TV Streamer 4K - Fast Streaming Entertainment on Your TV with Voice Search Remote - Watch Movies, Shows, Live TV, and Netflix in 4K HDR - Smart Home Control - 32 GB of Storage - Porcelain

Really great device. We are so happy that we purchased it. Our 2021 Samsung QLED has received a new lease of life. It can now accommodate more apps, including the ones you need, and will last longer. The picture quality also seems to be improved. The device doesn't noticeably heat up, and it works quickly and smoothly.

I like my Google tv streamer. It has free live tv, lots of movies and chrome cast built-in. The device's response is pretty snappy and works perfectly well. Setup is very easy with the home app, although I prefer to use the GOOGLE TV app. Great device.

I've had the Chromecast with remote since Google sent me a free one roughly 5 years ago. That one was great but I've been experiencing issues recently so I decided to upgrade. Given that I enjoy the Google tv experience I bought the Google streamer, which is fantastic. Lag between apps and channels no longer exists, and the upgraded hdmi port provides greater detail and screen quality. It's a little investment, but I watch a lot of TV and this is still less than (and in my opinion better than) the apple TV streamer.

fast and that alone makes it worth the upgrade from whatever outdated box you are currently using. I was running an old Roku that took forever to load apps and buffer content. This Google TV Streamer is a different experience entirely. Apps launch quickly, navigation is smooth, and 4K content streams without hiccups or constant buffering wheels. The interface is clean and actually makes sense. Everything is organized in a way that helps you find what you want to watch without digging through endless menus. The recommendations are decent and it pulls content from all your streaming services into one place. No more jumping between apps trying to remember where that show you wanted to watch actually lives.Picture quality is sharp and the 4K output looks great on my TV. HDR content pops the way it should and colors look accurate. If you have a nice TV, you want a streaming device that can actually take advantage of it. This one does. No point having a 4K television if your streaming box is bottlenecking the quality.The remote is simple and comfortable to hold. Voice search works well when you do not feel like typing out show names with the on screen keyboard. Just hold the button, say what you want, and it finds it. Faster than scrolling through letters one at a time.Google ecosystem integration is a plus if you use other Google services. It ties into your account and syncs nicely with everything else. Casting from your phone works seamlessly. If someone sends you a video link, you can throw it up on the TV in seconds without any complicated setup. Setup took maybe ten minutes. Plug it in, connect to wifi, sign into your accounts, and you are streaming. No technical knowledge required, no confusing configuration screens. It just works right out of the box which is exactly what you want from something like this. For anyone still using an older streaming device that feels sluggish and outdated, this is the upgrade. Fast, clean interface, great picture quality, and reliable performance. It does everything a streaming device should do and does it well. My TV finally feels like it is living up to its potential.

This is my first tv streaming stick, I'm not very tech savvy, and I've only been using this for a month, so please take this review with these caveats in mind. I love this little unit. According to my scant research it's more expensive compared to earlier versions of the Google Chromecast streamer and some other streamers, but for me it's not outrageously andor prohibitively expensive. It breathes new life into my old tv and makes this purchase well worth the price. My tv is from 2007 and is 1080p hd but has no wifi. This streamer does everything I want to do well (stream YouTube, Netflix, Prime, etc.) and more. The more includes. 1. Relatively easy to set up. It's nice that Google includes a printed instruction guide. NB I use the word "guide" and not "instruction manual" because the actual instructions are literally 2 very small pages long, 1 with very limited instructions and the other with a diagram identifying the various buttons. But that's really all you need because the set up process is pretty user-friendly. 2. Remote, cursor moving, selection, and response are super fast (unlike my old streaming bluray player). Please note that I have it wired directly into my router with an ethernet cable, which to me is much better than relying on a wifi connection. I don't know how responsive it is using wifi. 3. There are 2 buttons on the remote specifically for YouTube and Netflix. This makes for quick and easy access to what for many people are the 2 most used streaming services. There is a 3rd button that is customizable, but I haven’t set it up yet. 4. Zero lag when streaming, even though I have a dsl (15 mgbs) internet connection. Again, please note that this is using a wired ethernet connection between the unit and my router. 5. Comes pre-installed with Google FreePlay, kind of like (very limited) cable tv for poor people because there is no monthly charge. More than a hundred free tv channels with at times admittedly out of date content, but hey it's free. And much of the content is not out of date. 6. You can add apps to the unit (unlike my old streaming bluray player). Haven't tried deleting any. I don't know how many apps you can add before using up the 32gb storage, but I assume it’s a lot. 7. I'm sure there are other things to like about this streamer but I don't know what they are yet. 8. Nitpicks: At the present time (February 2026) this streamer is only available in the colors white and light gray. Google calls the light gray color "hazel", which is a shade of very light green, but it looks light gray to me. Now, I actually like the light gray color, but all my other audiovisual gear is black, so it would be nice if this streamer was available in black. 9. Another nitpick is that the remote does not identify itself at all, no Google tv streamer labeling or Google logo, nothing. I guess Google is quite partial to absolutely bare minimum minimalist design. My other remotes are clearly labeled with their brand AND the device they control (tv, bluray, av receiver). 10. Both the voice control and voice response are super annoying to me, and they’re a bit of a pain to turn off. Took some searching to find the correct setting buried in the menu. I assume that some people like voice control and response, which is why Google included them as a feature. I wish they were easier to turn off.

Zero issues, works wonderfully! Easy set up and perfect streaming. The only thing I'm not crazy about is that the charging cable is white, and everything else is grey (including the batteries- weird)

I've got the latest, most powerful version of streaming hardware from both Apple TV and Google TV. And goodness gracious, is Google far better. First of all, the home screen is genuinely interesting. Everything I might want to watch is already there. A movie I'm thinking about is just five clicks away. I don't even have to search for everything. It reads my mind. A mix of YouTube recommendations and movies recommendations. So spot on. I've found great shows I like to watch. It's just amazing. Apple, on the other hand, gives you absolutely nothing but a grid of apps. You have to open up each app individually to see their own recommendations. Please, it would be much better to aggregate recommendations across services into one beautiful user interface the way it is on Google TV OS. Also, this may be controversial, I find the remote control design for Google TV OS far, far better. First of all, it has a built-in light and speaker for when you are trying to find it. So useful! The Apple TV OS remote does not have a light or a speaker or Precision Finding, so it's nearly impossible to find and much easier to lose due to it being much, much thinner. It will slide into crevices. Also, the Apple TV remote control has a very finicky trackpad that's unnecessary. The Google TV OS remote control does use disposable batteries. That could be a tiny bit disappointing compared to a rechargeable one. It is still overall better designed because it's more ergonomic. And I do use the hotkey buttons for YouTube and Netflix. The way they implement hotkeys is actually rather nice when usually- these hotkeys for apps are just a crowded obnoxious mess on most other TV remote controls. Where Apple TV has clear benefits is if you are interested in activities besides video consumption, because the Apple TV is also capable of playing some mobile games, and some Apple Arcade games with a connected controller. It is also capable of syncing to your Apple Watch and doing follow-along workout videos with Apple Fitness. Neither of these extra-curricular activities interest me, and I'm still going to go to the Google TV OS because its YouTube app is far more functional. Videos will auto-play when you hover the cursor over them. This is not a fact on Apple TV OS. Also, Google TV OS has a much more versatile option for keyboards. The Apple TV OS linear keyboard all in one row is maddening! On top of being forced to use Apple's dictation model that has always been far inferior to Google's speech-to-text model. Volume control is another interesting aspect because Google TV OS shows you a representation with numbers 0 to 100, so you can really dial that into exactly what you want. Apple TV OS, on the other hand, just has a sliding bar similar to how it looks on iPhone. There's no numbers. Ridiculous for a television.

I'm honestly not as impressed with this product as I thought I would be. Being dubbed THE 'OFFICIAL unofficial Google Guy' on my social accounts and well known for my insane affinity towards Google and Google products, including participation as a trusted tester, developer, Cloud innovator, Local guide and level 8 reviewer, Google Business & Workspace partner as well as diehard Pixel Superfan and Certified Devices Expert... Let's just say I should be loving this. When in reality I'm ambivalent. First, let me say that I don't technically need the streamer because I do have a smart television in my LG TV, which, in my opinion holds the greatest webos over any company offering a streaming plug-in device comparing the overall UI/UX, overall ability, performance, etc. Previously I had a Chromecast with Google TV Second generation dongle plugged in where I now have my Google Streamer. I still have another Chromecast with Google TV dongle in my bedroom television and in my office television I have an original third generation Chromecast. These devices I am holding on to like their gold because while not many people may realize this, Google is no longer going to produce the Chromecast in any shapewear form even in its most recent incarnation as the "with Google TV" dongle and has in fact replaced the entire line with this single device we have in the Google TV Streamer. I have to say it is a bold move to make considering the device retails for $100 and rarely goes on sale and now Google is is pushing themselves out of a Market space by offering only one expensive option when ONN (Walmart) offers these identical technology in an Android TV Streamer retailing for only $50 and continues to produce the 4K and HD plug-in versions of there streaming devices equipped with Google cast and fully integratable in Google home. Naturally there's also Roku, Amazon Fire and even Tivo. If you're feeling extra curious and want to fiddle around with complicated, inconsistent connectivity and performance severely lacking, you could also opt for the more recent Xumo TV box, offered through various home internet providers as a streaming alternative to their cable packages. Xumo is also a webos independent of streaming devices and comes equipped in various smart TVs including the one I recently purchased for my office and thoroughly regret. Xumo TV makes it difficult to cast from external devices to the TV, the overall interface is confusing and ridiculous, starting with a fact of that will begin your journey. Are you with every single application available already pre-installed for you to use?. There is no need to install uninstall. However, I find their app, library and availability very lacking compared to others such as Google TV, Fire TV or Roku. The big seller for the Google TV streamer is the fact that you can plug in an ethernet connection for Maximum speeds and highest quality streaming. In theory, this is somewhat rationally argued. However, if your streamer is not connected to your Wi-Fi via the same connection you would utilize on your phone or other devices, then you don't have the ability to control the streamer or use the Google cast capabilities available and less you switch from the hardwired connection to the Wi-Fi. This begs the question why would you switch back and forth especially when Google is pushing. Hard to integrate Google home into Google TV and currently has a dedicated panel available for use in viewing any cameras, lights, environment devices like your thermostat, and the various smart speakers and other devices you have attached into Google home. These don't communicate in the same way utilizing the ethernet as it does the Wi-Fi. In fact, one of my favorite features in my Pixel 8 Pro quick settings menu is the ability to quickly drop down and hit TV remote, thereby allowing me to increase or decrease volume on the TV change channels. Do anything I can do with the remote itself but on my phone. So currently I have mine hooked up but I am not using the ethernet. I have mine connected to my whole home mesh Wi-Fi system that I have everything else attached to so that it'll communicate nicely and as it should. Overall the visual and audio quality is advertised to be greater and more crisp and clear than the previous generation Google TV devices, however, I don't notice a difference in the quality whatsoever. Granted I have a wonderful entertainment system with a smart TV. Big screen that comes standard with Dolby vision and is equipped with Dolby Atmos in the native internal speakers themselves but I also have a 3.1 channel. LG soundbar with subwoofer attached via HDMI ARC for added enhanced sound quality. Couple that with the fact that I have two Google Nest audio speakers mounted on the wall of the TV and to Google Nest audio speakers behind the boundary of the living room entering into our dining area - all speakers naturally connected in Google home for speaker pairs to act as 360° fully immersive Dolby Atmos level surround sound easily available through the speaker group functionality in the Google home app and you could say I'm a little spoiled on my tastes for audio as it is already. The streamer itself has not taken away any quality whatsoever and if anything I feel it does work a little faster which makes sense being it as an extra gig of RAM to its system specs. I will say that I enjoy this remote way more than the previous generation remotes. The previous generations were small and clumsy in your hand. Utilized a volume up and down button on the side of the remote which to this day still confuses me. The new remote has a simple interface with a home button back button. A button dedicated for speaking to assistant/gemini a mute button, two dedicated buttons for channel. Quick launching of YouTube or Netflix. This remote offers the volume up down buttons on the front of the remote interface and ends at the bottom with the power button and alternately from its previous generations instead of including a button for toggling between sources attached to your system they're simply a star. This being your personal button you can utilize for anything you choose, you can program it to a specific streaming service. You can program it to a specific task. Currently I have my button set so when I push it, my Google TV immediately pulls up the live feed from my front Google video doorbell. Not necessarily pressing necessity for the usage of this button considering I also have the option to allow the live feed to pop-up automatically whenever anyone pushes the doorbell, but I'm enjoying it because in my case, for some reason since I've moved to my current location, people don't seem to use the doorbell. If they acknowledge anything they may but it seems rare that people push the doorbell here, so it's nice to be able to quickly look out And see what's going on. All in all, I do not have a lot of complaints for the Google TV streamer. It has great functionality. The interface is easy to understand and navigate and I feel anyone could easily adapt to it coming from a different branded streaming device or webos. It offers high speeds 4K Dolby Vision resolution with Dolby Atmos and DTX capabilities - all naturally falling into place with your televisions actual capability. For instance, if your television does not allow 4K resolution? Or if the best level of audio would simply be basic stereo you shouldn't expect to plug this in and receive the advanced innovative technology behind the picture and sound because your hardware is incapable of receiving it. So if you're looking for a boost overall, it may be time to look for a upgrade on your television - personally, I am a huge fan of LG and recommend them wholeheartedly for television and sound in general. You can look through any third party consumer reports or research in comparing various brands TVs 4. Picture quality and sound quality and time and again you will see the same results - fact is LG is King when it comes to sound! That's not an opinion. That is space statement and a fact. Equally crystal clear is the resolution visually output from their variety of television specific lines, and budget based decision. I have a 55-in LG ThinQ That's currently almost 3 years old and still looks sounds and operates like it's right out the package. I recommend a ThinkQ enabled set for numerous reasons but a big one being the smart remote you receive which is insanely useful beyond a belief. But also the companion app for your smartphone allows further customization and currently LG has adjusted their home screen to include a Smart Home Hub that can be controlled right on your television screen. I will say it's false functionality works better than Google's. However, Gemini's capability will be dropping this fall to all Google home devices and it's then when we'll see the best experience from Google for a complete seamlessly integrated experience. All this said I do recommend the streamer simply because I am a fan of Google and I believe in the quality of their products as well as the function and longevity behind them. The only thing that bothered me in purchasing this streamer was the packaging. Am a packaging geek which stems from my background in PR and marketing. But I love the packaging in Google products. It's high quality durable. It's in experience to open a Google package and be presented with your product. This time it was very cheaply done and it bothered me greatly that they do not include an HDMI cable with the streamer. Now since the dawn of time and the very first device released from Google, they solidified their reputation as being the the brand for plug and Play functionality. You can see this easily echoed in the Chromecast or Chromecast with Google TV that easily plugs into your television on its own or with any of their products. But here we have $100 streamer and they failed to include an HDMI cord- this piece hardware being the most important in being able to actually use the streamer and see the communication from it to the television. So this streamer is not plug& Play in my opinion and the way I see it. I almost feel like they've abandoned the Chromecast and simply rushed this product to the market as an easy replacement. As I said, I recommend it because it's Google, but I'm still very ambivalent about this device and the only reason I actually purchased it was because my previous Chromecast with Google TV went on the fritz and stopped working after years of use. And although they display The Chromecast in the Google store it's conveniently out of stock. Google has officially stated this streamer will take the place of previous Google TV and Chromecast devices. Personally, after a couple weeks of use I think that they're making a big mistake and I just might look for a Chromecast from a third party seller. But time will tell. I hope this helps in some way for someone out there that's unsure. I would offer the advice of checking out the ONN streamer that retails for half the price of the Google version to see if you vibe well with the interface and functionality. The only thing I will say about ONN is I have a ONN Android TV box that's only a couple years old that I decided to try in my own testing comparison and it's immediately obvious that ONN devices are essentially Google devices manufactured through Walmart and simply rebranded. They're that close in every way possible. That said, the only place I ran into trouble with my ONN streaming device was in being able to properly utilize the speaker groups in Google home app. This is an ability where you can combine devices in Google home such as your TV and whatever smart speakers you may have or streaming device to create a speaker group- As I mentioned, I have a speaker group that connects my living room TV with separate Nest audio speakers for a surround sound Insanity. That works really well and can even be utilized on certain gaming consoles if you know what you're doing connection wise... But on ONN I wasn't able to connect the streaming device to a speaker group or speaker pair at all. This is something that may have been fixed. I don't know. I'm just simply putting it out there. But if you're like me and planning to upgrade your pixel phone to the new 10 Pro XL, you can do so in the Google store where you'll get $300 in credit To spend in store as well as trade-in value if you have one. I mentioned this because while I love the Google store, it's not somewhere you shop everyday. So for them to offer store credit as a deal is a little annoying to me but I get it. Personally I could use a new thermostat so not mad about it. But right there you could get one for basically free. Just a thought. I look forward to reading others reviews here too to see what your thoughts are on this device.