{"id":942,"date":"2025-02-22T01:03:06","date_gmt":"2025-02-22T01:03:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/?p=942"},"modified":"2025-02-22T01:03:06","modified_gmt":"2025-02-22T01:03:06","slug":"google-has-stopped-selling-the-chromecast-with-google-tv-but-theres-no-way-im-replacing-mine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/2025\/02\/22\/google-has-stopped-selling-the-chromecast-with-google-tv-but-theres-no-way-im-replacing-mine\/","title":{"rendered":"Google has stopped selling the Chromecast with Google TV \u2013 but there&#8217;s no way I&#8217;m replacing mine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>New isn&#8217;t always better<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/EVNDFozxhvoeQefx6Ujigj-1200-80.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Chromecast with Google TV plugged into the back of a TV with the remote next to it.\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Chromecast with Google TV had a good run(Image credit: Google)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Google has stopped selling the Chromecast with Google TV<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The gadget made its debut in September 2020<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>An upgrade is available in the form of the Google TV Streamer<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Four-and-a-half years after making its debut, theChromecast with Google TVis no longer being sold byGoogle\u2013 joining products likeGoogle Daydreamand theNexus Q(remember that?) in the hardware section of the Google graveyard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The disappearance of the gadget from the official Google Store was noted by9to5Googleand others, with both the4Kand HD versions no longer available. The HD model launched in 2022, two years after the original.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While you might still be able to hunt one down through third-party resellers, the future is very much theGoogle TV Streamerunveiled in August 2024. That&#8217;s now the default Google TV device, yours for $99.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, as a long-time user of the Chromecast with Google TV (4K edition), there&#8217;s no way I&#8217;m going to swap the old device for the new one right now. In fact, I&#8217;ll probably stick with my current streaming dongle until it stops working, which could still be several years off at this point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&gt;&gt;&gt;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/detail-Google-1747096-GWRL2\">GWRL2 Battery for Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-makes-the-chromecast-with-google-tv-special-3\">What makes the Chromecast with Google TV special<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/JCiHvwPhA8u7YVep5WvUtg-970-80.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Google TV Streamer is the future(Image credit: Google)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Chromecast with Google TV was a significant upgrade to traditional Chromecasts when it made its debut. Before it arrived, Chromecasting was quick and easy enough, but everything had to be controlled on a phone, tablet, or laptop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the Chromecast with Google TV, you have a chunky little remote \u2013 even more straightforward to use, with its tactile, physical buttons and scroll pad. There&#8217;s on-board storage too, and a software interface, making it a truly standalone device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Google TV Streamer is by no means bulky, but it needs a flat surface to sit on, whereas my Chromecast with Google TV just dangles out of an HDMI port. The new gadget is more expensive too, packing in more storage that I&#8217;m never going to use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&gt;&gt;&gt;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/detail-Google-1746976-GDHB7\">GDHB7 Battery for Google GDHB7<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both the old and new streaming devices make use of Google TV \u2013 one of the best and most versatile TV software platforms \u2013 so there&#8217;s no upgrade there. In an ideal world, I&#8217;d love a Chromecast with Google TV, 2025 edition (if anyone from Google is reading), but my current streaming gadget continues to do a fine job.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New isn&#8217;t always better The Chromecast with Google TV had a good run(Image credit: Google) Four-and-a-half years after making its debut, theChromecast with Google TVis no longer being sold byGoogle\u2013 joining products likeGoogle Daydreamand theNexus Q(remember that?) in the hardware section of the Google graveyard. The disappearance of the gadget from the official Google Store &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/2025\/02\/22\/google-has-stopped-selling-the-chromecast-with-google-tv-but-theres-no-way-im-replacing-mine\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Google has stopped selling the Chromecast with Google TV \u2013 but there&#8217;s no way I&#8217;m replacing mine<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-942","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-google"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/942","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=942"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/942\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":943,"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/942\/revisions\/943"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=942"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=942"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=942"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}