We'll probably hear more about it at Google I/O in May. While these older Chromecast models are still available, Google ramped up their interface with the latest Chromecast with Google TV, which comes with a physical remote and a customized home page. We can only guess when this device will come out. There's a good chance Google will fix that problem with the new generation, since using an older codec just produces more bandwidth costs, and that means more money out of Google's pocket. Google's own Chromecast with Google TV doesn't support AV1, though. As deals with YouTube hardware partners are renegotiated, Google is making AV1 hardware support a component of the deal this was reportedly one of the issues in the Google v. Google is having YouTube lean so heavily into AV1 that it is building custom AV1 transcoders for its server farms. AV1's superior compression and royalty-free licensing have earned it the support of Apple, Amazon, Netflix, Microsoft, Samsung, Intel, Facebook, Arm, Hulu, and a ton of other companies. AV1 is Google's latest video codec, building on the success of VP8 and VP9. My use case is to see if I can use these as audio streamers in my bedroom and the kitchen and send the audio from the Chromecast to a DAC or to a powered speaker through. Further Reading Google merges Chromecast and Android TV with the “Chromecast with Google TV”The other problem with the current dongle is the lack of AV1 support. I wanted to see if the Chromecast Ultra (CCU) and Chromecast with Google TV (CCwGTV) can be used as audio streamers without having to connect them to an AVR or TV through HDMI.
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