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

submitted 3 months ago by surfrock66@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] sanpo@sopuli.xyz -4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

They're supposedly using pretty much the same chipset. So the most important part is still underpowered, these Android boxes generally work fine even with 2-3GBs of RAM.

[–] NegativeInf@lemmy.world -3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

From OP article

such as a processor that’s 22 percent faster

[–] sanpo@sopuli.xyz 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It's supposed to use S905X3 with ARM Cortex-A55.

There's already plenty of devices on the market with this chip, and it's fine, but in real world as a user you won't really see any improvement over something like a nearly 10 year old Nvidia Shield that's still using a more powerful chipset.

Which is sad for a new device...

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

Does Nvidia even make new mobile chipsets still? At least... Relatively cheaply? I know there's something of an Nvidia tax.

[–] sanpo@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 months ago

I don't think so. Maybe they'll have something new for the next Nintendo Switch?

In fact, the Shield is using the same chip as the Switch (same for the newer revisions).