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I bought the new chromecast exited about using the "For You" features, as everybody says it's its main software advantage over other streamers. I was disappointed to learn than in my country, as in many others, this feature isn't supported. I think it is important to talk in this kind of videos about worldwide feature compatability since you are the main source of tech info for so many people. I admit I should have checked this myself, but the short research I did on this item didn't bring this up.
I had to upgrade mine because of it not supporting ipv6 also it's stronger than our old router and I know it is faster than the old one plus I can manage devices connected now I upgraded mine before the chrome cast with google tv was announced
Looking at your dongle (that didn't sound as dirty in my head) it makes me think maybe they should just add some extra USB ports by default. Seems like it would be a good place to hook up some other low power peripheries. Maybe pair it with some receiver add-ons so you can send a signal to your speakers, or receive from multiple sources (my brother, for instance, has a thousand DVDs that he isn't going to spend money digitizing but a DVD-Blueray player that could network through the Chrome stick wirelessly would be cool.
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I'm about to acquire one or two of these but I don't look forward to the remote. I can see it's another cheap flimsy plastic model. The remote I admire is what comes with the Xfinity streaming products. Those are REAL remotes with a bit of heft and large enuff to actually grip. Also... Google's remote should have featured a small trackpad. That would be SO MUCH MORE CONVENIENT that the old right left up down button function. Why haven't designers incorporated small trackpads onto these devices? They could certainly afford to.
120 bucks in the Netherlands..
I have got one like some week after this video, i got it white. It's so good. Buy this.
Hello! I would like to ask a question about Chromecast if someone can help me I'll appreciate :) The question is - is it possible to translate a sound from Chromecast to the speaker? For example - I have a Chromecast and google home max, what I would like to do is - ask google assistance to play something on my Chromecast but the sound should be translated to my google home max. Is it possible? Thanks in advance!
But can I use Kodi like on android tv boxes?
Can it play Crysis?
You notice that the Google Play Store is hidden somehow.
Great stuff
Any way you guys can send a link for the power adapter and the hub that you used?
Google TV is getting bigger with official cooperation with Sony, TCL and others.
I'm surprised Linus didn't talk about how it compares with various smart TVs. Is it worth it as a replacement for the built in android os that TVs from Sony, Samsung and LG run? My Sony can be a little finicky with some apps like Plex, interested to know if this would be worth it for that. Also does it support CEC? There's no way I could expect my wife to deal with yet another remote control.
Linus getting savage on stadia lol
Which is the best for Samsung dex wireless?
Does it work with dex wireless?
Crappy remote . Time you pay for all the accessories, not worth it ....Or is it
And I just tested and found out that casting your photos/videos from google photos it casts it at freking 720p... What kind of shit is this? We are in 2021, if my Hi-res photos are cast at 720.. what's the frekin use? Test it you will see.... it's frekin hurrendous, you see image pixelating/over correcting.. on a 4k tv it's un watchable. So I just use my integrated browser with my LG and log directly into my google photos and the quality is then like it should be. Not even using the CC anymore...Honestly, the only advantage I had on it was sideloading kodi. Now I just run the Plex app of my TV. I really wanted to give CC a chance...
The fact that is still doesn't have Stadia makes no sense to me
3:35 hey good taste, that's like my favourite movie
Hey Linus everything you are saying is completely supported by the xiaomi mi box and it has more memory
Air TV Mini.
"If Keanu Reeves IS in it I don't wanna see it!" FTFY
I currently the chromecast ultra and it’s pretty pointless
Can we clone him, and have him work at every tech store on the planet?
Holy moly it's litterally twice as expensive in the netherlands.
Is anyone having wifi connection loss issues? I have three apple tv's around the house (all on the same wifi and working great) and when I finished my outside area, I bought the Chromecast with google tv running off my google wifi nest but my google tv can't seem to keep a connection with my google wifi mesh and it's turning into a horrible experience. Any suggestions?
Hard no. No DTS-HD support (or DTS:X, DTS, etc), surround sound issues galore even in Netflix (search on the Google forums), and a heavy push to rent/buy almost everything on the home screen even if you have 5-6 services connected. You're better off with a Roku or Firestick.
Can I install apks on this
I love love love our Chrome Cast. But when we upgraded to this one we have had nothing but problems with it! It constantly disconnects from our internet which is literally beside the tv. A problem we never had with our first chrome cast. Apparently tons of people are having this issue as well. I’d love to see a video regarding a review from using it for the last month or so if you noticed any changes or glitches too!
Looks sleek until you need more than basic functions band you endup with an octopus behind tw with 20 connectio points all willing to disconnect. Or worse a octopus on your tv bench
Can finally get rid of my nexus player
Don't know why it's called a chromecast...it's basically an Android/Google TV box since it already has apps built in...with chromecast availability.
And how about the Xiaomi Mi TV stick? Seems like a worthy alternative
I have seen those weird upload and download speeds by Metro by T-Mobile phone has way higher upload speeds than download, I think the APN isn't set up right
Pirating is super easy with chinese boxes and interface can be customised since they run almost naked android
Good try, but... Firestick lite for 20€. End of story.
Not long until we see the 1st affordable Google 4k/8k TV with all this built in
But can you use the rewind and fast forward buttons from the tv remote? Chromecast advertised that it had CEC function but only the pause button works and if you need to rewind or fast forward you need to pull the phone out. Which sucks, a simple task made so much harder than it should be.
Doesn't the SHIELD still not support VP9 hardware decoding? Let alone profile 2, which is also well supported nowadays? That's a good reason to go with the Google TV if it has VP9.
Not in a million years
My first Chromecast sucked and I bet the new one does as well. Only got it to use for streaming my phone's screen and movies already saved on my phone. But it refuses to even link to anything unless it first saw an internet connection so that it could dump user data to Google. Why should we pay for Google to install another spy portal in our homes?
I'm moving away from Comcast/Xfinity X1 triple play which costs about $300/mo (crept up from about $225 over the years). I just had Centurylink 940/940Mb fiber installed.. I still want live TV + DVR, so I first tried AT&T TV and frankly it sucks. Their Android TV interface is slow and klunky, and the live channel DVR buffer disappears any time I switch apps or even move into the menus and back about half the time. The promo pricing is attractive ($55-65/mo), but after 12/mo it's $90-110/mo to get the basic channels I want + $15/mo HBO Max. Early cancellation fee is worthy of Xfinity. ($15/mo for the months remaining in 2 year contract. Luckily I can cancel inside 2 weeks, and I will). Today I picked up Chromecast with Google TV and it's a breath of fresh air. It's very fast and responsive, and Google Assistant is well integrated with all the streaming apps. Any cord cutter should be happy with it out of the box. If you're using almost any existing integrated Android TV, this will generally work better/faster. I added ROones TV to get live local and basic channels and DVR. It too is well integrated into the main interface. The live TV DVR buffer does not go away even when I open other streaming apps, and ROones etc (although it won't remember where I paused).. The only real annoyance I've found is that if I do go into the menus or another app, and want to get back to my live channel.. hitting Back won't do it. It always ends up back at the home screen, or top of list of live channels and I have to reselect the show I'm watching. It retains the the ever growing DVR buffer so it knows what channel I'm on. Just wish there was a way to get back there in one/two button presses, or a single voice command. Only been a day, but I'm happy so far. All up.. it'll be $65/mo for Centurylink fiber + $65/mo for ROones TV + $15/mo for HBO Max = $145/mo versus the $300/mo I'm paying now.. (not counting Netflix/Disney+/Hulu which are add-ons to all the options). Will be porting my work landline to (or just dropping the old number and moving to) Google Voice with an OBI200 box.
stop with the "dozens of stadia users" already
Hi, Any idea if I can connect the Sonos 1 Gen 2 to the Google TV and cast audio? I am currently casting my projector using the chromecast
I have xiaomi mi box s, is awesome.
This makes me wanna goto to google home office and kiss the person who brain storm this. I dont know about anyone else . The cable TV held hostage i paid just for one Tv and one and wifi and from my work i stayed in NYC during the week , My cable TV was 32.00 dollars more then my Mortgage . ( YES IM TALKING ABOUT YOU ! *******OPTIMUM ONLINE ****** My monthly Bill was 382.00 amonth . Then the dude that installed it didn't hide the cable He opened a window and strung ugly black cable with a stapler gun into my great great grand parents prestteen late 1800's Victorian house
About to try to stream fall guys from my pc to google tv locally. Hope it works well, main concern for me is input lag
You're a Canadian ROonesr but you always confuse me when you use the US price, without saying USD. it's listed for $70.
Will any Android TVs be able to use this without the dongle?
This video appeared in my suggestion right after i got one
AND I HAD A FIRESTICK BEFORE THIS
I love Stadia. It's worked great for me so far. It's literally someone saying "here use my computer to play your game, all you have to do is buy the game from us."
"Only $50" My country: "It's *100* actually."
@Timon Ebay price + shipping to Europe + VAT + Duty fee = more than $100
Ebay?
great! mine 339....
Ah, a fellow Australian. I just bought one.
They need to add stadia
Getting a new cast so I can connect my media instead of casting it from my phone
Considering the ccu promotion for cyberpunk sold out ... I doubt they Will cancel stadia.
For some reason the interface reminds me of the apple TV that my brother has.
Wait it doesn’t work with stadia?
No, the chromecast is a piece of hit. Im done with it.
Only thing missing really is some sort of private listening mode. Maybe when casting they could add an update so that you can listen via earphones on your phone?
Fire Stick is better
I'm watching this on my chromecast ultra… And frankly I'm loving the experience. Granted I'm into bondage. I'm being facetious but it's either that or just admitting it was a bad decision.
Last video about AndroidTV links said xioami mi box was the best and didn't compare it to this product? Really?!
I've already lost my remote. Gotta buy another Chromecast or switch back to my cc ultra.
It's an awful implementation of chromecast. Try casting netflix from your phone. You can't. Instead it pops up the netflix app and you MUST use the remote. Third grade effort at an upgrade
Can I load Popcorn?
What drive format can I run, clearly NTFS won't work, I've tried exFat ( 1TB drive ) but it doesn't read it? Where am I going wrong ? Please help :) Thanks.
1: Google cancelling Stadia is very unlikely at this point 2: the latest ISP router provided by Telus, the Arcadyan, is pretty amazing. Very surprised by the performances.
I have a Sony x900f tv. Does it makes sense to get this?
Ok, I'm getting one. Thx for the review
Noooo stadia is amazing! Destiny and cyberpunk MUCH better than only my ps4. Recently switched and enjoying it! I highly recommend using your own router, not your ISPs if using Stadia though
Was plex a native app or sideloaded?
So you need a smart TV (specifically an Android OS, not one running Tizen or WebOS) to use Google TV? I know you can use chromecast on nonsmart TVs, but I was kind of hoping that it would work with Google TV too... I'm confused because everyone keeps saying Google TV UI is just a skin on top of Android TV so that makes me think you need Android OS TV to use it, but I see other answers saying you can use it as long as you have HDMI port and wifi... but does that mean you can only use the chromecast part (better to just buy their 3rd gen chromecast dongle on a non-smart TV and save $20?) or do you also get the Google TV user interface and basically everything it has to offer?
@Samuitsuki So after doing a little more research and asking around, I believe Google TV works on any TV that has HDMI port and wifi :)
I'm about to buy a new TV, and I'm confused about the same things.
Xiaomi Mi Box S And all the others are bad options
While the CC with GoogleTV is.nice enough, it isn't capable of correctly playing Video, so... it's essentially useless. Any Video Streamer should at least manage to play 24p content at 24, 25p Content at 25 and 50p Content at 50p. Sadly, almost none of them actually does that. The AppleTV 4K does it on many (but not all) apps. ShieldTV doesn't, GoogleTV doesnt, FireTV does it only on Prime Content...what is wrong with these manufacturers?
In Europa costs 120 $.
It's even more expensive in Denmark.
Please write the type of hyper drive shown in the video..
On my kids tv on some ROones videos it's getting some glitch like scan line on it 0.o
Since when is apex legends on Google Tv
Does anyone know if this Chromecast can play video on my computer monitor but play the audio through a Bluetooth speaker??? (I want to stream from my phone and can't afford a whole new TV in my small home)
I'd never want to invite CIA into my house 🚮
can you cast your iphone to it???
Does it have 4k upscaling?
Yeah great idea. Let Google vacuum up even more personal data about what you watch and combine that with your emails and everything else it already knows about you. They don't make these things cute and popular for no reason. Now we have Joe Biden and the Radical Left brought to you by Google and Big Tech. This is what happens when you get into the bed with the Devil. Well done everyone.
chromecast sucks every other device is better cheeper or simpler to use with even more functions ....
I don't think it supports Stadia right now.
So you need a USB bank to be able to connect a mouse and keyboard?
I had to upgrade mine because of it not supporting ipv6 also it's stronger than our old router and I know it is faster than the old one plus I can manage devices connected now I upgraded mine before the chrome cast with google tv was announced
Just buy a MI 4k tv box. Same processor, 2gb RAM, 8GB ROM. And just for Rs3500 (~$30)
11:30 MrFreshasian??🤣
Stadia's actually good so I hope they just improve the ecosystem and make it interesting for people
I honestly don’t blame game streaming (stadia, xcloud, etc) because they aren’t supported so they can’t optimize it and fix problems. I don’t think google will drop it because they can’t fix and optimize it for slower internet and make games run really good. I play stadia on a crappy pc and it’s actually not as bad as you guys make out to be.... only problem I have with it is the library 🤣
I dont see the app from Google what is it?
The ROones app doesn't let you choose which channel to use!! super frustrating!
And in fact, if you did the netflix deal and were going to pay for it anyway, you could get them for 5 bucks.
You sound like an poopoo head when you say Google cancels everything. Show me on this doll🧍where Google hurt you in the past lol
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Here is 100 euros. So it's a no.
Is it possible to connect the nvidia shield game controller to the chromecast 2020?
... and it can control my house lights.
By combining ethernet with power doesn't that introduce EMI?