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Everything else is a BAD DEAL - Chromecast with Google TV

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The Chromecast with Google TV isn't just the newest Chromecast, it completely changes what a Chromecast IS. But is it good enough to take on an Android TV box like the Nvidia SHIELD TV?

 

 

 

Buy Google Chromecast with Google TV

On Newegg (PAID LINK): https://geni.us/VDhiu

On B&H (PAID LINK): https://geni.us/2BFJMDj

 

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How does this compare to the Xiaomi Mi Box S? I'm a bit sad it wasn't even mentioned in the video.

In Spain the new Chromecast is 69€ 😜 and the Mi Box S is around 50€.

 

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Does anyone know if running Shadow.tech in this with the ethernet adapter would be any good?

 

Edit: Or just get an Apple TV 4k?

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Another crappy video from Linus

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What a truly awful title... (title I'm referring to is "Everything else is a BAD DEAL", for people reading after the inevitable title change that all LTT videos seem to have)

 

I mean, is a bag of carrots for 49p from Tesco a "BAD DEAL" now because I could buy this Chromecast instead?

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Also waiting for a difference between the Xiaomi stuff. In Bulgaria the Mi box S is cheaper.

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2 hours ago, Jamezrin said:

How does this compare to the Xiaomi Mi Box S? I'm a bit sad it wasn't even mentioned in the video.

In Spain the new Chromecast is 69€ 😜 and the Mi Box S is around 50€.

 

The Xiaomi Mi Box S is great, but personally, but the Chromecast is an option for those of us who feel kind of anxious about Chinese android boxes - I spend  A LOT of time in the tech news and there are near-infinite stories about buried software that sends data back to China

2 hours ago, Senzelian said:

Cause the Chromcast works.

True. You can do basically anything with a Raspberry Pi, but that requires WORK and I do not have the time nor am I interested enough when a $50 dongle does the job

1 hour ago, simpsonfan409 said:

dumb question, how is this different from a fire tv stick?

not that different - I just find that Amazon's ecosystem is more annoying and locked down than others. They also don't support USB-C dongles. But you CAN side-load apps and all that goodness

11 minutes ago, matrixatp said:

Also waiting for a difference between the Xiaomi stuff. In Bulgaria the Mi box S is cheaper.

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41 minutes ago, RILEYISMYNAME said:

True. You can do basically anything with a Raspberry Pi, but that requires WORK and I do not have the time nor am I interested enough when a $50 dongle does the job

Aaaaaaand the Chromecast comes with a remote.

Google really hit the nail on the head with this one.

 

 

 

 

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Oh Linus, connect the dots! Google Stadia isn't intended for simply streaming games. It will turn into a Twitch competitor soon enough. If people don't mind paying $5 for a chat message, they certainly don't mind paying $10 to just drop into a game with their favourite streamer. Imagine all the possibilities of an interactive game streaming service. They can monetize almost any part of it. In its current form Google Stadia is not the final product yet but just the first step.

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2 hours ago, RILEYISMYNAME said:

The Xiaomi Mi Box S is great, but personally, but the Chromecast is an option for those of us who feel kind of anxious about Chinese android boxes - I spend  A LOT of time in the tech news and there are near-infinite stories about buried software that sends data back to China

True. You can do basically anything with a Raspberry Pi, but that requires WORK and I do not have the time nor am I interested enough when a $50 dongle does the job

not that different - I just find that Amazon's ecosystem is more annoying and locked down than others. They also don't support USB-C dongles. But you CAN side-load apps and all that goodness

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Personally I'm not worried about Xiaomi telemetry, 3/4 of my family use Xiaomi phones for their daily drivers (including me) and the other one uses Huawei.

Taking that to into account, would I miss out on anything by getting the Mi Box S instead of the new Chromecast? Xiaomi is not any chinese brand, it has a good reputation, specially in Europe.

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How the heck you guys got the sd card to work?

I'm also using a similar dock and I can get the card to be detected by the chromecast, but I can't write anything to it and when I try to get write permissions using a file explorer it just gives me an error. I tried to format to fat32 on windows and also the format option on android settings, none have worked.

 

Also posted on chromecast subreddit but no one seems to have a clue what's going on...

 

https://www.reddit.com/r/Chromecast/comments/jhot5h/external_sdcard_issues_with_new_chromecast/

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On 11/26/2020 at 12:38 PM, Required said:

Why not a Pi4 or such think: https://www.zotac.com/at/product/mini_pcs/zbox_p_series ?

Honestly surprised he didn't mention the Pi.

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So if I have a decent gaming PC and am able to connect everything to my (bad) router using LAN cables, would you say the lag is low enough to play stuff like Rocket League or apex through steam link/moonlight on it?(with a series x controller)

Or do I need a shield for that?

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What power adapter did you guys use I know in the video he says greater than 7.5 Watts I got one that was like 18 and it says it won't work

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Is there a way to get USB audio devices working? I have tried using a Jabra Headset but cannot get audio output, it only goes through the TV, I tried disabling automatic USB audio device routing in developer options but had no luck and no prompts to switch audio devices after plugging in.

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On 11/26/2020 at 12:04 PM, RILEYISMYNAME said:

Buy Google Chromecast with Google TV

On Newegg (PAID LINK): https://geni.us/VDhiu

On B&H (PAID LINK): https://geni.us/2BFJMDj

 

 

8 minutes ago, Bruno Lodi said:

Can someone leave the link for the dongle that Linus recommended in the video?

 

 

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On 2/23/2021 at 6:17 PM, Bruno Lodi said:

Can someone leave the link for the dongle that Linus recommended in the video?

Did you ever get the model of this dongle? 

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