I'm glad it's a bit better, but $100 USD doesn't justify the embarrassing specs. The Apple TV offers double the storage, and the A15 chip for $129. The A15 chips ensures an always smooth experience because it is like 12 times faster than the MT8696, the processor in the Google TV Streamer. I think this product shouldn't cost more than $50.
Apple products are never in my list of products for consideration for anything nowadays. I used to like iPods but now since they're gone I have no desire for Apple. I do agree it's a bit too much price wise
The chromecast could be bought for as little as $30 in the HD version, which was such a good price. People said it was a bit laggy but it worked really well in my experience. A $100 product isn't even in the same category. It would make sense if they released this as a competitor to the Nvidia Shield while still keeping the chromecast (which is more of a competitor to the Fire Stick, and in my opinion a better product than it). They screwed it up in both ways, and I think no one is going to buy it. Google makes great products, but sometimes they just lack the vision of the market.
Good video, well presented. I like that you don’t have the weird air hostess / supermarket customer voice synthetic cadence that so many do on YT. Just a natural authentic delivery.
The Google TV Streamer is also a smart home hub with support for Matter and Google Home, with a Thread router built in and the Google Home Panel built in. Apple's box has Thread too, but only in the most expensive 128GB model.The Google TV Streamer has Ethernet on the back; only the more expensive Apple TV model offers this.The Google TV Streamer has Google's Gemini AI assistant to provide summaries, reviews and synopses of shows. Apple TV 4K has the current (non-AI) version of Siri; there's no official date for when the smart Apple Intelligence-powered version of Siri, as seen in iOS 18, will arrive on tvOS - and if it does, whether it will work on existing models.Google offers AI-generated, one-of-a-kind screensavers that you can create using voice commands. Google tv offer storage expansion and root APK app download, google tv works better with android ecosystem and google eco system, black Friday discount it's a good time to pick one
there is very narrow profit margin for this device. it's only a means to get people to use their services. a more expensive hardware is not in the plan i'm afraid
If Google put in just a slightest bit of effort into this thing. It would have been easy to use the same chip they use to power their Pixel phones; same like Apple and their phones. Fine tune their software and WiFi 6 at least, USB port, and playback, more internal storage and RAM. This could have been a banger.
I LOVE the GTV streamer. I had the Chromecast I bought in 2017 and really needed a refresh (it was getting buggy, laggy, and disconnecting) - I am glad I waited for this unit. Even though it's more expensive, for me it's worth it. Very fast, and has all the features I want. Easy to swap apps, can turn my tv into a painting anytime I wish, and voice search is really cool! My only complaint was that some default settings needed to be changed and I couldn't find them (at first I didn't realise there were settings for these things). Eg: TV auto shuts off when displaying the screensavers. What's the point in that? I wish it still could power iteself from the TV USB port.....but I can understand how that might not have the juice anymore. And I need an HDMI cable, which lucky I had.
I was actually looking forward to this but when the specs came out, i opted for the 128gb Apple 4K TV, its the only apple product i own apart from my work phone, i would possibly have purchased the google TV streamer if it had been a bit cheaper but i don't think the specs warrant the price (especially in the UK where it is currently the equivelant of $129 (£99), whereas the $99 that it sells for in the US is currently £75, this is why we call it rip off Britain). I gave my chromecast to my daughter and honestly do not regret buying the apple 4k TV, Its a shame as the Google streamer could have been so much better
I’ve watched a few bit of videos from people and no one’s talking about how it has the Bluetooth to connect to speakers. Does that mean it can connect to your Google speakers? If so, can I create a type of surround sound when watching TV?
The reason for better wifi is because it's no longer behind the TV. Most TV contains a big metal plate as part of construction and this have a big impact on wifi. This a big reason for them to switch to a box form factor. If you want you can just use some nano tape and a short HDMI cable and place it behind the TV - but then your wifi will be about as impacted as before.
Got mine. Launcher is spam infested. Audio over hdmi is ALWAYS 5.1 with empty/silent channels when listening to 2.0 content, so surround processing never kicks in for 2.0 content. Back to the shield, I guess.
Excellent review, mate! My 2019 Nvidia Shield still does everything I want from a streaming device. When it doesn't, I'll most likely go with Apple TV.
How is the casting experience? The current Chromecast 4k cast photos and videos at a very low resolution. 720p to be exact. It also casts your photos and videos without their meta data, like HDR. If you own a Samsung TV and a Samsung phone, try and use the Smart View option to cast your photos and videos and you'll see a huge difference.
If they are going to make it any bigger, let that size be compensated with extra features and more storage space. Otherwise, I am still content with the older version that can be easily plugged back into the TV.
I'm a huge Google Fan but think this is overpriced I've had the Onn 4K Pro in my Living Room for a few Months now and I absolutely love it! It's much faster and not as buggy as the original Chromecast With Google TV 4K. I still have two Google Chromecast With Google TV 4K's for my other two TV'S and I don't plan on Upgrading them because they are still good enough but I wanted something better for the Living Room and I definitely got that with the Onn 4K Pro. The Onn 4K Pro also shows up in the Google Home App just like the Google Chromecast With Google TV 4K's do so that's another plus for half the Price. Walmart really has a good thing going with their Onn Streaming Devices I just hope they can be consistent with the Updates for them.
without a built-in mic & speaker makes no sense! Amazon had the Fire Cube for years now, and I was hoping that Google can do something like this, c'mon Google! hands-free assistant would have been waaay better
For the price, this is such a disappointment. If I ever replace my 4k firestick max, I might go the route of the AppleTV. At least with that overpriced device I feel like you get more of what you need.
The Apple TV is just superb tbh. Nothing comes even close in terms of speed and smoothness of the ui. Let alone all the streaming Quality capabilities.
Yo firesticks are flaming hot doo doo. I'm not saying get this but there's nothing worse than a fire stick or Amazon fire TV this is the most insane thing I've ever heard
I have had a Fire cube, fire sticks and Google Chromecast, I prefer android to anything apple but once the specs for this were released, I pulled the trigger on a 128GB apple 4K TV, honestly do not regret it at all, much better specs, the remote feels much nicer and it looks better quality than this overpriced junk
If you have a Chromecast with Google Tv and upgrade to this.... Does it hold your sign in settings for your streaming apps or do you have to resign in. Not a big deal but just curious.
Does it work with Channel 4? (my biggest issue with Google Chromecast) I'm in the UK and aware there is no Channel 4 app for Google Chromecast but now it's stopped casting too! 😢
WordisBond! Especially when you have a bunch of videos lined up on TH-cam. If you don't hit that TH-cam button or back within 2 seconds, that playlist will be lost forever. Sometimes you have to save the playlist just so that an accidental tap doesn't mess up your flow for the rest of the day or night...
Great video. I am quite disappointed by what it looks like and the specs. I'll keep my CCwGTV instead. Changing main launcher and removing bloatware makes them work like a charm. I hope they end up getting android 14.
It definitely could have benefited from a better chip and Wifi 6 to justify the cost, but I'll wait until it gets discounted in a couple of months. I'd rather have Gigabit and more RAM than a redundant smart speaker in the Onn box.
Hey, can you jump between open apps like on the nvidia shield (pressing home twice brings up a list of apps and is easy to jump between ) when I watch a TH-cam video on this, go to Netflix and then back to TH-cam, the video I was watching slows to a crawl with no audio
Can it play movies from external storage via usb-c hub ? If so .. does it support something other than FAT32 and therefore play files bigger than 4GB ?
All I really wanted this for, to replace my built in Hisense Google TV, for the new software features, but it looks like those features are rolling out to other Google TV devices.
That's absolutely and completely insane. I feel like I did make a great choice by buying the Chromecast with 4K for my dad and my sister when I had the chance of getting them from clearance, because this is just completely nuts. You can't be selling a €120 Google TV device that has half the storage, worse WiFi support and runs considerably worse than an Apple TV that's €159 after taxes. Google has outdone themselves with this piece of e-waste. And I don't mean considerably worse for nothing. And I don't really care about the benchmarks because it's a TV device, but the ATV is over 6 TIMES MORE POWERFUL THAN THIS. And everything that Apple sells is also prohibitively expensive. How are they able to outdo one of the worst companies in the world in providing poor bang for the buck is just unbelievable.
@@rodzalez3549 more than likely..but honestly if that's the only thing you can see and it's double the price with less features and the same specs ..yeah I'll take that gamble
I used to buy no name android boxes for streamers and Roku 4k sticks, but after i bought my 1st Onn 4k box im hooked on Google TV. I got to grab one of these
Just showed my wife and she said we are fine with the Chromecast with Google TV. Now having watched the video I agree with her. I like that it is more responsive and the memory increase is a good thing. However, the fact that you are spending £100 and not even getting an HDMI cable is blumin ridiculous. Add to the fact that Google hates their international customers so much that they don't even want to give us all the colour options means that I am not interested. It's a let down and very disappointing.
No. Pay $30 more and get Apple TV. I'm not an apple fanboy at all. I could care less for their phones and computers but like most will tell you Apple TV is vastly superior for the price
So it can do AV1 video / opus audio / HLG HDR10+ Dolby Vision/Atmos BUT were is the JXL support for HDR Photos you get a 6 out of 7 for this as we STILL have to look at 8bit Jpegs. If you ever do use JXL the photos will be even better then what a 12bit panel can display.
compressed JXL file of 1.5MB from a 30MB DNG photo same photo to jpeg 2.4MB and the JXL looks way better. We need to move to this the sooner the better.
Luckily I don't need a tv Streaming box, but seriously Google, how hard is it to show a tensor processor into a decided like this? Maybe they're planning to in the future, which is why Google is pushing 7 years of updates on Tensor, but like, this decided is already underpowered out of the box.
I'm having a hard time wondering why one wouldn't just get an Onn 4k Pro which does basically everything the same but is 1/2 the price. Sure I get with specs the Google TV streamer is a fraction quicker but is really anybody going to notice in the real-world operation? I'm use to using the old Chromecast TV dongle. Both products will be faster than that.
Onn 4K Pro is the clear winner here at half the price. Google fumbled again with this piece of crap. For $100 it should feel premium. It should definitely have at least WiFi 6e and at least 6gb of Ram. The Onn is better in almost every way plus it has a built in speaker for Google Assistant if you choose to use the feature. We'll have to wait another 5 years for another Google TV steamer and it probably still won't rival the Shield.
Hoping to use GeForce Now on this thing the Bluetooth connection on my ShieldTV is abysmal. Would love to have earbuds and a controller paired without dropouts.
Can it output 120fps 4k through the HDMI 2.1? I know the basic Android TV interface doesn't allow that, but I was wondering if to ou could hit 4k 120fps while gaming streaming (like GeForce Now, Gamepass and more specifically Moonlight)
@@AmazingOrange87 on Android authoritie's video he replied saying that it can only output 4k 60fps. However, I'll dig it on Reddit to check if someone really tested this specific case
Does it really support Apple TV as well? I have in the past bought a lot of movies through Apple TV, and if I cannot have these, it would be a dealbreaker 😢
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I'm glad it's a bit better, but $100 USD doesn't justify the embarrassing specs. The Apple TV offers double the storage, and the A15 chip for $129. The A15 chips ensures an always smooth experience because it is like 12 times faster than the MT8696, the processor in the Google TV Streamer. I think this product shouldn't cost more than $50.
I was hoping they were gonna throw in a Tensor G1 chip in this thing!!
Or 75$ at highest, and maybe 85€.
Apple products are never in my list of products for consideration for anything nowadays. I used to like iPods but now since they're gone I have no desire for Apple. I do agree it's a bit too much price wise
Maybe 80. 50 is too low.
@ypark2877 yeah that is still a bit pricey
The chromecast could be bought for as little as $30 in the HD version, which was such a good price. People said it was a bit laggy but it worked really well in my experience.
A $100 product isn't even in the same category. It would make sense if they released this as a competitor to the Nvidia Shield while still keeping the chromecast (which is more of a competitor to the Fire Stick, and in my opinion a better product than it).
They screwed it up in both ways, and I think no one is going to buy it. Google makes great products, but sometimes they just lack the vision of the market.
Good video, well presented. I like that you don’t have the weird air hostess / supermarket customer voice synthetic cadence that so many do on YT. Just a natural authentic delivery.
Sad It doesn't support Google Chrome browser. I still prefer to use Samsung DeX instead of paying for these devices.
I find it hard to believe that Google can't make a reasonably priced high power media device that can match Nvidia's Shield, just doesn't make sense.
My Shield is slowing down so I'm selling it. I got the new Google TV streamer and it's great.
@@TELEVISIONARCHIVES hearing from someone who has both is just what I needed to hear.
They don't want to... Google has never made mass market devices known for their high power specs.
The Google TV Streamer is also a smart home hub with support for Matter and Google Home, with a Thread router built in and the Google Home Panel built in. Apple's box has Thread too, but only in the most expensive 128GB model.The Google TV Streamer has Ethernet on the back; only the more expensive Apple TV model offers this.The Google TV Streamer has Google's Gemini AI assistant to provide summaries, reviews and synopses of shows. Apple TV 4K has the current (non-AI) version of Siri; there's no official date for when the smart Apple Intelligence-powered version of Siri, as seen in iOS 18, will arrive on tvOS - and if it does, whether it will work on existing models.Google offers AI-generated, one-of-a-kind screensavers that you can create using voice commands. Google tv offer storage expansion and root APK app download, google tv works better with android ecosystem and google eco system, black Friday discount it's a good time to pick one
there is very narrow profit margin for this device. it's only a means to get people to use their services. a more expensive hardware is not in the plan i'm afraid
If Google put in just a slightest bit of effort into this thing. It would have been easy to use the same chip they use to power their Pixel phones; same like Apple and their phones. Fine tune their software and WiFi 6 at least, USB port, and playback, more internal storage and RAM. This could have been a banger.
Been hearing mixed reviews about the performance from a number of publications. Will be interested to get this in my hands and test myself.
I LOVE the GTV streamer. I had the Chromecast I bought in 2017 and really needed a refresh (it was getting buggy, laggy, and disconnecting) - I am glad I waited for this unit. Even though it's more expensive, for me it's worth it. Very fast, and has all the features I want. Easy to swap apps, can turn my tv into a painting anytime I wish, and voice search is really cool! My only complaint was that some default settings needed to be changed and I couldn't find them (at first I didn't realise there were settings for these things). Eg: TV auto shuts off when displaying the screensavers. What's the point in that? I wish it still could power iteself from the TV USB port.....but I can understand how that might not have the juice anymore. And I need an HDMI cable, which lucky I had.
Gemini is probably never coming to that device because it lacks the chipset…😂
It does have Ai, but it's cloud based probably
Huge missed opportunity of putting a tensor chip in it.....
I own a Google TV Streamer and it does what it says it does it is faster then the Chromecast.I would recommend you get one
I was actually looking forward to this but when the specs came out, i opted for the 128gb Apple 4K TV, its the only apple product i own apart from my work phone, i would possibly have purchased the google TV streamer if it had been a bit cheaper but i don't think the specs warrant the price (especially in the UK where it is currently the equivelant of $129 (£99), whereas the $99 that it sells for in the US is currently £75, this is why we call it rip off Britain).
I gave my chromecast to my daughter and honestly do not regret buying the apple 4k TV, Its a shame as the Google streamer could have been so much better
Thanks for the review! Tempted to upgrade for my mom, but I may just wait for a sale.
Got mine yesterday from John Lewis , only in the porcelain model , quite impressive really a lot faster , but still no nest audio support 😢
I’ve watched a few bit of videos from people and no one’s talking about how it has the Bluetooth to connect to speakers. Does that mean it can connect to your Google speakers? If so, can I create a type of surround sound when watching TV?
The reason for better wifi is because it's no longer behind the TV. Most TV contains a big metal plate as part of construction and this have a big impact on wifi. This a big reason for them to switch to a box form factor. If you want you can just use some nano tape and a short HDMI cable and place it behind the TV - but then your wifi will be about as impacted as before.
Got mine. Launcher is spam infested. Audio over hdmi is ALWAYS 5.1 with empty/silent channels when listening to 2.0 content, so surround processing never kicks in for 2.0 content.
Back to the shield, I guess.
Excellent review, mate! My 2019 Nvidia Shield still does everything I want from a streaming device. When it doesn't, I'll most likely go with Apple TV.
My Shield has been slowing down. I switched to this device and I"m very surprised at how much I like it.
How is the casting experience? The current Chromecast 4k cast photos and videos at a very low resolution. 720p to be exact. It also casts your photos and videos without their meta data, like HDR. If you own a Samsung TV and a Samsung phone, try and use the Smart View option to cast your photos and videos and you'll see a huge difference.
Lossless audio (TrueHD, DTS-MA HD) passthrough? Why can no one give a definitive answer?
Audiocodecs Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD
@@TjinChatterpal what dolby atmos Dolby Digital has to do with lossless audio or true hd -dts in that matter... if you don't know please stop blasting
I have it. Yes
If they are going to make it any bigger, let that size be compensated with extra features and more storage space. Otherwise, I am still content with the older version that can be easily plugged back into the TV.
I'm a huge Google Fan but think this is overpriced I've had the Onn 4K Pro in my Living Room for a few Months now and I absolutely love it! It's much faster and not as buggy as the original Chromecast With Google TV 4K. I still have two Google Chromecast With Google TV 4K's for my other two TV'S and I don't plan on Upgrading them because they are still good enough but I wanted something better for the Living Room and I definitely got that with the Onn 4K Pro. The Onn 4K Pro also shows up in the Google Home App just like the Google Chromecast With Google TV 4K's do so that's another plus for half the Price. Walmart really has a good thing going with their Onn Streaming Devices I just hope they can be consistent with the Updates for them.
without a built-in mic & speaker makes no sense!
Amazon had the Fire Cube for years now, and I was hoping that Google can do something like this, c'mon Google!
hands-free assistant would have been waaay better
For the price, this is such a disappointment. If I ever replace my 4k firestick max, I might go the route of the AppleTV. At least with that overpriced device I feel like you get more of what you need.
The Apple TV is just superb tbh. Nothing comes even close in terms of speed and smoothness of the ui. Let alone all the streaming Quality capabilities.
Yo firesticks are flaming hot doo doo. I'm not saying get this but there's nothing worse than a fire stick or Amazon fire TV this is the most insane thing I've ever heard
Nvidia shield is only good streaming service, although Walmart Onn is decent
I have had a Fire cube, fire sticks and Google Chromecast, I prefer android to anything apple but once the specs for this were released, I pulled the trigger on a 128GB apple 4K TV, honestly do not regret it at all, much better specs, the remote feels much nicer and it looks better quality than this overpriced junk
MediaTek MT8696 chip, the same SoC that the 2021 Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max runs on
3 year old processor?
Great Video and glad you made it.I was looking to see more about.Appreciate you taking the time.💯✌️
This could have been a banger device if it was specd like it was priced.
I would like to know how the spatial audio feature with paired Pixel Buds Pro was?
If you have a Chromecast with Google Tv and upgrade to this.... Does it hold your sign in settings for your streaming apps or do you have to resign in. Not a big deal but just curious.
mine just shipped! super excited:)
Why isnt the remote recharged via usb
Agreed. I use rechargeable batteries in my CCw/GTV but my old NVIDIA Shield remote can be charged by a USB cable.
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Nice ad.
I'll stick with my CCwGTV and 2nd gen Nest Hub with Thread support, thanks.
The heat disapation is a big thing for me. I get a lot of hangups and freezes because of the heat of the Google Chromecast.
I'm disappointed with the chip they used for this
1:46 The "Only in US" from Google is quite annoying
Does it work with Channel 4? (my biggest issue with Google Chromecast) I'm in the UK and aware there is no Channel 4 app for Google Chromecast but now it's stopped casting too! 😢
Good to see that its actually good, might finally upgrade from my Chromecast Ultra
I'm sure there will be some 3D printed wall mounts...it's just how it performs behind the TV
Remotes need to have a button lock slider. Can't count how many times I've sat on it and sent it home or opened Netflix 😅
WordisBond! Especially when you have a bunch of videos lined up on TH-cam. If you don't hit that TH-cam button or back within 2 seconds, that playlist will be lost forever. Sometimes you have to save the playlist just so that an accidental tap doesn't mess up your flow for the rest of the day or night...
And media player remotes need to have play/pause and ff/rewind buttons
@@russianspy1234 true. But not really necessary on these. The navigation button and center button do that very well.
So would you recommend this over a smart tv? Should just get this and a good dumb tv?
Great video. I am quite disappointed by what it looks like and the specs. I'll keep my CCwGTV instead. Changing main launcher and removing bloatware makes them work like a charm. I hope they end up getting android 14.
A comparison with the shield pro would be awesome.
Can you use Google nest speakers (minis) for audio?
The remote from onn 4k pro seems like the better option. I am kinda liking it from my use.
why are there stil no shuttle buttons on the remote. argh. Amazon wised up about these a while ago.
Does it support audio passthrough?
Does the remote work with old chrome casts?
It definitely could have benefited from a better chip and Wifi 6 to justify the cost, but I'll wait until it gets discounted in a couple of months. I'd rather have Gigabit and more RAM than a redundant smart speaker in the Onn box.
So no external storage / usb port?
So wait for Prime Day or Black Friday deals if you want it. Got it.
Hey, can you jump between open apps like on the nvidia shield (pressing home twice brings up a list of apps and is easy to jump between ) when I watch a TH-cam video on this, go to Netflix and then back to TH-cam, the video I was watching slows to a crawl with no audio
Shame you can't dock & charge a pixel phone on top of it
Yeah who knows when Pixel Stand 3 will exist but a hybrid would be cool
Can I install any Apps From Google Play? Does it Support?
This is going to go the same way as the Nexus Q, I look forward to an inevitable new generation of Chromecasts in a couple of years.
Hopefully they eventually put Tensor in this form factor as a Pro model or something. This one has too many shortcomings still
Can it play movies from external storage via usb-c hub ? If so .. does it support something other than FAT32 and therefore play files bigger than 4GB ?
All I really wanted this for, to replace my built in Hisense Google TV, for the new software features, but it looks like those features are rolling out to other Google TV devices.
That's absolutely and completely insane. I feel like I did make a great choice by buying the Chromecast with 4K for my dad and my sister when I had the chance of getting them from clearance, because this is just completely nuts. You can't be selling a €120 Google TV device that has half the storage, worse WiFi support and runs considerably worse than an Apple TV that's €159 after taxes. Google has outdone themselves with this piece of e-waste. And I don't mean considerably worse for nothing. And I don't really care about the benchmarks because it's a TV device, but the ATV is over 6 TIMES MORE POWERFUL THAN THIS. And everything that Apple sells is also prohibitively expensive. How are they able to outdo one of the worst companies in the world in providing poor bang for the buck is just unbelievable.
I don't agree with it being $100, but I still ordered one and will retire my Chromecast Ultra straight to the landfill.
That AI summary looks really good tbh. AI summaries are generally good from my experience, even here in the youtube comments
Yeah the onn Google TV box seems like a much better buy than this
Will the onn keep getting android updates? Will it get 14?
@@rodzalez3549 more than likely..but honestly if that's the only thing you can see and it's double the price with less features and the same specs ..yeah I'll take that gamble
@@rodzalez3549 does a streaming box need to be on the latest greatest android version?
@@rodzalez3549 is it that important for android tv?
@@rodzalez3549 onn 4k pro will definitely get 14 and it is half the price of this sht
I used to buy no name android boxes for streamers and Roku 4k sticks, but after i bought my 1st Onn 4k box im hooked on Google TV. I got to grab one of these
I was expecting at least RK3588s for that price point. It was a very disappointing upgrade.
Looks pleasant enough. A few questions: is there an iPlayer app, is the UI rendered in 4K and what is the status of framerate matching?
Can you get the Channel 4 app on this one?
Doubt it 💀
Nvidia needs a new chip. 2014 tech ain't cutting it anymore sadly...
❤ Thank you, Damien.❤️
Just wondering, what TV are you using on this video
how do you select the TV input? it looks like they removed the button from the remote
Customizable button now, same place and can be used to select input.
This is a step backwards. I don't want a box under my TV
exactly if you don't use too many apps chromecast 4k is more than enough
You want one dangling on your hdmi port 😂
@@toyotagaz My current chromecast dangles behind my tv. I would like that with the new processor.
Double sided tape will fix it.
@@toyotagaz well yeah it's hidden behind my TV.
IMHO they should put tensor on this box like what apple do with Apple TV box using bionic
No Wi-Fi 6!? Wow.
No everyone has 6.0 internet duhh ..
Bruh wifi 6 is a scam lol
Just showed my wife and she said we are fine with the Chromecast with Google TV. Now having watched the video I agree with her. I like that it is more responsive and the memory increase is a good thing. However, the fact that you are spending £100 and not even getting an HDMI cable is blumin ridiculous. Add to the fact that Google hates their international customers so much that they don't even want to give us all the colour options means that I am not interested. It's a let down and very disappointing.
So, identify hdr content when in tge option menu is dolby vision ?
For someone who has never had a chromecast or anything like this, is it worth it?
No. Pay $30 more and get Apple TV. I'm not an apple fanboy at all. I could care less for their phones and computers but like most will tell you Apple TV is vastly superior for the price
@@jmcd21182 I second this, or just get a Chromecast from eBay etc, this streamer really is underpowered for the price
So it can do AV1 video / opus audio / HLG HDR10+ Dolby Vision/Atmos
BUT were is the JXL support for HDR Photos you get a 6 out of 7 for this
as we STILL have to look at 8bit Jpegs. If you ever do use JXL the photos
will be even better then what a 12bit panel can display.
compressed JXL file of 1.5MB from a 30MB DNG photo same photo to jpeg 2.4MB
and the JXL looks way better. We need to move to this the sooner the better.
Luckily I don't need a tv Streaming box, but seriously Google, how hard is it to show a tensor processor into a decided like this? Maybe they're planning to in the future, which is why Google is pushing 7 years of updates on Tensor, but like, this decided is already underpowered out of the box.
I'm having a hard time wondering why one wouldn't just get an Onn 4k Pro which does basically everything the same but is 1/2 the price. Sure I get with specs the Google TV streamer is a fraction quicker but is really anybody going to notice in the real-world operation? I'm use to using the old Chromecast TV dongle. Both products will be faster than that.
can it handle 3-4 simultaneous streams on tivimate?
when I hook up my USB C hub will it be able to play 4K content from a hard drive Chromecast could not
Onn 4K Pro is the clear winner here at half the price. Google fumbled again with this piece of crap. For $100 it should feel premium. It should definitely have at least WiFi 6e and at least 6gb of Ram. The Onn is better in almost every way plus it has a built in speaker for Google Assistant if you choose to use the feature. We'll have to wait another 5 years for another Google TV steamer and it probably still won't rival the Shield.
That's why they wanted to cancel the chromecast, I'll wait for it to be out for a while seeing how Google have made a hobby of cancelling products
Im just confused what this product is for, like why not just use a smart tv, whats the advantage?
Hoping to use GeForce Now on this thing the Bluetooth connection on my ShieldTV is abysmal. Would love to have earbuds and a controller paired without dropouts.
So will there be a part 2 where you cover how this thing handles the actual TV bit? What you showed here had 0 to do with it being a "TV" device.
No BBC iPlayer in the UK. Looks like Google haven't submitted it for certification or BBC haven't certified it.
i'l keep my Nvidia Shield pro ,this Google tv Streamer is just not worth switching🤐
Does it support HDMI passthrough for lossless audio (Dolby TrueHD, etc) like the nvidia shield?
Yes
@@TELEVISIONARCHIVESthat’s great. how do you know?
Nicely done.
Can you stream AV1 and Dolby Vision to it?
They don’t put effort into anything. Look at the pixel 9, the tensor chip is equivalent to a 5 generation ago Qualcomm chip. Kind of sad
Does anyone know if this streamer outputs natively at 1440p?
I am having audio problems with the new Google Streamer and Tier 1 support was useless.
Did this drop a day early??
🤗😍 Nice! I love that the Google TV Streamer supports Matter smart home devices and AI
Only way I'll ever buy another one of these is if they put a web browser in it that works good
Can it output 120fps 4k through the HDMI 2.1? I know the basic Android TV interface doesn't allow that, but I was wondering if to ou could hit 4k 120fps while gaming streaming (like GeForce Now, Gamepass and more specifically Moonlight)
Did you ever find this out?
@@AmazingOrange87 on Android authoritie's video he replied saying that it can only output 4k 60fps. However, I'll dig it on Reddit to check if someone really tested this specific case
Because what is the point of having an HDMI 2.1?
Does it really support Apple TV as well? I have in the past bought a lot of movies through Apple TV, and if I cannot have these, it would be a dealbreaker 😢
The Apple TV app is available for Google TV and works on a chromecast if you mean that.
Looking good
Welp, just gonna have to wait for it to go on sale.
Pretty sure the internals are the greatest hardware change, not the remote.