![]() If you spend a few bucks there are amazing mobile games to be played. I was only playing a below average rally game because I was testing with the first free game I found. There may be some value here playing the actual decent games on the Play Store. All the ones I saw asked for a gamepad.īut where will I find a Gamepad, you ask? Well do you have any bluetooth controllers? Like your PS4, PS5, Xbox, or a PC one? Pairing my DualSense controller to it took seconds and I was off playing a below average rally game. Don’t worry, you aren’t going to try to play games on your remote. I know what you are thinking, this is for watching TV right? Well yeah, but you can also install games. Not a major, but it would be a good thing to have. Unfortunately there isn’t a Sky Go app on there yet, so you will need to keep casting from your phone for now. Well that or watch the Phoenix win in style, in Talay we trust. What I was hoping for was a Sky Go app that would mean I could take my Chromecast 4 with me and watch the Warriors lose in style. Also you can turn this off and make it show apps and a few ads in the settings if you don’t get used to it. In reality, pressing the right button gets you to the screen with your apps, so it isn’t a major problem. So again, love it at times, hate it at times. Maybe there is a streaming service you didn’t know about that has the show you need. Having said that, when you search for a show using the Chromecast search, it is handy showing other services so you can see where you can find the show you want. I even uninstalled the Disney+ app to see if that would stop it but I still got Disney+ recommendations Annoyingly it would recommend stuff on services you aren’t subscribed to. I decided to try embracing it, and I honestly found some gems being recommended, and over time it gets better. Ideally I would personally rather be given a generic app screen on the front page but I am sometimes an old fuddy duddy. Instead the Chromecast 4 presents you with a Home which includes a bunch of recommendations from multiple streaming services. Setting it upīooting I was kind of expecting to start it up and be presented with a classic App screen. ![]() My little dude eyed it up the moment it came out of the box, and if you leave it within reach then your show is gonna change at random times. The only real issue is the remote apparently appeals to 12 month olds. I’m not the biggest fan of those kinds of tools, so I stopped using it immediately, but it’s there if you want it. ![]() Pressing the weird bubble symbol you can ask for what you are looking for. It meets all the requirements, but for those Google Assistant fans out there, it comes with a button that will make you happy. The remote itself is a tidy little unit that feels well built. The Chromecast 4 is that streaming unit that is equipped with the remote will satisfy most of your streaming requirements. ![]() Previous Chromecasts were basically a unit to project what you were running from your phone. The remoteĬurrent Chromecast users will first notice the biggest change. Here we have it, the Google Chromecast (4th Generation) with Google TV which I will be calling the Chromecast 4 for the rest of this review. There are a few options out there like SmartVu but when it comes to a device being supported, the actual makers of Android are pretty damn enticing. Heck I would trust fair Go with my child, I tried, but apparently they don’t want to babysit. If you don’t trust me, surely you can trust Consumer NZ and Fair Go. Consumer NZ and Fair Go covered this a while ago, where Hayden explained this better than I can. With all the minor tweaks in OS and hardware variations, it isn’t surprising that app makers will only be able to support hardware for a limited time.Īs such, the ability to use a separate bit of kit that will stay in support for longer is pretty damn appealing. My Panasonic has had a few apps already go out of support. So in this case, why would you need this when you can install apps on your TV? The easy answer is Smart TVs go out of support all the time. There is always the question of if you need something new, or need that upgrade. The good news is the latest Chromecast lets you install apps and comes with a remote. The bad news, it is going to be a long year for Warriors fans. In seconds you can watch the Warriors dropping the ball, or scoring epic tries in a game we lose by 30 points in real time. This is especially useful when you are traveling and don’t want to miss watching the Warriors get thumped, as you can take your Chromecast, plug it into a TV, and boom. The ability to throw something to your TV from an app on your phone is an absolute godsend. I have had a Chromecast plugged into my TV for many years.
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