The new Thomson Cast 150 It is the first spiritual successor of Google Chromecast, having an almost identical factor and being based on Google TV. Although its technical characteristics are basic for what is usually seen today, it can be a low cost solution to have Android apps on the TV.
As soon as a couple of months have passed since the end of Chromecast with Google TV, but we miss it. This was one of the Reference multimedia players To turn our TV in intelligent without spending too much. Unfortunately, Google decided to leave the Chromecast to focus only on the new Google TV Streamer released last year in Spain; Although it is a very improved device, it is also much more expensive, with a price of 119 euros, which leaves a very large hole in the market.
Fortunately, we have not had to wait long for other manufacturers to launch their own cheaper Google TV players, and now comes just what we expected. In all aspects, Thomson Cast 150 is identical to Chromecast with Google TV that was discontinued, to the point that it gives the feeling that Thomson has simply continued to manufacture the chromecast with another name (although it is probably not so).
In the design, Thomson has opted for the same form of shape with an oval body and an HDMI cable to connect it to the rear of any television; At the other end, we have a USB-C port to give energy to the device. In the same way, Cast 150 is based on the same ‘hardware’with the same four-nuclei processor Cortex-A35 accompanied by 2 GB of RAM and the same 8 GB of storage.
Like the last Chromecast model, this Cast 150 supports resolution 4K, in addition to Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision. If we add to all this that Factory Google TV runswe conclude that the experience will be exactly the same as with old Chromect.
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Where we find more differences is in the remote control, which has its own design in which it stands out The new “Live TV” button which is now mandatory in all Google TV devices and that allows access to the live television channels section. For the rest, the usual buttons are included, including to call the wizard (which will soon be Gemini on Google TV) and open the Netflix, YouTube, Prime Video and Disney+apps+.
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The Thomson Cast 150 will be available in Spain With a price of 69 eurosagain identical to Chromecast that replaces all purposes. It is a very curious launch, which will probably attract many users who could not buy the Chromecast and cannot allow the Google TV Streamer.
However, not everything is good news; The fact that Cast 150 is identical to Chromecast also means that it has become a bit obsolete, especially in details such as the 8 GB of storage that can be problematic for future system updates, a problem that Google itself has had with the Chromecast.
