Google is taking the TV market a little more seriously again. You want to get started with Google TV a little cheaper than before with new hardware. We were hoping for a high-end device. Since its launch, the current Chromecast has been criticized by Google TV.
It is too slow compared to other devices. In addition, the price is not exactly a bargain. Features have been promised for some time but can not be delivered. Now there is a new model in the room, which is very likely to be a bit slower.
Chromecast 5: Price breaker instead of maximum performance?
Anyway, esteemed Mishaal Rahman has rather bad news for us. He expressed his concerns about the latest rumors that the next Chromecast could be a slower and cheaper model. It doesn’t give us any hope that we could get a faster high-end model. “It could well be a model in the lower price range,” the well-known colleague tells us.
Many people are assuming that the new Chromecast will be a higher end model, but I wouldn’t get your hopes up. It could very well be a lower end model.
— Mishaal Rahman (@MishaalRahman) January 23, 2022
So there is no successor to the latest model, but rather a cheaper alternative. Recently, Google pursued a similar strategy with its Pixel Buds, the latest generation of which is only available as a cheaper a-series. In the meantime, another source has also become more specific. The new Chromecast should cost less than 50 euros. The output is at maximum full HD. But Android 12 is the basis and the modern AV1 codec is also to be expected.