The Google Chromecast has been around for 11 years, but it's time to say farewell even to the newer Chromecast with Google TV, because Google is retiring it and introducing the Google TV Streamer, a more fully-featured streaming box that will compete with the likes of the Apple TV 4K and Roku Ultra. It's pricier than the Chromecast at $99.99 / £99 / AU$159.99, but boasts a list of features that should see it run laps around Google's previous streaming devices.
Maybe the biggest change, though, is that it isn’t designed to be hidden around the back of your TV. Instead, it’s a slim, rounded rectangle that looks like a phone wireless charger, with three ports and plenty of horsepower to run Google TV smoothly, and also to let you easily control your smart home. It plugs into your TV via an HDMI port.
