![]() But it's also hard to go wrong with classic black and an unobtrusive stick - especially when both are meant to be hidden behind your TV. The option of more colors means you can style your home entertainment system a bit more. The Fire TV Stick 4K only comes in black. But Google's dongle also comes in more colors: Snow (white), Sunrise (pink) and Sky (blue). The new Chromecast is 6.4 x 2.4 x 0.5 inches, making it bigger than the Fire TV Stick 4K (3.9 x 1.2 x 0.6 inches). The new Chromecast is an oval-shaped dongle with a short HDMI cable, while the Fire TV Stick 4K is a slim, rectangular bar with attached HDMI connector. At just $20, it’s the most affordable streaming device you can buy, and yet it supports 4K and HDR, just like more expensive models.Here's where the Chromecast with Google TV and Fire TV Stick 4K really start to differ. If you want a truly dirt-cheap replacement for your Chromecast, check out Walmart’s Onn.-branded Google TV 4K streaming box. Vizio TVs, for instance, have Chromecast built-in despite using Vizio’s own SmartCast software instead of Google TV. And if you own an older model with Android TV? It can do casting, too.īut even if your TV doesn’t have Google TV, it might support Chromecast. If your TV uses Google TV as its smart operating system - typically found on TVs from Sony, TCL, and Hisense - it can do Chromecast casting. If you’ve bought a new TV sometime in the past few years, there’s a good chance it already has Chromecast built-in. Smart TVs with Google TV, or the Cast protocol Riley Young/Digital TrendsĪs it turns out, you may not need to replace your aging HDMI dongle at all. The 4K version costs $50, which is a bargain considering its capabilities, but if that strikes you as too much to replace a device that only cost you $35, there’s also a 1080p Full HD version that’s actually cheaper than the first-gen at just $30. The new version also is fully compatible with the latest audio and video formats including 4K resolution, HDR (HDR10, Dolby Vision, HLG, and HDR10+), and Dolby Atmos. Say what you will about the original Chromecast, the lack of a remote could be a serious pain in the behind. The Chromecast 2020 still gives you that magical ability to cast content directly from your phone, tablet, or computer to your TV, but it’s now a full-fledged media streamer complete with its own remote control. ![]() ![]() The awkwardly named Google Chromecast with Google TV - which we’ll just call Chromecast 2020 for simplicity since that’s when it was launched - is the logical successor to not just the first Chromecast, but all other Chromecast models, too (Chromecast Gen 2, Gen 3, and Chromecast Ultra). Google Chromecast with Google TV Caleb Denison/Digital Trends If you somehow haven’t already upgraded, which streaming device should you get to replace your now slowly decaying dongle? Well, if you like the way the original Chromecast works, we have several suggestions that will feel familiar, yet thoroughly up-to-date. I replaced my kitchen TV with an Echo Show 15 - and I kinda liked it Google TV adds even more free TV to its live guide Google TV slims down and speeds up with recent software updates
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