Post #2726425
2026-03-04 14:26 UTC
Video out is frustratingly uncommon. Samsung, some Sony's, and only very recently Pixels. Google was vocally against video out for a long time. And SD cards (gotta pay for drive). You were expected to roll the dice with whether Chromecast works with a random TV and wifi combination.
Pixels were popular for two reasons: the camera and "basic black rectangle" device (RIP Nexus).
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@Pxtl@lemmy.ca 2026-03-04 15:19
Yeah, Chromecast has been kind of a disaster for Google imho, in that it never got widespread adoption in TVs. If they'd pushed an open standard they might've been able to get that over the finish-line and get buy-in from 3rd parties. But instead every smart TV and smart phone has its own video streaming approach, it seems.
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@mierdabird@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-03-04 15:28
The LG V20 had it all, still miss daily driving that phone