Customer Ratings & Reviews

Nothing wrong with the product it’s Best Buy that is horrible. I ordered this product online for delivery to my address. They shipped it to another address in another county and I have yet to get a refund for the product.

Just average. I still take Nvidia Shield Pro any day. Much better and faster than this google device. Also the remote build quality is not great.

Meh. I expected a whole lot more than I got. Outdated chip and lackluster performance. NVidia Shield, a 5 year old piece of equipment works better.

Completely overpriced. Terrible customer service support. I wouldn’t recommend this product to anyone because the remote is just too tiny to use. It’s ok but the storage capacity is terrible it should be at least 64 or 128 GB of storage space not 32 GB. For the amount of money google id asking for it lacks both storage space and the remote control is so small the remote control needs to made bigger especially if you have big hands.

This thing is pure trash and I'm pretty sure it's compromised as well considering there's someone else's continue watching and there's no way to delete continue watching even though they insist there is, they say it can do things that there's no way it can do and doesn't is false advertisement and janky, don't waste your time and energy much less your money. get an Amazon fire stick instead or just a good Smart TV, you don't need this

Other than the Google Home aspect, this device is no better than what is installed on my TV. This would be great for an older TV.

No better than built in smart tv functions, and I have a 5 year old Samsung. Searches do nothing other than refer you to YouTube videos, recently watched works occasionally, recommendations are only made for Google services and Netflix, request to play music from a real Google assistant device to the Streamer launch some music streaming thing instead of Spotify or Pandora.

Cannot run any surround sound through, and even when you turn surround sound off, it glitches out and cuts audio so much a movie or show is not even watchable.

I had nothing but high hopes for this even replace my Roku that had no issues handus for about a month or so then all the sudden none of the apps load up

Absolute garbage. Wouldn't connect through wifi OR ethernet.

I was very excited to replace my aging NVidia Shield Pro with this new device. However, after hours of testing, wiring, rewiring, resetting, etc. I came to the conclusion that it doesn't want to work with certain surround sound formats. E.g. I would play a movie on the Fandango at Home app on my Shield with full Dolby Digital, turn everything off, unplug it and connect the Google TV Streamer to the same HDMI cable, turn everything on and when I start the same movie in the same app I get PCM on my AV receiver. I finally went online and found multiple posts, both on the Google support site and Reddit forums where people came to the same conclusion. Even the specs comparison on Google show the previous Chromecast device has "Dolby-encoded audio (HDMI passthrough)" but the streamer has "Dolby Atmos" which basically means it does not have HDMI passthrough. I am returning this ... can't go back to watching Interstellar and Dune in stereo!

Audio cutting out on surround sound and it’s been an issue since day 1 and google hasn’t fix. They’ve released a patch update 2 days ago which I’ve installed but did not fix the issue.

As with any new device, there are a few problems with the Goggle Streamer. It likes to lock up on start up and had lost wi-fi connection twice. I purchased this item two weeks ago and I am ready for a upgrade already. lol I would not recommend this item to someone who is not comfortable with rebooting and wi-fi connection issues. I love the menu and other items on the streamer. I would have thought Goggle would have done a better job before dumping it on the market for us to fix.

Google's latest streaming device, the Google TV Streamer (4K), offers a significant upgrade for $99. It boasts a sleek, compact design and a noticeable performance boost over its predecessor, thanks to increased memory and storage. It delivers a smooth user experience with an intuitive interface, a redesigned remote, and support for 4K HDR, Dolby Vision, and Dolby Atmos. Ethernet connectivity ensures reliable streaming, and its deep integration with Google Home, including Matter and Thread support, makes it a powerful smart home hub. The Google TV Streamer (4K) is a compelling choice for those seeking a premium streaming experience with enhanced performance and smart home capabilities. The design itself is sleek and will fit most every home or room design. The remote is not overly complex, and also allows you to setup a favorites button for an app you use the most (if you so choose). Overall, I will be making this my everyday streaming device due to its performance and overall easy of use. Love this thing!

Software kept giving errors. Set up fine at first, then 3 weeks later stopped working. Returned product and bought Apple TV instead. I know that will work glitch free

Besides the software and google home app being a nightmare to use, the remote control buttons get stuck when pressing them. Very cheap feeling expiernce.

Wouldn't recommend to friends in it's current state. I really wanted to love this and swap out my Nvidia Shield but the voice sync issue after only a few minutes to hr of watching anything is very noticable and off-putting. I hope they fix this and I will re purchase.

The performance is a welcome improvement, but there is terrible audio lag that cant be resolved. The audio sync issue seems to grow over time, and gets worse the longer the device is powered on. Google is not being very responsive to reports of the issue, so i'm leaving a one star review to try and dissuade others from buying it until the problems are resolved, if they are ever resolved.

Does not support audio pass through and browsing speed is less than fast, really can’t replace nvidia shield

The Google TV Streamer is the successor to the Chromecast with Google TV. The one I have came in the color Google calls Porcelain. Its more of a off white or very light cream color. The remote is same. The remote feels good in hand. Nice layout and buttons feel solid with a satisfying click when pressing. No hdmi cable included so make sure you have another one laying around. Power is a regular usb to usb-c with a small power brick. At the time of writing this it comes out of the box with latest version Android 14. Has access to every streaming app you can think of. Has total of 32gb of internal storage with 26gb usable for apps. Plenty of space for a streaming device. Its snappy. Moving around the menus and loading/exiting apps is smooth. I didn't notice any lag like some of the streaming stick devices have. If you have ever used Android TV or Google TV then you will be right at home. If not its pretty easy to get use to. I personally prefer Google TV over other TV OS platforms such as Fire TV, Roku, Tizen, etc. Supports 4k video at 60fps along with every HDR format. Also a handful of audio formats including Dolby Atmos. And for bluetooth it supports version 5.1. It supports wifi 4 and 5 but not 6, 6e, or 7. I can see it not supporting the 6Ghz bands but in 2024 it should at least have regular wifi 6 support. I find this a very odd choice. Maybe its a limitation of the processor its using? It does have a gigabit ethernet port though which is a nice addition. Although I prefer to use the built in wifi. The wifi has been solid. I've had no issues with it dropping or buffering on my wifi 5. The Google home integration is a great little add-on I haven't seen elsewhere. There is a home preview menu option in settings which allows me to use some of my devices in my Google home including viewing my nest doorbell, nest cameras, thermostat, and lights. You can also get popup notifications on display if someone rings the doorbell. I am not able to do this on my TVs internal Google TV install so this is a welcome feature you get by using this device. You can also ask the built in Google assistant to view your nest cameras. Did I mention this has Google Assistant and a mic built into the remote. Some reasons someone would want this: Turn your non-smart TV into a smart TV Make your older smart TV faster Move from other streaming platform to Google TV platform Want the latest and best Google TV Want Google Home integration on your TV They could have added a better processor and latest wifi standards but then it would have cost more. So this is a nice middle ground on specs and price. I'm thinking this falls more in line with a mid to mid-high tier streaming device. Better than all those steaming sticks out there. Overall I really like it. This is a great choice for anyone who wants Google TV or just flat out needs a solid streaming device. Also if you have nest doorbell or cameras this is a great addition to that ecosystem as well.