Still looking for something to pick up for the holidays? Well here’s a good idea – the Chromecast with Google TV. It’s one of the best TV Streaming devices on the market today, and it comes in two flavors. There’s an HD version that retails for $29.99, and a 4K version that retails for $49.99. Other than the resolution, these two streamers are identical. Obviously the HD model only does up to 1080p resolution, while the 4K model will do up to 4K resolution.
The Chromecast with Google TV is a really good streaming device to pick up for a number of reasons. Firstly, it has Google TV built-in. Which is technically a skin over-top of Android TV. But it does a good job of making it easy to use, easy to find recommendations and easy to find apps.
I’d recommend this to parents too. In fact, my parents have two in their home, and absolutely love them. Why? Because it is so easy to use.
This Chromecast comes with a Remote
One of the big complaints people had with the original Chromecast was that there was no remote. You could only Cast from your phone and use that as a remote. And sometimes the Casting just didn’t work, which rendered the Chromecast useless. But now it does have a remote, which is pretty easy to use, and since it is rather thick and round, it makes it tougher to fall in between cushions on the couch.
The remote itself is also very easy to use. It has a D-Pad at the top, followed by a back button, Google Assistant button, Home button and mute. Below that are dedicated buttons for Netflix and YouTube. The YouTube button can also be used for YouTube TV instead of YouTube. And finally there are power and input buttons at the bottom. Volume buttons are on the side of the remote, like they are on your phone.
Google TV has a number of the most popular apps out there. Google claims that there are over 700,000 movies and TV show episodes that you can stream. Though that number seems pretty low. Apps included here are Netflix, YouTube, YouTube TV, Sling TV, Hulu + Live TV, Amazon Prime Video, Bally Sports+, Disney+, discovery+, HBO MAX and many more.
You can grab a Chromecast with Google TV from Amazon by clicking the links below.