealing, Ishtar great in practice.
Don’t tell me they discontinue the Google TV
I threw mine away.
I just wish my chromecast came with more than 8GB like seriously in 2023 8GB after android taking up 3GB of it is nothing. Netflix cache alone keeps rising to 2GB forcing me to clear it once a month. Most apps are over the 1GB limit so as a TV device its poor.
Smart TVs have come down in price in the last ten years but there is a market for these. I have one and use it daily and have for the last 5 years. It is great to watch a movie or several but also just to stream live TV. When there is nothing interesting on the TV I use the cast to cast live TV and watch channels and shows I want to watch. It is one of their greatest products and S,art TVs often are proprietary devices and the apps they have will stop getting updates. When that happens that Smart TV is then just a TV as those apps won't work with the APIs anymore. A Chromecast is a quick and useful fix to make a now dumb TV into a Smart TV again.
Use mine every day. Love it.
Mine stopped working so I was forced to buy a new one that doesn't work and is nothing but a POS.
I remember scoffing at the Chromecast Audio when it first came out, but I have to admit it is super useful. Shame it's been discontinued.
The new Google Chromecast with Google TV is tempting because of the remote, but having a plain version with no ads was so nice on non-Smart TVs (or Smart TVs with limited app libraries)
I love the latest Chromecast with the remote. All TVs have such an ugly interface, so this Chromecast makes it much better
Google tv chromecast ❤
These days almost all TVs are smart by default and they are all using the Google TV software which comes with Google cast pre-installed. So, with dumb TVs gone, there's very little interest in Chromecast. However, Google has been maintaining and updating the cast protocol and has made it available to third party manufacturers.
Uhh they made it better by using Google TV?
Yes google hates it. Mine has stopped working as the same with my hub mini
Speak form yourself. Ive had zero problems with Chromecast. Im even getting wnother to make my last tv "smart".
I can cas YT, twitch, etc to tue big screen
I purchased the Google Chrome Cast a few years back but switched to Roku after many numerous frustrating attempts to cast to my tv's. Never buying Chrome Cast again Google.
The thing sucks, another proprietary protocol only available though a single browser or phone operating system, can't even be implemented on other video players. (The reverse it engineering effort required to implement it for vlc doesnt count).
Why is there no spec for this?
Google Assistant is in limbo as well. Google Assistant's experience feels poorer now, it is less accurate and less helpful these days compared to the time when Pixel 4 was around. Fuchsia OS's future is in doubt. It feels like people who are working at Google don't care about the Google Ecosystem and don't actually use them. You would imagine Google will be working hard to make their products much better than the competition considering the competition's market share is massive and growing.
Rumour has it that Assistant is about to receive a huge overhaul with Android 14.
I dont hate it, it save me $100 a month. I dont need spectrum, dish or direct tv, it plays pluto tv, crackle and tubi for free. Thank you google.
Google is awesome at inovation
The new Chromecast is a piece of shit. I can't get my phone to cast to my TV anymore.
The software is soooooooo slow.
Like everything else, chromecast became more over bloated software added to the OS over time.
Google , the company with many great starts , but lots of dead end projects and services 😂😆🤟
Most unreliable, buggy and temperamental piece of kit I’ve ever had the misfortune to own, and that’s both a Gen2 and Gen3. I’m NOT buying anything else from Google because of it!
google hates any hardware they make. they barely even want to make their android phones.
❤️🤗 Everyone love free live TV 💯
Why would people need a Chromecast when most of the TVs sold today have Smart TV functionality, basically rendering Chromecast as redundant and unnecessary?
Philips hue
People still have TV's that aren't smart.
Simply put you can take your apps with you. For example if you buy a Samsung TV with its Tizen software and buya bunch of apps on it then go Sony for example all your apps you paid for wont be on your new tv and be locked into the older TV. A dongle fixes that and you can always upgrade the dongle later and keep your paid apps.
I still have a Plasma TV that works fine and is dumber than a stump. It does have HDMI inputs so my Apple TV and Chromecast with Google TV works fine on it.
Chomecast can be upgraded, smart TV hardware can now be rendered redundant withnen 2 years of purchase(experienced this myself with Vizio tvs) , dongels allow for upgrading.
wtf..? Chromecast didn't feel any sort of void.. there was Miracast. Miracast worked great.. and didn't limit me to just streaming content from an app it was much more versatile than their Chromecast bullshit. it had its flaws, but over the next decade, I guarantee you it would have been flawless. I still use it on my laptop regularly to get a second screen out of my TV.
then I got a Pixel "smart"phone. they removed the Miracast option from the Android operating system and started pushing this inferior cast product. ridiculous. they adopted the Apple mentality.. purposefully grandfathering functional features as a method of forcing consumers to buy more Google products and get locked into their ecosystem.. pixel was the first Google phone I bought and the last.. went back to Samsung after that. happy to use their caste system to cast to any goddamn thing I want including Miracast.
and their Chromecast HD, complete BS. had potential, but have never been able to watch a CZcams video on it. choppy as hell. absolutely no sound comes out of it sometimes. ridiculous.
and now they're going to release another one?
You influencers have just become another marketing cog for these tech companies. you're afraid to actually lay real and true and deserved criticism because of a fear of getting on their bad side? inexcusable man. I'm sure you guys want your free this and free that. but these videos, this content in which you're making apologies for them.. and conveniently forgetting their history of screwing people that buy their products..? inexcusable.
this video in which you seem giddy that they're going to ignore all the problems that their current users are experiencing with the products they foolishly bought and instead release a completely brand new product which I'm guessing is going to deal with the problems we all have. so what do we do, throughout the old one and buy another one from them..? not happening.
letting them off the hook is just too easy.. they don't deserve that.. we deserve better.
loved my chromecast, worked great. Time passed, it got slower n more n more unreliable.
It was streaming the same resolutions, with better wifi, faster internet, yet it just got worse n worse. Switched to roku they dont get worse over time. Planned obsolescence much?
Google ditches all support for its products given enough time.
See the "666" in their logo.....
Hah, right :D I see it
That explains a lot!