Customer Ratings & Reviews

It works great! You can't watch your apps right off of the Chromecast or you can from your phone like you would with a older Chromecast I will get a lot. It works perfectly for everything. And the Google TV app that it comes with is also pretty cool. It actually has a couple Of live TV channels

I replaced an old chromecast with this, mainly for the 4k support. Surprisingly, the google tv support is outstanding, integrating all my streaming services with apps that blow away my samsung tv's apps. Tired of searching for something to watch separately on each service? This is the solution. I just searched for "Soul", and it took my straight to it via Disney+. The big con is that the remote only handles the chromecast, a tv, and an amp. If that's all you have, great. But if you have a cable box or anything else, it won't support it. Fortunately you can get a SofaBaton U1, which is truly universal for IR and bluetooth devices, including the chromecast, and it's inexpensive. Put together, they are amazing.

Amazing product. I love how you have access to all the streaming apps in one place

This is a great value for streaming. The remote will even control all the other smart devices in my home. I love it.

Google Chromecast has always been a great entry level device for streaming and many have liked that you can just cast from the phone. But there are those, myself included, who prefer a physical remote so the Chromecast was never an ideal solution. Enter the new Google TV Chromecast. While the remote is small and cheap feeling it does exactly as one would expect it to. I was able to program it to my Sonos Playbar and control the volume and it was also able to turn my TV on and off using ARC. The setup process is done through the Google Home app on your phone or other device. The interface is very simplistic yet informative. While it's not as quick as the Nvidia Shields Android TV interface it's still rather fluid. I was able to find any application I wanted to use including HBO Max. The only issue I have with this device is that it's WiFi only. You can make it hard wired up to 100Mbps but only if you purchase a $20 AC Wall adapter from Google. The ethernet port should have been included in the box which is why I docked a star.

We bought this to use instead of our Samsung Smart TV "Tizen" interface. Much faster and smoother than the Samsung UI and it makes it easier/faster to get to the shows we want to watch.

Great device. Will help those who don't have a smart TV. It is faster than Amazon Fire Stick 4k. The IU is really easy to navigate and looks great. Recommend to anyone trying to get smart dongle for the TV.

This is a great add to any tv especially if it has HDMI but not a smart TV. I first added one to my basement tv for our treadmill and overall it has been really good to have. Perfect for streaming from Android phone to tv. Google TV is ok but would be nice to see a better layout especially for YouTube. That app gets confusing with the YouTube music app if you are not streaming from your phone. I actually have this plugged into the one HDMI port on an older 24" tv and I am able to Bluetooth pair the audio to my connected Samsung HW-T550 soundbar as there is no other input/output to get sound from the TV to another device. In a nutshell, the Chromecast sends the video to the tv and the audio to the soundbar and that is really helpful. The one flaw, and to me it is a major one is that you still need to have a wall connection plug for the device. not sure why they cant make it so the USB port on a tv can power it but for an item so small it just adds another ugly wire out the back of the tv.

Love that this has a remote. it turns any basic tv into a smart TV. Google interface is great, and remote works well. This also is awesome if you have YYTV, makes it work like standard cable.

Chromecast with Google TV is easy to set up and brings all your TV and streaming apps and libraries together in one solution. The mote is easy to operate and has voice control. Its been working great so far!

I have both a Chromecast 4k device (for one week) and a Google TV (two Months). Pleased with both, especially since I am a Google/Nest home with Android cellphones. Had Roku TV's and devices for years before making this switch. Here is the difference between Roku and Google TV devices. Google is faster with more customizable. Roku is stable and consistent. Kinda like the difference between iPhone/IOS and Android phones. Both are great just depends what you value the most. If you want an experience that is straight forward, a bit walled off and works consistently with no fuss go with Roku. If you want fast, deep integration with other platforms and the ability to fully customize your experience and willing to put up with some technical difficulties occasionally then go for Google TV.

I bought this because my Samsung tv is a few years old, I couldn’t use a lot of streaming apps anymore, and my prime video always crashed. This is fast, smooth, and easy to navigate.

I love it. We had the original first generation Chromecast and this is a big step up. The remote and interface are easy to use and the added benefit of 4k support (when I get a 4k TV) will be great.

I just bought this, but it works great so far and has a key feature that the reviews and google info didn't make clear what the capabilities are. For the power, input, and volume buttons you can each set them to specific devices. Either through HDMI (CEC control, not familiar) or IR through the remote. This was important to me because I have a soundbar wired through optical. I used to have 3 remotes, a Roku, TV, and soundbar remote, now I just have 1, which IMO is worth $50 just on its own. One other cool feature, for at least Netflix, Google was able to port over my login from my google password sync. It didn't do that for the other services I use, but hopefully all of them adopt it because it was magical having it just work.

Picture quality was great. Easy to use. Not much faster than my Gen 1 Chromecast, but it looks and feels nice. :D

I have two of these in my house. Nice little smart tv add on if you don't have a smart TV or if you just don't like your TVs UI. Casting works well. I cast my Chrome tabs so we can watch movies that you might not find on other streaming platforms onto the TV.

This turns your smart TV into what you wish it should be. It's a full pledged Android device with custom UI. You can use BT and USB(with powered hub) peripherals, and the availability of many different app and some ability to customize the interface make it much more usable than smart tv interfaces or casting from your devices. The remote is pretty minimalist. I'd love it if they could incorporate small slide out keyboard. I just wish more app was available. You can sideload most of the Android apps, but to be able to install apps from play store, the devs have to make explicit support for Android TV platform, and many hasn't bothered to yet. All in all, a great addition to most TVs.

Phenomenal piece of tech Google has created. I purchased this for my father. We cut the cable a couple years ago and have been using YouTube TV and other streaming services. He was connecting his phone to his old chromecast which admittedly gets annoying for everything you do. But with this new Chromecast, everything is right there without the need of connecting your phone. Super easy to set up and navigate. The main screen provides so many recommendations from all the streaming services. It's just great. I highly recommend it to any and everyone that use chromecasts on their homes.

This is a great streamer for the price, my only complaint is it has such little internal storage so don't plan on loading a ton of apps, just the essentials. If you need more space/app support get the Nvidia shield tv. If money is no object, get the apple tv instead as it's by far my favorite streamer because it always works and is always fast, and has other perks other streamers still don't have. Apps can get janky on android tv devices and especially cheap FireTV sticks which makes them frustrating to deal with, and they tend to run sluggish/choppy.

Works better than Firestick and Roku - very fast. also intuitive