Discounts are just beginning to heat up as we move into the major sales season. Although Black Friday is still weeks away, some of our favorite products are being slashed to their lowest prices, including one of my own go-to streaming devices for Google TV fans.
Right now, you can get the Google TV Streamer 4K for just $74 at Amazon, knocking a solid $25 off the typical $99 price tag. This nets you one of the finest streaming boxes in the market, plus a smart home hub and a cloud gaming box, all wrapped into one.
I’ve been testing tons of streaming devices over the past few years, but none stand quite as tall as the Google TV Streamer. Its one major setback is a rather high asking price, but given this new discount leading into the holiday sales spree, Google’s premium streaming device makes a compelling gift for the stubborn techie who doesn’t want to get rid of their old TV.
Fortunately, Google TV is loaded with a multitude of features built on Android, netting you access to the most exciting applications hidden in the Google Play Store. You’ll have everything at your fingertips from the best VPNs to cloud gaming services, like GeForce Now.
What makes the Google TV Streamer stand out among the best streaming devices is its 32GB of storage. Most competing options don’t command such a high degree of internal storage, aside from the Apple TV 4K. This specification not only ensures the Google streaming device’s speedy navigation, but also gives you tons of space for downloadable content, whether it’s for Google Photos or “Friends” reruns.
The other aspect that sets the Google TV Streamer apart from major rivals, particularly the best Roku devices, is its smart home capabilities. It includes a built-in Matter Thread board router, which is sort of like a bridge that connects multiple Matter-enabled devices on your network together through the Google TV Streamer.
The best part is that Google just added Gemini support, so you get convenient AI-related chatbot requests directly on your streaming device. This means you can create imaginative wallpapers on the fly, receive answers to various complex questions, smartly automate home network tasks, and so much more.
Slashed down to under $75, the Google TV Streamer makes for a huge upgrade to 4K and 1080p TVs. However, if you’re looking for even more deals leading into the Black Friday deals season, keep your eyes peeled on our pages covering various retailers leading into the holidays.
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