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I'm thinking of holding off on purchasing any more Google hardware from now on.

The volume of the ongoing stream of e-waste doesn't feel good. I just threw away 4 Chromecast Ultras a few weeks ago because they are slow as hell these days, totally useless to me.



As a counterpoint, our even older Chromecast Audio devices keep on trucking just fine.


What is slow about them? I've never had issues with my ultra and frequently stream 4K HDR content. I have not found a good reason to upgrade to Google TV and prefer the cast-only behavior. I do have it connected to Ethernet though. Also, some services' casting implementations are less than ideal though.




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