By far and away my most used Google product of the past decade is the Chromecast with Google TV, closely followed by the TV Streamer, but I’d love a proper, smaller version.
It’s crazy that six years have passed since the 4K version of the Chromecast with Google TV, and four years since the limited HD model quietly dropped. While a new and novel experience, the problems are starting to manifest more readily now, despite the performance of both streamers actually doing way better than anyone could have expected.
Chromecast vs. Google TV Streamer: Are the upgrades enough? [Video]
As with just about any tech product, times change. We have even more streaming services and content to deal with, and it’s getting a little messy.
Google has discontinued both models in favor of 2024’s TV Streamer. The thing is that the TV Streamer isn’t the outright best streaming solution. Like many others, my biggest gripe is that it’s quite a big box compared to the older puck or dongle design. It gets updates, it runs nicely, but overall, there’s real room for improvement.
