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Pros

The apps on the iphone for yelp and netflix are a little quirky. The chromecasts integrate well into our environment and meet all our media streaming needs.

The ultra is much better than the original chromecast. They all cast perfectly.



Cons

We have to unplug it and re-plug it in multiple times to get it to cast and then it only does pictures, not sound. I have a fast network and the streaming is garbage quality. Buy a roku, a firestick, literally anything else.

This product is a disgrace. The product quality is really questionable. I want a refund of my money or a new one.

The device continuously over heats and needs to be unplugged to cool down. Unplugging it seems to help with the problems, but they just come back within an hour or two. It completely disables my phone's ability to change my volume. It just sits there ...  Read More

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Quality


Helps me stream whatever i want and the quality is really good


If you’re not doing anything super fancy with the new features i would say probably just go with the original chromecast and sa...  Read More


The fact that i bought it for 70 and then google a couple months later comes out with the 2020 version with remote for 40


My phone and computer will show higher quality videos on our wifi

Price


Fast free shipping comparable price plugged it in and it set itself up

Packaging/appearance


However if roku ever gets the ability to stream hbo max we will get rid of the chromecast and go back to roku

Competitiveness


I have a chromecast on every tv in the house


This summer we bought a goodee video projector a steal at 200 to show movies in our backyard and decided to use the old chromec...  Read More


Doesnt disappear on the network as much as the previous chromecast model

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  • Our engine has analyzed and discovered that 76.2% of the reviews are reliable.
  • This product had a total of 7,480 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jan 10 2023.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Bought a couple more but have since stopped


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Switching over to roku 4k stick


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Now i can cast to my tv which was smart but not this smart


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I was trying to use my nvidia shield pro which has chromecast built in but it worked horribly


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    There was no sound the video was grainy and blotchy and it kept disconnecting after just a few minutes of use


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    My new google chromecast ultra on the other hand shows a smooth sharp image sends the audio to the tv too and never loses its connection to the headset so far


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    One addemdum the setup was confusing


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The long setup process was frustrating and although my mistake i plugged it into a samsung fast charger rather than the custom charger supplied as i live in a region with european sockets

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