Great video! I like the comparison of both side by side so we can get a feel for performance. Was thinking about getting a CCWGT having used my existing Fire Stick 4K 2018 model and wanting to go with something faster, though the exclusion of All4 and NowTv are a bit of a bummer if I happen to use them in the future! The 4K Max however doesn't seem too bad an upgrade either, so do you go primarily for UI or performance? Decisions!

Google is a simpler, more modern layout, but the slow functionality of the chromecast makes the firetv quite appealing.

Hope more reviewers follow what you did in this review and focus more on the user experience, rather than throwing technical specs! thanx

❤ Thank you for this review. Just what I needed. Love your positive message at the end. 😊

I have Chromecast with Google TV and I enjoy using a lot. And the issues or problems I don't have problem. Like my KZfaq app works fine. I don't have Apple TV. So yeah. The only apps I use are Tubi TV, Netflix, Peacock TV, Pluto TV, IMdb TV and The CW app. You it's probably KZfaq app and Apple TV app it self that are having issues with not the Chromecast with Google TV device. Btw great vid tho 👍🏿

Chromecast TV does not have Now TV or All 4 app. Means you got to have a separate dongle for Now TV, unless you beam it from your phone...

Important note ! I had a fire stick like the one in the video and it would not let me sign into Apple TV ! Whenever the app got to the second step notification , on the fire stick , the code wouldn't come to my phone . I got the Google dongle and had no issue getting past the second verification on the apple app , the code came through in a text on my phone without any delay .

Very nice and elaborate video. I have a question to ask. I remember being able to control old firestick with my Samsung smart tv remote. Not sure if it will work the same way. So my question would be Can we control both of these new devices with Samsung smart tv remote?

Is it the chromecast 4k or the hd one?

To be honest the benefit of a fire TV stick is that you can use to Amazon echos in a home theatre mode

I have both as well and I also prefer the Chromecast with GoogleTV for the same reasons Mike highlighted. One thing to point out, is the audio. Amazon still has a problem with properly being able to output audio. Unless you have a receiver unit that can utilize Dolby Digital Plus, the Firestick TV Max (and older versions as well) can only do stereo which is a bummer.

You mention that when browsing for movies/shows CC only displays stuff from subscriptions you already have, yet as you're saying that CC is showing stuff for purchase and content from subs you don't have (as indicated by the lock icon.) Then with the pointless "scrolling as fast as you can" test on the Netflix app you say CC wins despite performance being IDENTICAL on both devices. Idk, just thought I'd point that at. But anyway, as someone who does very little browsing and generally knowing what I want to watch, I want a device that will give me my content as quick as possible. Fire seems to be the one for that. Thanks for the comparison.

I only use these devices for kodi and KZfaq. Although i found advertisements to be quite agressive on the fire stick, getting an ad every 2 minutes while watching a video. Have yet to test out the google tv one

You cleared my decision instantly after I watched this video. Thank you!

I have a mi TV and a lot of performance issues with the built in google tv. I guess the chromecast or fire stick would help, but I don't know which one is more stable

thanks for the video and sharing your thoughts.

I assume the Chromecast/GoogleTV stick does not work with Amazon's Recast? For example, I bought the Recast and a Fire Tv 4k Stick so that I can watch live OTA from a TV via the recast.. But the Stick interface is a mess. Tons of apps, free channels and content I don't want.. or services I don't have. Getting to the option that displays the Live OTA channels requires way too much navigation. Anyone know of another way of viewing the Recast's OTA channels on a TV? Or a fire-tv-stick app that just list the OTA channels without all the other free and useless options?

How are things nowadays? More happy with CH or Fire? I think CH is better for me but i'm afraid about performance.... is it really more efficient on fire? Let me know if you can! 😊

Great Video, you can change you color depth to 12 bit on fire tv and see the difference. google tv is no match and very slow to operate though I have a very fast internet.

The Chromecast menus are a lot bolder and better but that's the only thing i like. The Chromecast keeps messing up and freezing on free tv apps like plex and Pluto. Everything seems to work better on Fire Stick, if google sorted that out i would plug it back in.

Amazon 🔥 I was part of software development. It's pretty solid

@mike drops tech, did you get any firmware that fixed the apps stops randomly ? thanks

What about deep colours difference? Since I've found incredible differences between Mali 450 (deepest colors) and Mali g31? What about the silicon graphics on the firestick and the Mali g31 on the Google Chrome?

Are the freezes while using KZfaq and Apple TV on Google TV resolved as of January 2022?

Does the Chromecast play Google photos when tv is idle/screensaver?

As good as the CC w/GTV is, I'd always recommend the Fire products purely because (in the UK anyway) they have all the streaming apps, whereas the GTV is missing All 4 and Now TV.

I’ve had nothing but issues with chrome cast streaming quality. Sound constantly cutting in and out, and small audio delays. Frustrating because I have fiber optic WiFi.

My new Sony x93J GoogleTV, equipped with Cromecast 4K, does not provide Dolby Digital 5.1 but only DD 2.1. I bought Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max because I red from internet that it can decode DD 5.1. I haven't received my new Fire Stick, so I am not sure yet if it works with DD 5.1. Do you know if it does?

Great video I have the Amazon Fire Stick MAX and I do agree with you Amazon likes to push more APP subscriptions on to you then the ones you subscribe to as that turns me off. When I go look for something to watch I will see something I may be interested in and then realize I don't subscribe to that service. The whole point of cable cutting is to manage how much you spend a month now that everyone is streaming everyone jumped onto the streaming platform and it makes it to much as I currently have 4 Disney Plus , Prime , Crave and Netflix as if I wanted more I would subscribe to more as these alone is costing so much per month to have and you can not watch everything . Even if the google one is a bit slower it may be worth the price of not having other services shoved in your faces. My friend has the Amazon stick as well and this is his biggest complaint. Amazon should start listening to their customers but they make $$$ pushing subscriptions .

Does Google TV have Bluetooth audio latency when connected to Bluetooth speakers?

Has Google sorted out their software bugs / crashes or does this still happen?

No one talks about this but I have the firecube and the hands free Alexa is a deal breaker for me. If google chromecast has a feature like that, I’d go with chromecast. But the main reason why I will use firecube is because of hands-free Alexa.

I have the firesrick max my router is in the other side of the house and it gets good connection

I hope amazone fire stick 4k max international will also get the HBO max app :S otherwise I need a new device just to watch GOT, band of brothers and all that when it comes out in the Netherlands.

Maybe This year Amazon firetv come with his brand new friendly easy interface and with much ram and storage, speed and many more stuff 🥰"the badle continue"

Fire tv has better performance and Google tv has better UI

Is it just me but I just love 😍 the fire stick than the Google Chrome cast.

Yo can you check if an application called Tod is on the chromecast ?

Amazon has wifi 6 + atmos sound supported and cheaper at least in EU

Good man!

Can you download apps from 3rd party on Google TV?

lol why u keeping Netflix, Prime, and Disney on ur favorite apps when there's literally buttons for them on the remote 😄.

Google one looks so much better BUT FOR UK viewers - ALL4 (Channel 4 on demand) is not available on Google

Thank you

has the chromecast been fixed yet?

During Prime day sale in India, I am getting Fire tv 4k Max at $47 And CC with Google tv at $75. Which one you would suggest?

google tv has only 8gb of storage it if had 16 id buy it

I am looking at utube tv with chromecast

Nice 👌 Comparison love from Pakistan 🇵🇰

good video mate

Do you have application EON TV on chromecast?

keeping your ad banners up eats up data and ram ...i disabled mine ....btw how many friggin apps do you need ...they all suck data and ram .

Amazon is better

Amazon is clearly faster... end of game.. i like fire..

Omg yawning.. u can change you launcher on both..u should be focusing on performance