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.
The newest Chromecast with “Google TV” has a remote and runs Android TV.
I find the UX of a remote and an TV interface much better than casting things from my phone. But you can still cast with it, of course.
I have a chromecast ultra. I never made the hop to Google tv because I wanted to hardwire my ethernet cord, and Google tv requires an adapter.
That’s the one that you use if you want to use Stadia, right? I’m good without ethernet and I don’t use Stadia, so that one is probably not for me.
Just FYI google axed Stadia a bit ago. The ultra handles high definition video better than a regular Chromecast assuming you have a 4k tv and a using streaming apps that support that at the tier you pay for (or don’t). That’s the main difference between the third gen Chromecast and the ultra. The ultra doesn’t come with a remote though. The newest version Chromecast does though. That one comes in high definition and 4k versions. So depends on how much you want to spend if you do that. I’d be worried a lot about the longevity of the original Chromecast or even a second gen because of the age and the number of heat and cool cycles for such a small dongle (depending on how much you use it).
I keep thinking about picking up the hd version with the remote but I don’t need to trade up from the third gen so I haven’t.
I’m curious about the next gen chromecast as well. I heard/read that it could manage h265 content as well as it having google tv which you can use for IPtv.
Handling h265 is certainly a plus, although I don’t usually get videos that are h265. But IPtv sounds more interesting… if I don’t have to pay extra for it.
IPtv here is subscription based. Biggest advantage for me would be a cheaper TV provider then the terrible one that comes with the ftth line.
My old Chromecast died and I bought the new one. It actually lets me turn off my old TV remotely without the actual remote. I can turn it off on my phone. That’s worth getting a new one for me.
I still have another old Chromecast, but that one is connected to a newer LG TV that I can turn off using the LG app, so it doesn’t matter to me.
The old Chromecast does hdmi-cec for controlling the TV as well
Not the old one I have.
Device features > Ambient mode / Video / Audio
Video > Use 50Hz / Video smoothness / Automatically turn on game modeThe new one I bought recently can download apps and comes with a remote. It also has a remote in Google Home. The old one has no physical remote or in Google Home.
Sure, but it still does cec. Specifically if you cast to it the TV turns on. I’ve only ever used my Google home to turn off the TV via “hey Google turn off the TV” but the functionality is there, there’s just no remote control to make it self sufficient
