Google TV Streamer REVIEW: The new GOLD standard?

Google has never launched a high-end streaming box before. Up until now, we’ve had Chromecast dongles of varying levels of power, but nothing that would even come close to something like a Roku Ultra, Apple TV 4K, or NVIDIA Shield. Now, though, we have the Google TV Streamer, the company’s first attempt at a high-end streaming box. How does it stack up?

00:00 - RIP Chromecast
00:31 - Google TV Streamer is VERY different
02:06 - Setting up the Google TV Streamer
02:47 - Ethernet vs Wi-Fi
03:12 - New remote, voice commands, other features
04:45 - Specs and new hardware
05:58 - Google Home app
06:56 - Screensavers and AI features
08:33 - Doorbell notifications
09:08 - Better than NVIDIA Shield TV?
10:35 - Should you upgrade?
11:08 - What I wish were different

#google #googletv #androidtv #madebygoogle #googletvstreamer #chromecast

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[AndroidAuthority]

What do you all think of the Google TV Streamer? 👀

[greatstoneplanet]

I'll stick with my existing Chromecasts until Google somehow bricks them "by accident."

[AirJordanDCH]

They should keep the Chromecast line since it's only 50$

[oconnorjames]

I think I'll retire my streaming devices and upgrade to a DVD player.

[blaster]

I like how Chromecast hides behind the TV, I'm not a fan of this being front and centre. That space is exclusively reserved for my speaker bar

[TerranViceGrip]

Give me a shield 2, everything just sucks.

[tsukkiamaru]

Definitely better to get the Onn 4K Pro. Basically the same thing for half the price.

[ScottJPowers]

I think they should keep a basic and low cost chromecast for a cheap, simple, and easy way to get media from your phone/tablet or PC onto your TV.

[LoveStallion]

I have a Shield and I don't love it just for its extra capabilities, I love it because it's nearly 8 years old and is still faster than this brand-new streamer from Google.

[evanmiller]

So you are basically saying, yeah I think replacing 3 or 4 Chromecasts w/ Google TV with a Google TV Streamer are worth replacing because the new one is a little smoother of an experience. That is a terrible argument. Spending hundreds of dollars to swap these out in my house seems very silly. Nothing game changing here. My remotes work just fine. While Matter is supported, many hardware manufacturers still leave some of the experience on the cutting room floor if you don't buy their bridges. Poor reasoning here buddy.

[Techrodd]

5:33 please mute the hey google, it prompted mine 🤣

[pjanosik]

I wish cable TV and IPTV providers, such as OrangeTV in Europe would adopt this as their main box. Having some garbage like the Arris vip 4302 is ridiculous in 2024.

[Zoazta]

Google Chromecast with Google TV 4K are still doing the job for me, so I think I stick with it for at least one more generation. Maybe be this if it gets on stupid low sale.

[ishimarukenta]

Nothing about whether there's passthrough audio in Plex or other apps? I was hoping you'd touch on that since you have a separate receiver. :(

[philbranagan]

Cool review. It costs twice as much as the Onn TV 4K Pro, is it worth the extra $50?

[gonnermalegs]

Upgrading to this from the Chromecast with Google TV and am so excited! I ran out of that 8gb of storage surprisingly quickly with only a dozen apps. But it supportsa USB C hub with micro SD card slot. Which i assume the Streamer does too.

Wish they would have thrown a Tensor G1 in the Steamer!

[OledBurnInKing]

With the nvidia shield, you can plug in a hard drive or ssd with your own movies and games to play on the nvidia shield. This video does not mention anything about plugging in a usb c dock and use a usb hub to expand the storage with an external storage device with the newer google streaming device, the chrome cast devices can already expand the storage when using a usb c hub from the chrome cast usb c port.

[bigredwag]

Rookie move not editing out or muting the "hey Google" command!

[jasonwierek]

Gonna hold off for the next Nvidia Shield whenever it launches. I don't think this thing as audio passthrough for both DTS and Dolby.

[chien-kaikevinma]

My family just upgraded from 1st gen Chromecast to ChromeCast with Google TV. It is already snappy enough.