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They aren't getting rid of chromecast, the title is clickbait.

There are 2 CCwGTV models, only 1 of then is being discontinued.

The other one sounds like it'll keep being sold.

But also you can always just buy a chromecast, just cuz they aren't being actively produced doesn't mean you can't find em online

I have no idea what people are fucking up tbh.

It's 2 button clicks to cast stuff, I just went and sanity checked.

The internet is full of disinformation and idiots though so I usually just assume people are the issue, when I have the same hardware and zero issues.

I don't think chromecasts have even gotten any kind of major change updates in ages so it's bizarre for it to change behavior.

I'm gonna just keep going with "people are dumb" until someone posts some concrete example (IE an actual video) of wtf their issue is.

The chromecast is designed so simply though that I can't imagine wtf people are fucking up.

I'll just have to respectfully disagree in experience.

I have multiple gens of chromecasts and haven't seen any degradation in performance. They work pretty much the same.

I have no idea wtf is going on with your units.

I wrote it up elsewhere, but I don't mind the price point.

The built in ethernet port covers a lot of that.

A solid quality ethernet dongle is gonna be $25, so now that's $75 for the 4k CCwGTV + ethernet.

So you're paying $25 extra for the better form factor (2 chained dongles look so bad), the extra ram, better processor, etc

For some folks that might not matter, but I use Steam Link on my CCwGTV and those specs will likely make a tangible boost in gaming performance for quality, frame rate, latency, input lag, etc.

So in my demographic of people gaming with em, I 100% expect it'll be a popular upgrade.

The ethernet part is pretty big, overall. Don't overbook that.

The built in ethernet cable seems almost worth it.

It's around $15 to $20 to add on a usb c ethernet dongle to the existing CCwGTV dongle if you want high speed connection to it (which you prolly do if you wanna stream 4k or lower latency game with Steam Link )

Better quality dongles are closer to $25 if you dont want it to crap out.

So, assuming the onboard ethernet is comparable to a higher end dongle, you'd be looking at closer to $75 to get the same experience with the Older CCwGTV model. ($50 + $25)

Add in the higher specs and the fact that chaining 2 dongles together looks ugly as fuck and easier to fail, and the +$25 remaining ($75 -> $100) is not actually too horrible of an extra price.

$100 for a better form factor (the dongle does look bad), better specs, built in ethernet, it's not terrible ngl.

I game with Steam Link all the time on my CCwGTV so I 100% am gonna spend the money on better specs so I feel like I'm taking better advantage of my 4060ti I'm Steam linking to.

If it has a better bluetooth card too that's gonna be even bigger, better wireless controller range is awesome.

That extra RAM is not something to scoff at.

The extra storage is kinda dumb though, prolly the real cash grab. I doubt anyone was maxing out their CCwGTV storage capacity o_O

I own multiple gens of Chromecasts from gen 1 to to CCwGTV

I have no idea wtf you are talking about.

I click cast, I click the device I'm casting to, it works, never had this issue on any of my devices abd all of them are set to auto update and afaik running latest versions.

That's literally what a chromecast is.

I have multiple generations of them, and casting a YouTube video is 2 clicks.

1. Cast button
2. Pick what device to cast to.

Done.

Why is this being framed this way.

Rebranding the next gen of your product isn't "killing" it, people are so fucking clickbaitable.

It's the same product, just next gen with better specs abd they're going with a new simpler brand name than "Chromecast with Google TV" (yes that's the actual product name before) and instead the next gen is named "Google TV Streamer"

It's the exact same thing, and all existing hardware will keep working.

Chromecasts are standalone and effectively just running a modified version of Android. They can't really be "killed" as they work over local network. Theoretically any chromecast will last forever as it's functionality is based off a specified open source protocol, so as long as you have a device that can output it (cast), you can cast to your chromecast.

So it's impossible to "kill". I have a gen 1 chromecast that still 100% works fine today.

Newer Chromecasts ahem Google TVs just have more features, like apps you can install and sideload.

People are dumb for falling for this clickbait title.

I tried the new installer out the other day to see if it made ALVR more stable for doing Steam VR with my Quest 3...

The installer was very user friendly, and ALVR is way more stable now.

I'm pretty happy, the process to install nvidia drivers now can be done in a single one liner command, which is ideal.

Mood, how are like 90% of articles pushing this narrative instead of pointing out Trumps latest new heights of dementia ranting.

We meed to push and down vote this Biden shit and post and share latest info on what new crazy shit trump is brain rotting about now and what implications it has.

I'd recommend you actually read the very article and explicitly try and look for a genuine quote where an individual explicitly is quoted as saying Biden should drop out.

Note how everytime it's a generalized paraphrase at not an actual quote.

And interestingly enough all the actual quotes are more along the lines of "He should be doing x", or etc.

And even more so many articles capstone at the end with "when asked they re-affirmed support for biden"

The articles wiggle word their way just enough to subtly imply someone is saying he should drop, yet they can't manage to find a single actual concrete quote of anyone actually saying it, which shouldn't be that hard to do.

That should be a red flag for you that the article is being purposefully vague on purpose.

Stop falling for the bullshit. Actually read what the article says and look at the quotes, note the dissonance between the quotes and the paraphrasing...

This is fundamentally the standard "people are saying..." classic propoganda engine that trump literally used for over 4 years straight.

Step 1: Trump and/or his team talks about

<thing>

At this point its so obfuscated in layers its hard to pick up the original source being "Trump just bullshitting about nothing" and then it becomes news

It's such a tired and classic play its insane that people somehow eight years later are still falling for it.

Biden did a fucking press conference very clearly stating he is running, I don't know how the fuck he can be more explicit that this isnt up for discussion, it's happening, stop fucking spreading some form of implication it isnt. He so very clearly is who the democrats are pushing forward, everything else is propaganda bullshit to make people second guess.

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He is running, thats just a fact. He did a press conference to make it abundantly clear he is very much running and has zero intention to not run.

This whole "should he run? will he? if he will run. What will he decide" shit is propaganda fundamentally.

Stop falling for it, and stop spreading it.

The fuck is this headline, "time is running short for him to decide"

He literally held a press conference stating abundantly clearly he has zero plans to drop.

Why is the press trying so hard to push this narrative that he is anything less than 100% running?

Propaganda engine trying to sew seeds of distrust. The dudes very clearly running, headlines like this are so fucking slimey.

If you’re whining about having to vote in multiple elections Thats not what people are "whining" about.

Voting has nothing to do with the deeper rooted intrinsic issues, and voting will simply never solve them. Way more serious legal measures have to be taken instead.

I think the main thing is, people have been banging the "just vote" drum for like 12 years now, and people are voting.

Trump isnt currently the president, nor has he been for nearly 4 years.

And yet the US's constitution has never been more eroded. People DID vote, but it doesnt do jack shit when the individuals in question fucking shit up weren't voted in

I love how people will open face admit that voting is clearly not enough and then be like "remember to vote owo"

I think folks need to start digging into a little stronger stuff than simply voting, lol

Need to start looking into further legal options beyond just voting.

That doesnt take care of it, nor can voters take care of it.

Even if Biden gets re-elected, this ruling stays in play perpetually until someone undoes it, which requires the supreme court justices to walk it back after a period of time.

The only option is to use the newly granted powers themself to undo the granted powers.

It's, imo, the only play.

Also this has nothing to do with being a "petulant child", it proves the point of how the granted powers are over-reaching.

If they werent over-reaching, then he wouldnt be able to use them to do this. It becomes a forced move on the justices behalf.

They either:

a. Accept the powers are to overpowered and in turn are forced to, through the command itself, have to roll it back or b. Rule that Biden cant do that, which forces cementing an upper limit on what the powers can do (it establishes a baseline that you cant just use the powers to force supreme justice acts and/or to order people to die)

Either way, it either neuters the powers to some extent or completely nullifies them.

CDN != Library, smh