TV Streamer (4K) - Fast Streaming Entertainment With Voice Search Remote - Watch Movies, Shows, Live TV and Netflix in 4K HDR - Smart Home Control - 32 GB Storage - Porcelain

For years, my living room was held hostage by a succession of Amazon Firesticks. Attempting to navigate a menu on a Firestick in recent times was not a calm media-browsing experience; it was like being forced to ride shotgun with a manic Peugeot 307 driver who has forgotten where the brake pedal is, lost his spectacles, and decided to reverse down the M6 at eighty miles an hour while aggressively shouting at a turnip. You would press a single directional button on the remote to choose a film, and the entire operating system would suffer an immediate, catastrophic stroke. It would freeze, spasm, reload four sponsored adverts for lawnmowers you never wanted, and then crash headlong into an invisible ditch. Attempting to switch from one streaming app to another was a grueling test of patience and resolve akin to building an exact, life-sized replica of York Minster out of dry couscous while wearing boxing gloves. It was utter, unadulterated madness. ​So, in December 2025, after yet another Firestick spontaneously melted its own brain in a puff of software lag, I bought this Google TV Streamer 4K for £99. Nearly nine months have passed since that glorious day, and I am utterly delighted to report that my television setup has transformed from a chaotic psychiatric ward into an oasis of civilised perfection. I have suffered literally zero issues. ​If the 2025 Firestick 4K is a battered, dented hatchback being driven over a roundabout the wrong way by an unhinged lunatic, this Google box is a whisper-quiet Rolls-Royce gliding smoothly over velvet. The comparison between the two is laughably, absurdly one-sided. Where the Firestick constantly bombards your retinas with a chaotic, sluggish labyrinth of promoted clutter while its underpowered processor gasps for air, the Google TV Streamer responds to your inputs with instantaneous, military precision. It packs a proper 32 gigabytes of internal storage, meaning it doesn't run out of memory and panic like a cornered rodent the second you dare to install more than three applications. ​And the sheer, unbridled technical muscle hiding inside this sleek porcelain wedge is frankly heroic. I regularly use my Google TV Streamer to beam full 4K PC games over Moonlight straight to my massive home projector, controlling the frantic, high-speed action via Bluetooth using a Steam Controller. On paper, demanding this level of low-latency performance from a streaming puck should cause it to burst into flames, emit a sad puff of blue smoke, and melt through the floorboards. Yet it handles the entire ordeal with the nonchalant ease of an aristocratic gentleman buttering a scone. The visual quality delivered through Dolby Vision is mind-bogglingly crisp, and the Dolby audio output is rich, deep, and deeply satisfying. ​Now, I am well aware that a few furious internet pedants have whipped themselves into a feverish rage because Google built this unit with Wi-Fi 5 rather than Wi-Fi 6. To those spec-sheet fetishists, I say: you are talking absolute rot. Despite lacking the very latest wireless acronym, I am streaming uncompressed 4K gameplay and massive, bandwidth-choking movies across my house without a single dropped frame, stutter, or hiccup. It performs flawlessly, day in and day out. It is genuinely one of the single best technology purchases I have made in years. It has completely restored my sanity, banished the maniac Firestick to the dustbin of history, and made turning on the television a pure joy again. Buy one immediately.

Had this for a minute now and it works fine. When I first I stalled it I found it would boot up without sound but classic, on and off again, and it was working fine. That has since ceased probably a software update has seen it off. Sets itself up practically, so dead easy. Better than the previous version, as you'd hope. A little pricey but should last for ages and will get plenty of use. Picture quality great and connectivity is easy.

I picked this up during the prime sale for around £70, and at that price, it offers excellent value. As an officially supported Google TV device, it provides seamless access to the entire Google Play app ecosystem and features full support for services like BBC iPlayer. With 4GB of RAM, it feels snappy and well-equipped for the future. Let's get through the cons first because there are not many of them: • Connectivity: There is only one USB-C port, which is dedicated solely to power. An extra port either USB-A or USB-C. for external media would have been perfect. • The Remote: It is a bit small and dainty. It is very easy to lose. It is not really ergonomically comfortable at all. And if you do lose it, I will write more about it in the positives, you do have an option to find it. Yeah, but as I said, I do wish it was a slightly larger. • Pricing: At the standard £99, it feels a bit steep, though it is an absolute bargain if you can catch it on sale for £70. Now on to the positives: • Performance: 4GB of RAM for a smooth interface and 32GB of storage, which is a significant upgrade over standard streaming sticks. I do not have any sort of lag at all. It is quite snappy to use. It plays everything I have thrown at it, and it has a wide variety of apps. As I said, it is officially supported by BBC iPlayer, so you have that. There aren't many Android TV streamers around that have 4GB of RAM. The majority of them have 2 or less. But 4 is very nice. • Versatility: Supports 4K HDR, Dolby Vision, HDR10+, and Dolby Atmos for a premium audio-visual experience. • Connectivity: Includes an Ethernet port, providing a rare and stable high-bitrate connection. This is pretty rare in Google TV devices. So yeah, it's good that it has an Ethernet port. It obviously has Wi-Fi as well as standard. • Design: Features a physical button on the device to help locate a misplaced remote. • Flexibility: There is a lot to customise on the Google TV platform. There are different apps and a lot of different settings to make it more suitable. • The device includes built-in Thread support, which is incredibly useful for managing multiple smart home devices directly through the Google TV interface. You can also control your smart home appliances using the voice-enabled remote, simply hold the mic button to issue commands like 'turn off the lights' or to pause your content. It’s a brilliant, streamlined experience. Pro Tip: Customise Your Launcher If you find the default interface too cluttered with ads, I highly recommend using a third-party launcher like 'Monet'. For a small one-time fee (around £5), it allows you to strip away the unwanted promotional content and customise the home screen to show only the apps you actually use. It makes the whole experience feel much cleaner and faster. You can get this on the Google Play Store and it is very easy to customise. You can make it as simple or as complicated as you want. It is brilliant, very fast and snappy. It will get you right into your apps straight away. Overall, this is a top-tier streaming option that handles everything I've thrown at it with ease.

I’ve used the Google Streamer 4K for around 6 months and I have been largely happy with it. Navigation is fast, the remote is comfortable to use and pretty much every mainstream app is available from the App Store. I have a full fibre service connected by Ethernet so no sign of buffering issues (I’m unable to comment on WiFi performance, never used it). A few things I’ve noticed, the remote has a semi regular habit of becoming unresponsive requiring the removal of batteries then reinserting them. Note that if you subscribe to NOW TV the Google Streamer 4K cannot currently deliver NOW 4K HDR or Atmos however, it can deliver 4K HDR and Atmos on many other streaming services such as Netflix and HBO MAX. I think it’s a good device, some may think it’s a bit overpriced compared to similar devices.

I moved to the streamer from a Chromecast HD and have found the streamer to be much more stable and much quicker in starting apps. No dropouts after a few months the new remote is fine to use being a little bit larger than the old one. Although I cannot hide the streamer in the same way as the old Chromecast it is unobtrusive next to the TV. Had it duirng Prime day so knocked a few quid of the usual price and feel very happy with it.

Purchased this to use with Disneyplus - And will the product page shows Disneyplus in use, the Disney+ Icon, and the Disney+ help page lists this device as compatible with the service IT IS NOT compatible with the 4K Disney+ offering (Disneyplus 4.20.2+rc1-2025.12.09 which was pushed to the device on installation renders 4K unwatchable, jumps, skips, freezes, and that's on a 1Gbps fibre connection), after 4 hours support chat to both Google and Disney the work round is to use Disney+ and other streaming services in 1080p... WHAT A WASTE, not fit for purpose, not as advertised, and useless support. And as a bonus google are telling me the device is a second hand unit, yet Amazon sold it as new!

For the price i would have expected better- the box came damaged- Dolby vision is glitchy and lags on Disney plus and apple tv apps. The app support however is great and I love the google eco system - i just think the price might not be justified with these shortcomings

Very happy with it, fast, responsive, easy to set up. Loads of compatibility, manages perfectly various codecs, qualities, subtitle types. Massive improvement over the cheaper chromecast which started to slow down almost immediately. Would highly recommend if you are thinking about upgrading. Remote is a bit big and I don't understand why the volume button was moved, but it's a personal preference.

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I am.very happy with the purchase. The device is a no nonsense approach. Minimalistic design and very practical. User interface is nice and simple, content loads up faster. Unboxing time and setup time was almost same. I bought this because I wanted a device which is independent of TV and can connect to my AV receiver else could have bought Amazon Firestick also. If one looks at the initial cost and compares , it may look bit pricey but given that it is from Google and offers a wider platform for choice of apps and better hardware, I feel the additional amount will not hurt. The remote is designed very esthetically and pratically.

Bonjours J’ai reçu l’article je fait installation complète hier , cette nuit a 5h les détecteurs de feu et fumée a sonné mais 2 bébé terrifié après recherche j’ai trouvé que le Google tv a surchauffé pour une raison inconnue et par conséquent ma tv 4k hs la cause de cet accident Voir les photos ci-dessous

Today the device has delivered and I am writing this review after the initial setup for my kids request. I have been an avid admirer of Mi box 4k which I purchased is 2020 and was working still like a charm, but unfortunately it got confiscated at the airport in suspicion of a power bank. I tried for all possible options branded options available in the market, but to my surprise only fire tv was flooded in the market and hard or impossible to get brands like mi, realme and Motorola streaming device as all were out of stock till date. So back to story I found this google tv box got available on Amazon and ordered immediately. The setup was a charm, although I saw reviews of how hard it was to setup. And believe me I have done the setup from my iPhone 14 Pro and within 10-15 mins it was done. Still more to explore but this device has all the power and working like a charm. Really happy with the initial feel , lot to explore - the side load capability for 3rd party apps etc. Will resume my feedback.

J'ai cru qu'il allait remplacer mon décodeur Orange vers ma télé dernier cri. Mais c'est un appareil qui fait un "traitement informatique complexe" de ce qui arrive de la Livebox. Et il envoie un signal à la télé. En théorie il rend le décodeur inutile. Mais en pratique les télés à qui il envoie son signal de sortie ont un mal de chien à synchroniser parfaitement son et image (sauf si vous avez une télé à 10 000 euros, qui a aussi fait un passage entre les mains d'ingénieurs google à Mountain View). Alors je suis revenu à mon "vieux" décodeur Orange, et les gens à l'écran ont les mouvements de la bouche et les sons de nouveau synchronisés.