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[–] [email protected] 28 points 3 months ago (5 children)

This is why I'd never invest in anything Google.

It's already rolling the dice to see if they enshitify things fast enough to ruin it for me, but now you know they will just kill whatever you have been using on a whim

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Isn't Chromecast built into most devices now? Why would someone need a dongle to do what the TV can do natively? Otherwise something like an Nvidia Shield is a better option anyway.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

Because some smart TVs will up and brick themselves by irreparably filling their storage with various updates to the point of no longer being able to install or even update anything on the TV whatsoever THANK YOU Samsung)

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