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minus-squareNegativeInf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down4·2 years agoYes! I hadn’t seen that highlighted anywhere in articles really, only saw it on the damn Google Store after looking just now. Seems an all around solid update on the previous device.
minus-squareDasnap@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 years agoJust gotta stick FLauncher, SmartTube, Jellyfin, and Stremio on it and it seems solid.
minus-squaredamo_omad@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agoI changed from FLauncher to Projectivity Launcher a little while ago and definitely recommend it
minus-squareDasnap@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoMy wife is used to FLauncher and will probably get annoyed if I change the Shield’s interface (again…) but maybe I’ll try it out on the Google TV Chromecast I have for holiday trips.
minus-squaredamo_omad@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoI’m in the same boat, so when I changed to Projectivity I made it look pretty much the same. It’s now just so much easier to manage.
minus-squareNegativeInf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoAnd now I can install all those things without worrying about my internal storage filling to capacity!
minus-squareLaggyKar@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·2 years agoYou can get an Ethernet adapter for the Chromecast
minus-squareLaggyKar@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoThis TV Streamer costs significantly more than a CCwGTV combined with an adapter.
And ethernet port!
Yes! I hadn’t seen that highlighted anywhere in articles really, only saw it on the damn Google Store after looking just now.
Seems an all around solid update on the previous device.
Just gotta stick FLauncher, SmartTube, Jellyfin, and Stremio on it and it seems solid.
I changed from FLauncher to Projectivity Launcher a little while ago and definitely recommend it
My wife is used to FLauncher and will probably get annoyed if I change the Shield’s interface (again…) but maybe I’ll try it out on the Google TV Chromecast I have for holiday trips.
I’m in the same boat, so when I changed to Projectivity I made it look pretty much the same. It’s now just so much easier to manage.
And now I can install all those things without worrying about my internal storage filling to capacity!
You can get an Ethernet adapter for the Chromecast
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This TV Streamer costs significantly more than a CCwGTV combined with an adapter.