Google may be preparing to launch affordable `Chromecast HD with Google TV`
(Android Central)

It is said to include AV1 video format support. Update, Jan 24 (4:45 p.m. ET): New information emerges of low-end Google TV dongle What you need to know A new Chromecast with Google TV device is reportedly in the works. No information has been provided, although we suspect it could include support for the AV1 video format. Google may release the new dongle later in 2022. The Chromecast with Google TV debuted only a year and a half ago, but a successor is reportedly in the pipeline already. The search giant is rumored to be preparing to introduce an upgraded Chromecast with Google TV later this year. Internal documentation and code analysis confirm the existence of the device, codenamed `Boreal,` according to 9to5Google. The streaming dongle could potentially be an upgrade over the existing Chromecast with Google TV, though its specifications are unknown. That said, a new processing power and AV1 video format support may be in the cards. The latter, in particular, is being rep...