There’s almost nothing to separate the two as we watch Lost In Space in Dolby Vision.
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Pictureįor picture quality, the Chromecast with Google TV is right up there with the best video streamers at its price, including its nearest rival, the five-star Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K. In fact, for usability and recommendations, Chromecast with Google TV is the best media streamer on the market. As well as requesting specific TV shows, music and movies, you can make more general requests such as ‘Show me films about time travel’ or similar. As expected, the voice recognition is nearly flawless and a decent way of getting to what you want and quickly. You can teach it to control the power and volume on your TV and use it as the microphone for the Google Assistant voice searches on Google TV. The new remote control is tactile and well thought out. You can refine the AI by telling it what you’ve already seen but, even from the off, it has a pretty decent handle on our tastes.
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When you track down a film or TV show that you have rights to watch on multiple services, Google TV gives you the choice of service and will even default to the cheapest or free option where possible, rather than trying to sell you the version from Google’s own catalogue.Īvailable films and TV programmes are organised into helpful rows of suggestions, including quite a few categories we’ve never seen on other services, such as Neo-noir, Futuristic Shows, Films about Robots and Space exploration movies. As a user, it’s a refreshing change to see a genuinely useful content discovery tool rather than a shopfront to sell you content. These depend on your location and subscriptions but include Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, iPlayer, YouTube and more.
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It’s compatible with over 6500 of the apps built for Android TV and will recommend content on the home page from over 30 streaming services. (Currently unavailable in Australia.Google TV makes its debut on Chromecast here, and despite that resulting in a mouthful of a name for the device, we understand why Google wishes to shout about its new interface. Like Netflix, the HBO Now app is free, but a subscription to the service costs $15/£9.50 a month. All that said, if you've got a cable subscription with HBO already, HBO Go is still a fantastic functioning Chromecast app, too. After its short, three-month exclusivity contract with Apple came to a close in August 2015, it rocketed to the top as one of the best Chromecast-compatible streaming apps out there.
There was just one problem with it: HBO Go required a cable subscription.It wasn't until HBO Now was announced that our eyes were opened to the bigger picture.Īs a standalone streaming service like Netflix and Hulu, HBO Now unshackled itself premium cable packages, allowing users to watch shows like Game of Thrones and Silicon Valley without buying a whole cable package. Before HBO Now hit the scene, HBO Go was a fantastic way to stream some of your favorite HBO shows to the big screen.
What's more, it's also one of the best-looking plug-in streamers you can buy for your TV since the Chromecast Ultra. The 3rd-gen Chromecast also sports a compact form factor. In fact, there's little reason not to pick up a Chromecast. It has an easy setup, low price tag, and a huge range of Chromecast apps to choose from. And, despite a lot of competition in the streaming space from the likes of the Now TV Smart Stick, Amazon's Fire TV Stick, and the Roku Streaming Stick, Google's popular streaming device is still going from strength to strength. It's been more than seven years since the original Chromecast launched. The TechRadar team has spent time testing out the newest Google Chromecast models (like the 3rd gen Google Chromecast and the most recent Chromecast with Google TV), so we’re in the know when it comes to the top Chromecast apps you need to really make the most of your new streaming device.
If you have a Google Chromecast and want to build a super entertaining Chromecast app library, you’ve come to the right place.
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