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Pros & Cons
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
Highlights
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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- This product had a total of 7,480 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jan 10 2023.
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Bought a couple more but have since stopped
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Switching over to roku 4k stick
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Now i can cast to my tv which was smart but not this smart
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I was trying to use my nvidia shield pro which has chromecast built in but it worked horribly
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There was no sound the video was grainy and blotchy and it kept disconnecting after just a few minutes of use
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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
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One addemdum the setup was confusing
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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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