The All New Chromecast with Google TV HD Is Pretty Great For $29! Hands-On Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ก.ย. 2022
- Google just released a cheaper Chromecast with google TV for $29USD and yeah it's worth it if you don’t mind 1080P video. In this video, we do an unboxing, test some video playback, Native android gaming, Cloud gaming, and emulation like N64, GBA, PSP, and PS1 on the all-new Chromecast with Google TV HD
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Imagine gettimg a power brick in a $29 package but not in $1000 phone 😭. It's ridiculous 😂
You want a rechargeable battery Chromecast? Weird.
It dosent have a battery
No intro :O great vid as always.
Dang! I totally forgot! Thanks for the heads up
If you use a PS4/PS5 controller, the touch pad usually works as a mouse in most android apps without any configuration.
I'm a bit late to the party. I paired a ps4 controller and the input lag is too high in emulators. Same happened with you? How do I fix this?
my original Chromecast still going strong. Great little device
Yeah it’s been my main Smart device since launch.
Same here. Works great!!
Still using the OG chromecast from day one. But it is really showing its age as it struggles through 1080p 60fps TH-cam video and NBA live stream. But Netflix at 1080p still looks ok
I have a mix of OG Chromecast and Gen2 Chromecast throughout the TV's in my house.
They're definitely showing their age, and whilst firmware upgrades over the years has improved user experience significantly from what it was at launch, these devices still struggle sometimes.
With the addition of the "Australia tax" making prices for the new ones a bit much for what it is, I've been waiting for the 4K to go on sale (it currently retails for $129 in Australia). But with this new release HD version that seems unlikely (retails for $59). Maybe the HD will go on sale for black friday or something and come down to $50 each, then I'll upgrade.
@@tjmarx Here in UK the HD one is £34 in Argos. The 4K one £50+. I don't really care about 4k so much. Maybe I will just get the HD or wait till the price comes down.
Just grabbed this for 18 bucks from Walmart. You’re like the only tech TH-camr I consult with before buying something if you have a review of what I’m looking at. Keep up the great work love your channel
Just gotta love that new intro like that black screen is just perfect
Nice, will keep an eye on it for black Friday
Can't go wrong for 29 bucks. I was a big fan of the Chromecast Ultra. The convenience of using my phone as a remote was perfect.
Yeah, 9 years ago, the first Chromecast was an awesome idea. Got all Chromecasts since this day. The perfect media machines
What's funny is I really want to buy one of the newer ones just to have the play/pause remote button seperate from my phone. I just can't bring myself to spend the money right now.
@@mikeag if you have a TV that supports hdmi cec and a TV remote with pause button you can use that
Thank you for showing the cloud gaming performance of the device. It's a very nice option that is available to a lot of would-be gamers who don't even know it's a possibility.
I’m still rocking first gen Chromecast and though it still works like a champ it struggles with some live tv streaming, runs hot and buffering happens quite easily in the beginning of almost every stream when using 2.4Ghz wifi. Would love for Google to release 4K+AV1 model soon so I could upgrade it for the next 8-10 years or so 😄
I actually wanted the older one I liked it . Plug in and then you can mirror any tablet or phone to your TV. I didn't open mine yet because if it's just all these apps I already have on my TV then I don't need it.
Just picked up the HD for $20 on Google store, awesome review!
I've been considering getting the 4k verison. But that model has been out for a couple years now. I wonder when will Google refresh the 4k version and gives it an update? If soon I'll probably wait for that.
I guess one of the important thing to note is the support of AV1, and TH-cam seem to take good advantage of it as we can see on stats for nerds (instead of the regular VP9 on older hardware)
Also the bootloader is unlockable, which unlocks more possibilities.
@@thegodofeyes2712 such as? I'm curious now.
@@NyneIX9 other OSes, I guess, or rooting it
Great review, helped a lot in my decision. I'm just waiting for it to be sold in Brazil.
Holy moly, that ad banner is huge on Google TV
I'd like to see performance for AirConsole tested in these kinds of devices. AirConsole streams games but does all of the graphics processing locally making it unique.
Beautiful review, short sweet and to the point well done. I just bought the be HD Chromecast and it looks amazing compared to the original which you couldn't do much with, like the original debut model. This looks so much more advanced and I'm looking forward to trying Google tv, it looks really convenient and user friendly with the remote, being able to speak into it to search for what you want. I'm looking forward to getting mine, I think I'll get a lot more out of it for a long time than the vanilla model. Awesome job, thanks for doing a perfect review! 😃
would be lost in the tech world without your videos
Nice. I own 1st gen Chromecast (it was a gift), and Chromecast Ultra (bought it), and I like them. My TV projectors (one Epson with LCD, and one Acer with DLP) doesn't support 4k or 60Hz, or HDR, so I am happy anyway. Speed is fine, no issue. I will update eventually, as I do want AV1 decode, and this new Chromecast is an option, but I think I will wait for the 4k version with AV1 for a bit, and then upgrade one of my projectors to high contrast, 4K projector, which are already at decent prices.
These are free now for Google cloud users. I was interested in the emulation and cloud gaming but I already have a shield TV Pro which is leagues above this.
Thanks for doing all of the footwork on these videos. You're very appreciated.
Thanks for the great review as always 👍
Thank you
Not bad and when discounted would make a prospective purchase. I suspect that they will be updating the more expensive one soon to support AV1 and likely have the S905X4 SOC.
Yeah this 1080p one would be great addition or upgrade for older tv’s. Personally I’m waiting for AV1 + 4K version for futureproof streaming and to upgrade my current tv into a nicer interface.
I really like the UI of the chromecast which is why I’ll likely get it over the opposition. Most smart tv’s have a clunky UI and are often very slow, so from what I’ve seen Id much rather pair a chromecast with my “dumb” tv
Firestick 4k is awesome interface
This is my problem is smart TVs.
I’d rather add this smart functionality and then have whatever crap they decide to force me to have and be stuck with forever.
@@JohnDoe-wq5eu never stuck forever. You can plug these into any hdmi port.
@@myaccount__7269 the firestick hardware is fine the software not so much sideload any app on firestick vs the new chromecast
My 6 year old buys shows and movies from the home page without having to enter in a password so his not allowed to use the remote. Don't think this is possible with Google TV.
Cool video! I just bought the 1080p version for 40 € cause I don't watch anything on 4K :)
Great video, thanks! Quick question, how do you get retroarch to read the roms from a usb stick when it's connected to the dongle? I keep running into errors where retroarch can't find the games from my usb drive. Any help would be much appreciated!
Hey man I was wondering if you could do an emulation comparison between the Chromecast 4k with Google TV and the firestick 4k max I want to buy one but I wanna take retro emulation into perspective also
Great content as always! Just liked and subscribed today.
QQ: Does the remote control the volume on your TV/SONOS/receiver like Roku remotes do?
It has controls for volume, mute, source select, and TV power. RF. Worked on my Vizio right out of the box.
Thank you for the video.
Can you comment what Google TV OS version this Chromecast is running?
I'm tempted to buy one of the 4k models. My tv has tyzen os which has most of the video streaming apps but the actual os sucks. Being able to run emulators and game streaming would be a nice add on. Maybe on sale. I do have a first gen Chromecast that I use in a HD tv for more than 5 years now and still works great.
I bought the 4k version on black Friday last year, upgrading from the original chromecast and it's WAY better. Setting up chrome cast was way more of a pain without the remote and using the google home app. Using the remote is easy and you're ready to go almost immediately. Just get it and don't look back.
had to buy one since i bought a formovie theatre that for some chinese reason doesnt run netflix
I just bought 2 of the 4k ones, which are much better than my first gen Chromecast I swapped between my 2 dumb tvs. Much easier to use the OS and remote than casting all the time. The other day I setup retroarch from play store for N64 and mega drive games, used a USB hub to plug in a USB stick with roms (might be able to use Google TV storage though). It took about 30 mins to get working including downloading some roms. Worked with wireless Xbox controller. Surprisingly easy.
@@mmmmmmmmmmm10 do you need to hack it for game mods?
Nice to see emulation running so good a such a cheap device.
do you have a tutorial for your USB setup, including how to install the gaming roms? thank you
I nearly bought this but I noticed the primary feature I was looking for doesn't appear to be with this device. No screen mirroring so I can cast my pc to the tv?
Wish you'd do moonlight streaming tests
My go to emulation is SNES anyway so this is great!
I have a 2012 Samsung device with what was their earlier Smart TV system. Most smart apps from the games,twitter, TH-cam etc all stopped working and some got removed. The only single app that still works is accuweather. This Chromecast will give that TV new life.
Hey ETA!
I would really like to hear how the new chromecast performs in comparison to a raspberry pi.
I have one connected to my TV and noticed that RetroArch doesn't really run all that well, retropi is a little bit too clunky for me and steamlink also doesn't perform all that well.
So does steamlink run fluently with it? How about NDS Games on RetroArch? And probaby most important: Can you connect it to a NAS? As my roms are all on one.
Tl;dr: How does it perform compared to a Rpi in emulation and game streaming?
Steam link performance would be nice to have.
Hello . Nice work . just one question. Is this cable work with PC ?
What bums me is that it doesn't support connecting to my windows server where I have pics and video. Most smart TV's now days make this device void.
Hey ETA any recommendations for bluetooth mouse and keyboard for google tv which one do you prefer thanks ?
I wonder if this would pair well with a 5-7inch monitor $50ish (that normally connects to a Raspberry Pie 4)? Like you could enclose it in a tiny arcade case and load retro games and what not. Or if other products would be better or cheaper.
I don't think that would be very ideal especially if wanted to play portable . Possible yes ..the best solution I don't think so
Does it pair well with bluetooth audio devices? Is there a lag in bluetooth audio?
Is it me or the 4K link just links to a Fire Stick 4K?
How does this compare to the Fire Stick 4K Max since it's the same price atm for Black Friday sales? I'll be using it on a 1080p TV.
Wondering if I can get the Xfinity Stream Beta app running on this.
Have you done a video guide of how to sideload the xbox game pass/cloud gaming app?
Hello, @ETAPrime. Happy New Year. Can you do a tutorial on how ro play ppsspp on this device? i cant seem to use my USB device as source for iso.
I have the 4K model and I wish it had more Memory and ram.
Me too. It's a great Kodi box, but storage and ram is anemic if you want to run emulation.
Did they fix the WiFi? The first version in the same environment as an Apple TV in the same position in my house only utilized 10% of my home bandwidth. I tested and tested thinking it was surely my issue, but after a bunch of system updates and everything I could think of I was still getting horrible speed.
General question: How do get it to connect to hotel wifi (wifi that uses a portal)?
I'm pretty happy with my 4k model
UI is great, performance is a huge improvement over my samsung "smart TV" built in interface
I tried stadia on it and it honestly worked very well
Plex works great
Highly recommend
I like this HD model. Will buy it
When you say play store access can I run non game apps and a simple version of Chrome?
Seems pretty cool, currently I own a Chromecast v3 (advertised as 1080p60) and it struggles a lot to play TH-cam at 1080p60, Twitch at 1080p60 is fine, only in rare cases when stream has too much bitrate it struggles, I think it's time to upgrade, do you know if I can power it with the TV's usb?
I'm not sure what its power requirements are, but most tvs don't output power when it's turned off. So you wouldn't be able to use the remote to turn it on.
we couldn't use the USB on the TV because it only puts out 5W. the adapter w the CCwGTV is 7.5W and we had to use a higher W adapter when we attach a USB-C hub!
I wish this would cost 29$ in my country. If that were the case, i would buy it, it would be a no brainer. The thing is, it will cost twice as much, if not more.
Yeah for me too, it sucks that my country always double the price of stuff...
Yep, 29USD is 44AUD, but it's priced at 59AUD which it's absolutely not worth
That's exactly what I was thinking, I'd definitely buy it for $30 but I bet it's gonna be at least twice that price in here.
I wonder if this can download and use a full desktop browser with extensions?
What app do you use for gamepass ? The ones i've sideload on my shield tv gives me crap quality
Will this work with Stadia and map correctly to a Xbox one controller? I’m also guessing it connects via Bluetooth?
The power brick for this should be a USB C hub with an ethernet port and USB A port for a memory stick, like the iMacs
Nice presentation. Can I talk to my other Google devices in the house and simply say Hey Google, turn on the TV and play (show name here).?
TH-cam hasn't been recommending your channel for probably 2 years >:c
Please do a review on Logitech cloud.
You didn't have any problems with side loaded gamepass?
Can you measure the decode latency for steam link?
In case there is no app for some content, is it possible just open a website in Chrome and play it from there?
Is the nvidia shield still a god choice ?
I backed up my DVDs to ISO-files and use an old ASUS HDP-R1 to play them on my TV. Is this chromecast also able to play ISO-files from an external drive?
can i add a play store short cut?, can i control smart plugs with the voice bit?
I'd personally go with the onn 4k tv for $20 instead of this. I don't think that that has AV1 support, but the chip is on par if not a little stronger than this
Idk I bought one for my living room TV and it started lagging on like the next day and it still has support for older app versions like the old Google Play Movies instead of Google TV so when I order movies it's weird to navigate on my Chrome Cast with Google TV 4k it's as smooth as the day I got it which was around launch time 😅
At 1:46 it says it supports AV1
Can this play native 4k60 content, downscaled to 1080p of course?
Interesting, the previous one does not support OTG storage, which really annoys me.
The reason they gave was "safety", but apparently that went right out the window.
FOr expanded storage, is there much advantage to using OTG versuse just a mircoSD card or something? I have a USB-C hub connected to mine with a little cheap 16GB microSD for additional app installs.
@@TheColdOne I guess not, although it's just more practical to use a USB stick or a external SSD.
There's a way to do it using ADB
I would like to see the TH-cam Music app running on this device. No other devices has that app. Also curious how TikTok looks. I don't think any other streaming box supports TikTok either.
How's the CEC support? Can I control volume with the included remote? Can I turn on/off the tv with the remote or the remote app on my phone?
I have the 4K version and I can control volume and turn on/off the TV with the remote. Not sure if that helps.
Which controller is that in your thumbnails? xD
The one thing i hate with the old Google TV chromecast is that it don't support ultra widescreen.
Yeah I enjoy my Chromecast with Google TV 4K device and I actually have 2 of them. I prefer the 4K and plus I have 2 4K TVs also. And I love the Google TV UI. I know people talk about the storage problem but for me I don't have a lot of apps Plus I'm not subscribed to every app like other people. I only have 7 apps install. And my storage is still at 2.2 GB of space left.
How would you compare this to the fire stick 4k
Does it support to read NTFS OR EXFAT external storage through usb-c hub?
The problem is the 32bit os. Makes this a bit meh for emulation.
Impressive performance all round for sub $30
Can you do a video on cloud gaming? I am thinking of buying a console for my son, but cannot see too much of a point as he only 7y old and I dont think the mrs will be happy of him playing God of War or smth. I cannot realy see why I should spend anything like PS5 or Xbox X\S if I can run same stuff on something like this thing in the video. What about the latency? Will he be alright playing something like Minecraft Dungeons?
Last time I had a controller in my had was odd 30y ago...
Hi ! How can I install those apps on the chromecast please ?
Not sure about this new model, but the original 4k model, if your using OTG hub, the power supply that comes with the device is not up to scratch and will not work. You need a beefier power supply.
Also Google has disabled the ability to WRITE to the usb stick/memory card attached to the OTG hub. Its fine of your READING, like loading roms, but if your emulator requires to save files in the same folder as your roms on the attached usb stick/memory card on the OTG hub, this will not work. I did a lot of troubleshooting back when thr 4k version was released. Files will only be saved to specific folders on the storage device, depending on the app.
I was wondering about the Hub too, in your research, did you find one that worked well with the 4k version?
@@treysnyder3536 any USB-C hub should work - get the ports u want - I particularly wanted:
1) wired Ethernet
2) headphone jack (for iPadPro in a pinch)
3) USB-A for webcam (Duo)
4) another USB for additional app installs
5) micro SD for ROMs
6) USB-C PD
Well I've been using the older chromecast on my crt tv and it's been good. I was thinking about upgrading to one like this, so I don't have to stream off my phone. I'm not sure I don't like seeing ads on these streaming devices.
Is this better than the fire stick Max 4K for game emulation?
What version of Android is it running on? The 4K still is using Android 10 and I'm hoping for an update, since there's an app I wanna use to play my PS Vita on the TV.
The 4K model will get Android 12 soon!
does it support NTFS for usb drives, hddrives and ssddrives now .. or is it still only FAT32 that is accepted
What was the second game?
I've always wondered can these tv streaming devices run other operating systems like windows or linux?
Raspberry can does. Windowsarm and linux can be used on it. And it has lower specs.
Yes theoretically it works on this too. But someone has to hack and adapt the software and device.
the emulators for this dont work anymore after the most recent update
nice and clean... sadly.. i dont like how it hangs...
What's the name of the USB C adapter you are using ?
How do you enable 'install apps from unknown sources'?
I bought one of these for GeForce NOW as it's cheaper than running a gaming PC here in the UK with the insane energy prices.
Does this device support dolby atmos? Amazon and neflix etc...
does screen mirroring work with this chromecast
I have one for 2 years now never fail!I also have an firestick is an absolute rubbish!
Does this version support ntfs? With the 4k version we were stuck with fat32, I would also like to know if it supports wifi6 and the top speed test with a Lan adapter
we have ours on a WiFi 6 AX router - speedtest apps says anywhere from 200-300Mbps up and down. (btw - I see u have the 4k version too - is this not yr experience w WiFi 6?)
Could you link that usb c hub?
I live in a rented apartment and I don't have internet. There is a possibility that it will work
Will my smartphone work with the internet?
Can they at least put of A53 cores instead of a35. Its no better than my current tv. Its decent option if you have not got one.