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Hi, I was looking to get a new TV, right? Yep.

Do any of the major tech stores like JB Hi-Fi, Harvey Norman, etc., do they still sell dumb TVs? Because I've got Google's Chromecast.

They sell dumber TVs, but they don't sell dumb TVs without any sort of app engagement at all.

What people are doing if they want something like that, they're buying a large monitor that is...

I mean, I can put the code on the newsletter, but they've got a 65-inch 4K TV for $1,100.

I'd have a look at that one.

And I'd also have a look at a large monitor, computer monitor, because that might get you what you want, and that is completely app, no apps or anything on it, and you can plug your Chromecast into it and off you go.

But all of them will accept a Chromecast as well.

It was a gigantic pain in the ass, so much so that I just got a Fire Stick and went that route.

Because these TVs are dumb, and they're slow, and they can't process what you need like a Fire Stick or a Chromecast can.

Did you do a

Google TV, Hartzell? No, we

I think I have the third in the bedroom and the second in the living room or maybe it's the other way around or something like that.

I do think, look, I've tried the Chromecast.

I used to have an NVIDIA Shield.

I'll give you this.

Um, you know, maybe you just have to suck it up with what you got on your smart TV or get a Google...

What is the, um, the Chrome one that they have? Chromecast.

It used to be a Chromecast.

I don't know if they still call it that.

The Google TV.

...

Chromecast devices.

So yeah, a lo- a lot of interesting stuff has managed to just hang around for a while.

I guess stuff with less complicated direct operating systems.

The header is the part people miss and then spend an evening on.

Content type audio slash mpeg called out in that thread specifically for Chromecast and Google Home compatibility.

Without it, the Chromecast has no idea what it's been handed, and the stream just doesn't play.

The audio arrives, the device shrugs.

Because the container says MP3, but the transport doesn't say audio.

This is a 5.1.2 Dolby Atmos soundbar with upward firing drivers and Bose's phase guide technology, which aims to create a wider surround sound effect without necessarily filling the room with separate speakers.

There's also a custom-tuned room calibration feature, speech clarity for dialogue, and support for AirPlay 2, Google Cast, Spotify Connect, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth.

And it costs £999.95.

So, I mean, I found some of these soundbars a bit hit and miss, but I guess Matt Bose has actually achieved a sort of proper home cinema setup from a single box here.

That helps out a lot.

If you're on your favorite podcasting app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, sometimes we even do some of the more fringy podcasting apps, Pocket Cast, Google Cast.

Google...

Wow.

Google Casts.

I can talk.

All those places.