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Google is discontinuing the Chromecast line (www.theverge.com)

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[–] saltesc@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Yeah, I have a smart TV and would appreciate some faster processing in there. Or if I can flash a simplified ROM, but dunno if those exist. As long as I get control over what it does, I'd take it. Can just Velcro it on the back of the TV so it's invisible.

[–] NegativeInf@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago

I have a smart TV as well, but refuse to connect it directly to wifi. As I tried that when I bought it and it insta-bricked itself and had to go through the hassle of returning a delivered TV.

A custom ROM for this device would be interesting. I know that the Chromecast 4K can do a custom ROM, but only if it was running an older os version before you flash it, as the bootloader couldn't be unlocked after.