Customer Ratings & Reviews

Love this thing, and the price is really not bad either! It works well with all of my other Google Home devices and I’ve been able to easily connect my other streaming services with no issues. Live the remote style too, simple and easy to use, and voice control works good.

This is everything you could ever want from the Chromecast Experience. Its an updated chromecast with universal 4k and great audio codecs, and a sweet little remote that focuses on its smart assistant capability to become the best remote you could use. HIghly recommend.

Great for what it is. After using both Google TV and Apple tv, I think apple tv is definitely better and runs smoother, but it's also way more expensive. If you want a cheap steamin device I would say this is the best option or there. Better than roku or Amazon for sure.

This unit delivers the goods with Google TV. No issues with how many services it can connect to. And, it's quite fast and responsive. It would be a lot better, though, if the remote was bigger with buttons that say more - the icons are quite confusing, for example, the Power button is NOT for the Chromecast itself but for the TV. Also, when you first switch to the Chromecast input on the TV, the TV screen is blank, and it is unsure which button you need to press to wake up the Chromecast. I finally figured out I can just press the indented circle at the top. All of this could be helped with better instructions, but it comes only with a tiny booklet of how to connect it - and this booklet does not tell you the craziness you have to go through on-screen to get it fully configured and connected, including how you have to plug it into an actual wall power source rather than your TV's USB power - fortunately, I have an IT background so I could figure out what it wanted, but I pity the poor grandmothers of the world who try to install this on their own... Even so, once it is configured and connected, and once you figure out how to wake it up, it works like a charm...

This is an excellent device. It did take me a minute to setup, but once I got it connected to my wireless network, it functioned well. It's easy to use and nice to have access to everything in one place. And the remote is a good bonus.

I have been looking for an inexpensive replacement to a dying Nvidia Shield TV and finally settled on the Chromecast with Google TV, after trying both Fire TV and Apple TV devices. We use Youtube TV, which is neatly integrated into this device as a top level "Live" tab that lets you browse the channel guide without launching the app. The Chromecast also effortlessly sets up its remote to control your TV's power and volume, so you don't need to juggle multiple remotes just to start watching something. At half the price of some of the Apple TV and Fire TV devices, this is a great value.

Outstanding device and extremely easy to use! Can set up in any room with zero issues and allows you to stream any where/any time!! Upgraded from first generation and have no regrets, especially with the new controller that it comes with which makes everything simple!!

It’s a Big difference when you have access to a remote control. Although the remote looks and feel cheap. it lacks on sound quality, you have to keep on adjusting the volume every time the video plays an explosion or any other high volume sounds. It’s very easy to install and to use it’s features. If it wasn’t for the sound quality then it’ll had a 5 stars.

So much better and faster than the Amazon firestick. I wish I purchased this years ago. The Amazon firestick doesn't have that much space so apps load slowly, and sometimes they hang or crash while streaming. This google device gives you access to your Amazon account, so honestly, there's no reason to even own a crappy firestick. Love this device. The other thing that surprised me was the remote automatically synced with my Samsung tv and took over the volume and power buttons. With the firestick remote I had to buy some device called a sideclick attachment that snapped on. I had to manually program the sideclick remote with my tv remote for the buttons to sync with each other. Love my Google tv. Firestick is trash.

This Chromecast is the greatest thing since slice bread. I had the previous model and this one works so much better it's great that it has remote and it's voice activated there's so many much more functions I would definitely recommend this to my friends and family

Great way to make your older tv a bit smarter , once set up it can turn Your tv on and off with included remote or using Google home (voice) or app I currently have it on a 2020 Samsung tv on my back porch

This is a great upgrade to the previous Chromecasts where you could just cast to the dongle from your device. The Google TV UI integrates all your streaming choices together. The UI looks great and it's not sluggish at all. And, the remote is a great addition as well.

Like the new look, the remote makes it easy to use. Connects quickly and the picture is clear.

I bought this as there was a deal to get 3 months of YouTube tv for half price. Its very fast and I like the feature that I can see contents from all streaming services on a single screen and I don't have to switch between services to watch.

Much awaited improvement to the original Chromecast. The addition of Google TV and the remote is a game changer that makes the device so much easier to use. Seeing all your shows and watchlist items in a single view makes choosing what to watch so much easier.

The new Chromecast is wonderful. It includes a remote control , it makes everything easier to use in living room which the previous version could not. The Chromecast is better to carry on for my vacation. I can see Netflix and YouTube everywhere.

A truly great streaming device which update have the potential to make even better. I've used this with a USB-C hub and connected a USB gamepad and ethernet for playing Asphalt 8, and I can connect bluetooth headphones in the settings and watch a program without disturbing others. I'm not a fan of the way it advertises services to which you don't subscribe, so I've mostly been running this new Chromecast in "app-only" mode so that it lets me just jump to the service I want to use. It's unfortunate that as of yet, it doesn't work with multiple Google accounts but it seems like that may be in the works. The handheld remote is very nice, although the TV input button doesn't work with my LG TV so I still need to keep my TV remote close by to switch to HDMI. You can also download Google's Android TV remote app if the Chromecast remote is out of reach and you have a pet on your lap and don't want to get up.

Really solid alternative to an AppleTV, or a Roku, etc. I'd say the Firestick is better in terms of its usability and interface, but since this includes Chromecast functionality, it is better. I expected it to be a bit quicker and more responsive, but it works well enough. The best part about this vs. a regular ol' Chromecast is the vast majority of apps, including being able to download and use a web browser, eliminating the need to Cast certain content. The only negative is you need to use an outlet to power this vs the built-in USB ports found on most TVs like you can use with standard non GoogleTV chromecasts.

Easy to set-up and use. While I prefer my AppleTV 4K over the Chromecast, the price makes it a great value for additional TV's in the house for which I do not want to spend the extra money for the Apple device.

I've used many other streaming devices and none of them was perfect. I was hoping the new chromecast with google tv (terrible name by the way) would solve all of the issues I've had with other boxes, but it's not quite there yet. On paper the googletv sounds great. 4k 60fps Dolby Vision w/ Atmos? Fantastic. Unfortunately there are plenty of bugs that prevents this from being the perfect streaming device, and frankly the main bug is almost a deal breaker. See that 4k 60fps? Yeah you can't actually get that in any app other than youtube. Why? Because the highest the googletv will allow you to set your display is at 4k 30fps. That's just the highest setting for some reason. And unfortunately when set this as your resolution it locks the frame rate to 30fps. Even if you're watching sports streaming at 60fps, or a youtube video, or a twitch stream - it doesn't matter. The google tv locks you to that 30fps for some reason. The workaround, such as it is, involves you setting your resolution to 1080p @60fps. This will correctly display everything at the correct framerate. 24p content plays at 24p, 30 fps at 30, 50 at 50, and 60 at 60. The youtube app will, funnily enough, correctly display 4k at 60fps while set to 1080. I'm assuming this has something to do with the way youtube handles resolution since there are so many on the platform. But all of the other apps are limited to 1080p unless you change it back. So what does all this mean? If you're big into sports/esports or plan on streaming games through steam link or other means, you will have to choose between high resolution (4k) or high framerate (60fps). Outside of youtube you can't have both. To make matters worse it's not enough to just change your settings either. Let's say you're on 1080p so you can get the high frame rate. Then you want to watch a 4k movie on netflix, so you change the settings to 4k 30. When you go back to netflix it will still only stream at 1080p. You have to manually restart the google tv in order for the new resolution to take effect. And when you want your high framerate back? Same thing. Requires a restart. This is completely ridiculous and google needs to fix it fast. Aside from the framerate issues there are other problems as well. CEC is often broken and there's no rhyme or reason to it. CEC is what allows you to control all of your connected AV devices with a single remote. It's great when it works, but for whatever reason when I power off my home theater my tv stays on. This wasn't the case for the first two days of using my google tv. It shut everything down correctly when I hit the power button, but not anymore. For two days now I have to reach for the TV remote to manually shut it off because CEC decided it needed a break. This is another very annoying bug, mostly because I hate remote clutter, and the promise of using a single remote to control all of my devices without dropping a ton of money on a harmony hub or something similar seemed like a no brainer. But CEC is just a mess right now. Not entirely google's fault as CEC hasn't ever been perfect due to the ever changing HDMI standards. Still, you should know. Other cons? There are apps missing you might not expect. There's no AT&T TV app natively supported for android tv devices, though you can sideload one if you know what you're about. Still annoying. Same with other networks. Annoying. So what's good about it? Everything else as it turns out. The google tv switches very quickly between different dynamic ranges - whether SDR, HDR 10, or DV the switch is practically instantaneous. This is a huge problem on other streaming devices, but simply not an issue here. Streams at 1080p and above look outstanding, particularly 4k DV content, and the google tv also supports a wide range of audio formats, including ATMOS. Can confirm that 4k DV w/ ATMOS is working flawlessly on this device. That's a big win. Unfortunately many apps don't yet support DV or ATMOS outside of netflix. Even when these same apps (Disney+) support Dolby Vision and ATMOS on other platforms (ATV, Roku) they won't necessarily here. It's strange. So in conclusion? The chromecast with google tv (seriously GOOGS just call it google tv instead of this clunky name) has a lot of promise, but a lot of those promises remain unfulfilled. No framerate switching makes watching content the "correct" way a chore, a limited app library might mean you miss some programming that you're paying for, and CEC control is all over the shop. The google tv does allow sideloading of apps which is a nice bonus if you have the know-how and/or are comfortable following online tutorials. I do love the level of control you have over the device, it's infinitely customizable, right down to the default launcher. Still these shortcomings would make this one tough to recommend to someone with a diverse media diet looking for a simple plug and play device. If you watch content at different framerates (sports/esports/youtube) and care about them displaying correctly, you should pass. if you only really watch tv/movies? This is probably ok. As a 1080p streamer this is easily the best solution out there, as long as it has all of the apps you want. But for all-around use? I want to love the google tv, but I don't. Not yet. Hopefully the platform matures a bit in the coming months