![]() ![]() In all of these core regards, the Chromecast with Google TV is fantastic. You can't officially remap the Netflix button - but it's not hard to do it yourself, but if you press and hold on YouTube button, you can switch between opening the main YouTube app or YouTube TV, YouTube Kids, or YouTube Music. As someone that actively uses both services, I appreciate the quick access. Some people might hate having branded buttons like this, but I'm personally fine with it. Asisstant works much faster here than it has on previous Android TV boxes, and the contour of the Assistant button makes it easy to feel for even in the dark of your living room movie marathon.īy now, you've also probably noticed the YouTube and Netflix buttons. Just like all modern Android TV boxes and televisions, you'll also find a Google Assistant button that you can hold down to talk to the Assistant at any time. All of the buttons are very clicky, it is comfortable to hold (albeit a touch slippery), and you have power, input, and volume buttons for your TV thanks to HDMI-CEC and IR blaster configurations you can configure in Settings. Google did a phenomenal job with the remote. And this is the first-ever Chromecast with an explicit visual interface and a remote. Not only does your color choice determine the color of the Chromecast itself, but it also changes how the included remote looks, as well as the included batteries. Google offers three colors to choose from, including Snow, Sunrise, and Sky (aka white, pink, and blue). There's support for 4K streaming up to 60fps, HDR10 and HDR10+ are both supported, and you'll also find Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos. A USB-C port on the back connects to the included power cable, which then plugs into the AC adapter that powers the thing. The Chromecast itself is made out of matte plastic and connects to your TV with the attached HDMI cable. This isn't something you'll be actively looking at all the time, but Google did a good job of ensuring it looks nice and has all of the specs/features you could ask for in a 2021 media device. Let's start with the boring stuff first - the Chromecast's hardware. Functionally there's not a huge difference between a Chromecast and a Fire TV Stick now that Amazon has loosened the restrictions on streaming to its devices: both platforms enable you to stream from local devices to your TV and both have stacks of streaming apps in addition to their own services.Source: Joe Maring / Android Central (Image credit: Source: Joe Maring / Android Central) If you're not too bothered about which smart assistant your TV dongle has, I'd hang on for discounts and then go with whatever's cheapest. I've owned several Fire TV sticks and while the first few generations were rather underpowered that's not the case any more: they're fast, fluid and have all the key streaming apps. Those prices are without discounts, and I'd expect to see much better deals in the coming weeks and many more on Black Friday. At the time of writing Amazon UK is charging £49 for the Fire TV Stick 4K and £54.99 for the Fire TV Stick 4K Max in the US the 4K Max is $46. I've just chucked the current model into a price checking website and I've found multiple versions coming in at around 20% to 30% lower than the RRP, so it's coming in cheaper than the new model's price – and for the same money you're getting the full-fat 4K version, not the HD version.Īnd of course, there's Amazon to consider here too. Should you buy the Chromecast with Google TV (HD)?
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