The rumored new Chromecast is here… and it’s not a Chromecast: it’s the Google TV Streamerwhich will replace Chromecast with Google TV with more power and a new concept. It no longer hangs from the TV: now it proudly stands on the table.
Google has revamped its streaming device by switching sides: it is no longer a dongle but rather a TV Box. It also gains in power and hides some aces up its sleeve doubling functions as a smart home control hub.
Google TV Streamer technical sheet
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Google TV Streamer |
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DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT |
161.6 x 75.6 x 26.7mm, 160.7g. Remote control: 137 x 38 x 16 mm, 40 g. |
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Connectivity |
WiFi ac Bluetooth 5.1 |
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OS |
Android TV |
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RAM |
4GB |
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Storage |
32 GB |
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Resolution |
4K HDR, 60 FPS |
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VIDEO FORMATS |
Dolby Vision, HDR10, HDR10+, HLG |
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AUDIO FORMATS |
Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby Atmos |
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PORTS |
USB-C (charging and data) HDMI 2.1 Ethernet 1 Gbps |
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COMMAND |
Built-in microphone Bluetooth IR AA batteries Customizable button |
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OTHERS |
Compatible Matter Integrated Thread Border Router Command search (with sound) Google Home controls on TV |
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PRICE |
119 euros |
Goodbye Chromecast. Hello Google TV Streamer
It has Google TV and is primarily used for streaming: it is the Google TV Streamer, the new name for the new Chromecast. This generation has Double the memory and 32 GB of storagecompared to 8 GB of the last Chromecast. It also has an improved processor
So much power no longer fits in the tablet format of the latest Chromecasts, so the new Google TV Streamer claim space at the table. Not much, it’s very flat, less than 3 cm high, so in some cases it will fit under the TV. Not behind it: underneath it. This new format allows the Google TV Streamer to have a 1 Gbps Ethernet port.
The Google TV Streamer has Android TV with Google TV with which you can turn any TV into a smart TV, although it makes sure to include some add-ons so that we also consider it as an extra add-on for our already smart TV. We have resolution 4K HDR at 60 FPS, Dolby Vision, HDR10+Dolby Atmos sound and WiFi AC and Bluetooth 5.1 connectivity
The remote control has also received a slight facelift, with the volume buttons on the front, a new design for a better grip and a customizable button. However, the most interesting new feature is that We can find the remote if we lose it. making it ring. The Google TV Streamer itself has a button to activate the remote’s lost mode.
As for connectivity, Google wants you to use this Google TV Streamer as a control center for home automation, for which it has equipped it with Support for Matter and a Thread border router.
Your Android TV, for its part, incorporates Gemini touches in the system and integrates Google Home home automation controls so that we can control our devices from the TV.
Google TV Streamer Price and Availability
The Google TV Streamer is officially priced at 119 euros and will go on sale in Spain on September 24 on Amazon and the Google Store. In Spain it is sold only in porcelain (white) color.