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Zapatilla
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When can a normal Chormecast be used?

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When can a normal Chormecast be used? I don't have a television in 4K, I have a Buddy Pass and I want to buy only the Stadia Controller. Thanks!
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BinaryJay
Gold Stadia Guide
Gold Stadia Guide

Remember that it isn't just the 4K aspect that Chromecast Ultra has over the older 1080P Chromecast, the hardware inside the Ultra is significantly more powerful in general and it may be that it will never be up to the standards needed for a good Stadia experience even at 1080P.

So while it's possible that it will be supported in the future, my bet is that it may be a long while and I'd certainly not wait for it especially when Ultras can be found inexpensively and are solid upgrades even for non-Stadia uses.

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Chufu
Platinum Stadia Guide
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Hey @Zapatilla, 3 weeks ago Grace announced the following, therefore I think you might be able to play with your Chromecast when it has the below mentioned version. Might also be that it's only working with a Chromecast Ultra anyway:

"A reminder that most existing (not-bundled) Chromecast devices will not support Stadia until they're updated over the next few weeks. You can check if your Chromecast Ultra can run Stadia by checking if it's running version 1.42.180348 or above. If your Chromecast is not on that version, attempting to play games on that Chromecast will fail until it receives the upcoming Stadia update. For now, we recommend using the Chromecast Ultra in your bundle to play."

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Zapatilla
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Is It aplicable for normal Chromecast or only for Chromecast Ultra?
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Rosiv
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Only Ultra. Normal Chromecast works different as the Ultra.
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Zapatilla
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So, will it ever work on a normal Chromecast? Or will Stadia only work on Chromecast Ultra?

 

Thank you!!

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Rosiv
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Guess it will never work on normal Chromecast, as Ultra streams directly from Web, Chromecast normal uses a streaming device - as far as I know.

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Zapatilla
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Ok! Thanks for info!! 

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Rosiv
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Guess I was wrong:
https://www.trustedreviews.com/news/chromecast-4k-ultra-vs-chromecast-2-whats-the-difference-2944328

But anyway: Google said, it will only work (for now) with Chromecast Ultra. Maybe because of HDR and 4K.
But this you could ask Stadia Support directly.

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BinaryJay
Gold Stadia Guide
Gold Stadia Guide

Remember that it isn't just the 4K aspect that Chromecast Ultra has over the older 1080P Chromecast, the hardware inside the Ultra is significantly more powerful in general and it may be that it will never be up to the standards needed for a good Stadia experience even at 1080P.

So while it's possible that it will be supported in the future, my bet is that it may be a long while and I'd certainly not wait for it especially when Ultras can be found inexpensively and are solid upgrades even for non-Stadia uses.

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Vincenzo
Stadia Player
Stadia Player
Chromecast Ultra can decode the VP9 codec that is used for Stadia, while non-ultra Chromecasts cannot. My guess is that either other codecs (h.264) are enabled for Stadia, or non-ultra will not work with Stadia, even at 1080p. Bear in mind that at the moment anything that could degrade the user experience (including cellular connection) is not allowed, and h.264 would have higher lag and lower visual quality.
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Samas
Silver Stadia Guide
Silver Stadia Guide
I think it has to be on the product roadmap for other Chromecasts to work with Stadia eventually, even if it's just the latest 3rd gen model. Google has sold a billion of these little things and they'd be insane to leave out tons of potential use cases in the future. Even though it wouldn't ever be top 4K quality, I'm sure most users with a standard Chromecast setup would be happy with what Stadia can do.
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