The new Google TV streamer keeps everything great about the original Chromecast and is better than ever. The wedge-shaped set-top box supports 4K video with HDR, HDR10, HDR10+, and Dolby Vision, as well as Dolby Digital and Atmos audio. And needless to say, all the major streaming services are supported here too, so your gift recipient can use it to watch Netflix, Max, Disney+ or the latest YouTube channel they subscribe to. The Android TV interface is one of the easiest to use, and in our testing, we found it to be the most level-playing field TV OS when it comes to recommendations to watch new content (whereas others, like Amazon’s Fire TV devices, favor content from the parent company). It’s all packaged with a handy remote that makes navigating the UI extremely simple, and if your recipient ever loses their remote, they can press a button on the back of the streamer to make it ring so they can (hopefully) find it.
