This was the exact k8nd of review i was looking. Thank you!

I totally agree on the “look” and function of the google tv. I just returned my firestick for this reason. Google is just a more pleasant and user friendly layout. Not so crowded.

The buttons for Play, Rewind, and Fast Forward definitely aren't redundant. Some people prefer them, and they actually provide shortcuts to those functions in certain apps that use on-screen controls. Nice review.

Amazon Prime app, works differently on both OS. on my Nvidia Shield it gives me an option to skip the intro, during some TV series. But on my 4K Firestick it doesn't.

i have most devices but if your a prime member than 4k firestick is and should be your device and O S. i think that any company selling a streaming device should make the best product at any cost then make cheaper products for anyone to afford. and build a better product over time. for the consumer not just there bottom line. we want and need better products for users that just works.

Chromecast 4 is already over 2 years old, on Android 10. I think I'll wait for a newer device. Currently I'm using Chromecast 3, where I just press the Cast button on any video on my phone.

That bought content edge does not go to FireTv, they also do the same, if you have bought content on Google, FireTv will not find it for you, they'll also direct you to buy it from them as well. That's a tie as well.

Yup. Im also with you on this one too. It looks like Google TV and Android TV should be killing the streaming wars. But it all comes down to the prices again for Fire TVs vs Android TVs too and people always wanna sideload stuff. lol Fo Free. Well Android TV and Google TV has the Fo Free too!

I've had both and wanting to streamline to one only on various TVs, I went with Google TV. Even bought 2 Sony Bravia TVs with Android TV. Also use 2 Nvidia Shields and 1 Google Chromecast with Google TV for the outdoor TV/projector.

If I have fire stick can I put peacock on it or do I have to pay for something I paid for peacock already though

What do I need to download peacock on my LG TV

I wanted to see if you talk about the “live” feature. I use it on my Firestick but I don’t know if is also available on Google TV?

Sorry but you are wrong about Play/Pause buttons. Have you ever used IPTV, you cannot play/pause or forward on Google TV with that round button. But on Fire TV, you can.

i have both devices.. chromecast with google tv takes the cake for me especially after adding more storage to it. 👍🏼

I have a fire tv an actual tv not a firestick so I'm wondering can you still use Google tv

Are all those apps free? \

I would lean towards getting the Google TV if when searching for content it surfaced the free options over their rentals. If what I'm looking for is on HBO Max, and I already have HBO Max, then show me that instead of pushing me to rent it.

Is there a mtv app

Fire TV works connecting speakers ie. Echo speakers or bluetooth. Google has bluetooth however latency issues. Big win for Fire TV

Can I use a fire stick on a Google TV? Thanx

I wish I could use my Chromecast with Google tv . I love the interface. But every time I go to watch a movie that is in 4k hdr from my library and it just stalls like it's trying to catch up. I play the same movie from my Roku and it plays very smooth no issues .

You didn't compare performance. How long does it take to load content. My FireTV has slowed down a lot. It takes forever to load apps. That's why I'm considering switching to GoogleTV.

Chuck is awesome, highly recommend it.

there is no 3rd party side loading on Amazon tv anymore is google tv better to use now.

You have not mention an important feature for me in favour of google tv, you can not see HBO with the firestick, neither installing the apk.

I have both a fire stick and Chromecast with Google TV and both have 8 gigs of storage and I have the exact same 7 apps installed on both and the fire stick has 2.05 gigs out of 8 left and the Chromecast with Google TV still has 4.4 gigs left out of 8. Those 7 apps are HBO max, Netflix, paramount plus, Disney plus, peacock, discovery plus and Hulu.

fair comparison thank you

I have an Alexa and one of my big things is Alexa compatibility not gonna lie. I'm just really captivated by Google TV overall which makes it a huge problem because of the Alexa thing. Plus I like the remote for Google TV better because of the KZfaq button (99% of my video hours are on KZfaq lol). I guess it's not a big deal but it would suck to have to switch from Alexa to Google Home over a TV.

If Google TV is better than Android TV, then I'm curious as to why my Sony 85X800H TV came with Google TV, and after a firmware update it now has Android TV. Any insight on this? Thanks!

I have both and honestly the Google Dongle is sooooo much better than that FireStick, the interface is much better and you get an android app store natively (you can basically install any app from the app store natively). Love or Hate it, youtube is a main thing, Google and Amazon are always crossing lines. Many times Google have pulled the official youtube app from FireStick. The only and I mean probably the ONLY thing the the firestick has going for it is its price. The only thing that I would have loved for the google stick is more storage. yeah yeah I know you can get a USB-C Hub with pass thru and add all kinds of peripherals to the google dongle (including a camera, external hd, microsd, ...) but then the price is up by like another 50$ so not a fair comparison.

Yeah, they are both very similar. I used them both in separate rooms. I probably like the chromecast a bit more.

Something I love about Google TV and hate about Fire TV, is that Google does not gray out sideloaded apps!!!

I have both the 1080p models older models I like them both

I hate the remotes on both. There are no numbers, for people who actually flip to live TV! You definitely can't enter channel numbers, you must scroll til you find the station you prefer.

The live TV button on the Fire remote takes you to live TV 🙄. It has programs that’s not available otherwise.

can i install google tv on my firetv?

I like fire tv better than google tv simply because the cromecast didnt have a controller right away but I do love google

I love my fire stick lite because it's cool thing to have better than Roku premiere stick because it doesn't buffer.

Which devices that don't have a monthly charge...Roku charges me for two devices when only one works

Definitely think that google TV interface is the lesser of the two but as you say it is subjective. Secondly I prefer the fire tv remote.

How can you miss the most important point: You will not be able to chromecast anything from your phone to a Fire TV.. If you have to cast any major apps from your phone (netflix, youtube... and duh.. even Prime video uses chromecast)... then that does NOT work on fireTV... This is horrible and it sucks that Amazon doesn't want to support Chromecast on Fire TV.. I will NEVER buy a FIRE TV because of this horrible experience.. I do not want to buy and plugin an additional chromecast hdmi on FireTV.. it's horrible if I need to keep changing input on ..

Google TV has 2GB and Fire TV has 1.5gb. how much of this is designated to the interface??

You missed the main point of casting. Which isnt an option on fire tv

Fire TV has Find Free content, which is most important to me. Google TV don’t.

Google tv , does not support multiple profile switching, In firestick youtube app I can add multiple google accounts and switch between them easily, which I do not find on google tv. Google tv signing typing experience is very bad compared to fire stick, we can use remote buttons on fire tv to toggle between capslock, next etc.. dont even see anything close on google tv. I have multiple google assistant speakers, can only use them in groups on google tv for playing music and not for anything else.

the google home app is junk , i used to use google in my house , the google app lagged and sometimes lost connection ..dumped all my google devices and went Alexa ....perfect , my wifi eco bee thermostat and my smart speakers and smart switches and plugs all run through the Alexa app and of course my fire stick 4k max as well .... all my points go to Alexa and the Amazon app , the fire stick is great .

I love Google TV, the only issue is the minimal storage

WRONG!! GOOGLE TV has the PLAYSTORE where as the fire TV has a limited watered down Kmart style app store. So don't be folks because Amazon is paying you to say this.

Nothing beats Google TV

"BuT iT dOeSn'T hAvE tHe LiVe Tv BuTtOn"

LOTR is not on HBO max. Google was right

You see 5, I see 6 but 🙄

Sorry on fire tv

Google Tvs dont have Airplay

Roku and Google. Fire TV Sucks and it malfunctions a lot and it's slow.

Fire TV is the best streaming device on the market

don't beg for Likes.

Apple TV….

Google TV cost $65 a month. My Fire TV is free. So there’s that

wtf why talk about roku, I don't give a fuck about roku. it's not even for sale in my country. just stick to the subject.