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The old Chromecast couldn't compete with that. Google needed to do this to be competitive with Roku, which sells a similar streaming stick, remote, and OS setup for $30. Hey, Google, how about a quietly updated 4K model with more storage and AV1 support?
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That's before they even touch the Play Store and the allure of third-party Android games or apps.
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Updates for the packed-in applications can quickly fill up the device, and users constantly have to deal with full storage problems. This wants to be an Android device, but it only has 8GB of storage, which is nowhere near enough even if you download zero apps. It's hard to expect this to be solved in the cheap version, but storage is a major problem for the Chromecast with Google TV. Earlier reports of this indicated that it used an Amlogic S805X2 SoC (12 nm, four Cortex A35 cores), which would give it the interesting wrinkle of supporting Google's new AV1 video codec, something that is missing from the 4K version. Google hasn't posted a full spec sheet but confirms the dongle only has 1.5GB of RAM, while the 4K version has 2GB. Just like the 4K version, the HD Chromecast with Google TV supports 802.11ac (aka Wi-Fi 5) and uses a USB-C port for power. It can still receive a media stream, turn on the TV, and start playing, all without needing to find the remote. If you aren't interested in any of that, the Google TV still acts exactly like the Chromecast did when you press a Chromecast button in an app.
The Chromecast with Google TV is a full TV OS, with a home screen, Play Store access, user accounts, and scrolling lists of apps, games, and content. The initial versions were dead-simple streaming sticks that were only able to receive content from a phone and had no UI themselves.
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Google TV is Google's new version of Android TV and represents a major upgrade in capabilities for the Chromecast. They look the same, they have the same remote, and they run the same software. So that's one store listing with two different sizes, which communicates that these two devices have only minor differences. Today, Google made that rumored Google TV pivot official and introduced the "Chromecast with Google TV (HD)." The original 4K, $49.99 version of the Chromecast with Google TV was announced in 2020, and now when you go to check out in the Google Store, there's a "screen resolution" option for "4K" (still $49.99) or the new "HD" version for $29.99. Read FlatpanelsHD's in-depth Chromecast with Google TV review for more information.Google's 4-year-old base-model Chromecast is getting a big upgrade. It can be connected to any TV with HDMI and can be controlled with TV's remote control if the TV supports HDMI CEC – or vice versa.
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Google is planning to introduce additional features through software and server-side updates in the future including user profiles and personal watchlists.Ĭhromecast with Google TV supports 4K Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos streaming. However, some features may be missing in your region such as the 'For you' and 'Live' tabs. Some local services will also come pre-installed on the device. Users will get an interface in their local language and deeper integration with local services meaning that content from these services will show up in recommendations and app rows on the homescreen.Īds in Chromecast's top carousel will also get localized. Photo: Google Localized featuresThe latest Chromecast was already sold by third-party retailers in these regions and all existing units will also get updated to support the new localized features, according to Google. Open the side panel on your Chromecast, then head to Settings > Apps > See all apps > Show system apps > Google Play Store > Open.
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