(Pocket-lint) - Yeserday, we reported on a possible new model of the Chromecast with Google TV after a tool with the codename "Boreal" popped up in conversations on-line.
However, it was assumed on the time that Google's new mannequin could possibly be a substitute.
Now it's being claimed that Boreal might really be a further variant, one with 1080p somewhat than 4K video output. It is going to even be a less expensive different for these on a finances, to straight compete with the Amazon Fireplace TV Stick and/or Fireplace TV Stick Lite.
Protocol writes that it might even be referred to as Chromecast HD with Google TV, somewhat than Google TV 2, and will likely be primarily based on the Amlogic S805X2 CPU and Mali-G31 GPU to maintain prices down. It cites a "supply with shut data of the corporate's plans".
After all, Google is just not new to the streaming gadget recreation and has supplied cheaper dongles previously. Its first Chromecast was underneath £40 when it launched in 2013, and you may choose up a last-generation Chromecast for as little as £20 lately.
It actually is smart to get a less expensive mannequin onto the market, not simply to develop the Google TV userbase, but additionally encourage extra to enroll to the corporate's cloud gaming service, Stadia.
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