Next version of the Chromecast hits the FCC

October 16, 2014

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If I have a nickel for everytime somebody complained that the Chromecast doesn't have 5 GHz support. Well a new version of the Chromecast (model A4RH2G2-2A) has passed through the FCC, and it appears to support the 5 GHz band.

It's not clear if there is anything else that will be upgraded. Hopefully support for DD 5.1 and DTS.

So when will Google announce this device? We have no idea, but let's hope sooner rather than later since the holidays are approaching.

So what do you guys think? Is 5 GHz support enough to replace your current Chromecast? How else would you like to see the Chromecast upgraded?

source: FCC
via: Android Police

Robert Nazarian Author

Robert lives in upstate New York where he was born and raised. Technology was always his passion. His first computer was a Radio Shack TRS80 Color that used a cassette tape to save programs, and his first laptop was a Toshiba T1200FB that sported a CGA greyscale screen and two 720kb floppy drives (no hardrive). From the early 90’s through late 2011, he only owned Motorola phones starting with the MircroTAC all the way through to the Droid X. He broke that streak when he bought the Galaxy Nexus. Now he's sporting a Galaxy Note 4, and absolutely loves it. He has a wonderful wife and a 6 year old son. In his free time he enjoys sports, movies, TV, working out, and trying to keep up with the rapid fast world of technology.

2 comments

Patchnotes says:

October 16, 2014 at 5:08 PM

I just want support for VPN native on the Chromecast. That could be fixed with a firmware upgrade to allow a setting to pass through a VPN.

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Blane Stroud says:

October 16, 2014 at 4:14 PM

Honestly, unless this thing supports lagless screen casting (impossible), I can’t think of a single thing that it could do to make me buy another. I’ve got 2. They are absolutely fantastic since the SDK went public. I know some people dislike that it doesn’t have it’s own interface, but I’m not bothered at all. I like what it is. Simple, effective, cheap.

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