I refuse to stop using my 8-year-old Chromecast for one simple reason

Original Chromecasts still beat Google TV for simple streaming. I refuse to stop using my 8-year-old Chromecast for one simple reason. Smart home I refuse to stop using my 8-year-old Chromecast for one simple reason Original Chromecasts still beat Google TV for simple streaming.

I’m a big fan of the simplicity of those early HDMI dongles, far more than I am of the overly verbose and often laggy Google TV. I suppose I’m still just attached to my earliest smart TV experience, flinging content at my TV from my phone rather than running the gauntlet of advertisements just to find my favorite show. If it ain’t broken, don’t fix it, as they say, and my Chromecast (3rd gen) still sees occasional use.

In fact, I’ve been using it a lot more in the past couple of years to placate two impatient youngsters. 7 % It’s currently plugged into the back of my Android TV, which has built-in Chromecast capabilities of its own. That might seem incredibly redundant at first glance.