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cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/38938821

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[–] JaymesRS 17 points 3 months ago (1 children)

At least until they kill the product in 18 months

[–] IHawkMike@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Well they're discontinuing the OG Chromecast and Chromecast w/ Google TV for this. So you're probably right.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/6/24214471/google-chromecast-line-discontinued

Never invest too heavily in Google anything.

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Although, isn’t this just a rebranding and evolution of the Chromecast? Seems like the same experience and platform, but with Ethernet, thread / matter, more storage, faster compute, etc.

[–] IHawkMike@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Yeah but $30 USD vs $100 USD targets completely different customers and use cases.

I was willing to spend $30 per TV. But not $100.

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

Agreed. Just saying I that it’s basically the same platform and experience. They’ve just decided to only sell beefier / more expensive versions of the product.