… For example, my Vizio doesn’t have Google TV and uses a custom platform, and yet it still supports casting. That said, you’re still at the mercy of a modern UI. This means the experience can freeze or glitch in ways I rarely ran into with the older Chromecast hardware. …
… It’s cheap enough to impulse-buy, capable enough to keep my downtime stress-free, and easy to replace in a few years—more or less the original Chromecast playbook and what we had with the Chromecast with Google TV. …
… The reason for the change isn’t a resurgence of Tizen, which is expected to flatten at around 23% of the European market, but rather growth from other platforms. VIDAA, a platform used for Hisense TVs, overtook LG’s webOS this year and is expected to continue growing. …
… At I/O, Google announced a new focus on bringing better support for pointer remotes to Google TV, but there haven’t been any major reveals in terms of new features or changes coming to the platform. …
… It showed that Google was serious about making a TV platform. …
… Carrying on the legacy of the Chromecast, the Google TV Streamer brings a sleek new design, more power, a redesigned remote, and smart home hub features to Google TV. See price at Amazon Save $20.00 Limited Time Deal! Google TV/Android TV is definitely our favorite smart TV platform around here. …
… At least for now, the company doesn’t seem interested in bringing Vizio’s SmartCast platform to standalone streaming hardware. …
… Chromecast also started out half-baked and evolved into a major platform. Even Chrome OS itself launched with a very limited feature set before slowly expanding into the robust platform it is today. …
… It tests the water, has new products co-exist with older platforms, and eventually fades out the less successful one. For example, Google didn’t immediately replace the remote-less Chromecast family with the Chromecast with Google TV variants. …
… Expand Expanding Close Amazon sued over killing Chromecast-era Fire TV Sticks, new update policy confirmed Ben Schoon Apr 21 2026 - 8:35 am PT Amazon has been hit with a class-action lawsuit over the death of its first-generation Fire TV products, devices that were released in the same era as Googl… …