![]() Google says the new hardware is roughly 1.8 times faster, and in my experience the Ultra shaved off about five seconds in load times. Pixel count and quality aside, Chromecast Ultra does benefit from a beefier processor than its predecessors. ![]() Amazon Video, a major source of Ultra HD video, is unlikely to arrive on Google’s devices due to long-standing unpleasantness between the two companies. ![]() Currently, the only sources for 4K video are Netflix, YouTube, and Vudu, and only Netflix supports HDR. The big difference with the Ultra is 4K HDR video support, though you might not know it from using the product. While other some older streaming-TV devices are becoming too slow for modern video apps, even the first-generation Chromecast feels nearly as capable in this respect as the new Chromecast Ultra.īehind the TV: Chromecast Ultra and the original 2013 Chromecast (right). Your phone or tablet already has a capable processor for navigating apps, plus a software keyboard and voice microphone for search the Chromecast just needs to be fast enough for streaming video. Chromecast’s reliance on a second screen isn’t for everyone, but the brilliance of this approach is that it doesn’t require overly powerful hardware on the Chromecast itself.
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