For houses with multiple streaming devices, and those with video game consoles, this helps you avoid the need for your TV's remote control - to try and reduce clutter. The Chromecast with Google TV remote has an edge on it, though, thanks to the TV input button. The buttons on each remote are very similar - both feature a directional pad, power, voice, home, back and mute buttons. In the case of the new Chromecast, it's activated by Google Assistant for the Fire TV Stick 4K, it's Alexa. Winner: Tie Chromecast with Google TV vs Fire TV Stick 4K: RemotesĪnother category where the Chromecast with Google TV and Fire TV Stick 4K are essentially the same. Meanwhile, the Fire TV Stick 4K works in Amazon's ecosystem, so you can use Alexa to control the streaming device, lights, thermostats, Ring cameras and Echo Dot speakers. And you can pair it with other Nest speakers to stream music in multiple rooms. The Chromecast also syncs easily with other devices powered by Google Assistant, so you can control your smart home lights or check out your Nest Camera's view. And you can mirror a Chrome browser window to the TV.

Winner: Tie Chromecast with Google TV vs Fire TV Stick 4K: FeaturesĪs far as features go, the new Chromecast still allows users to cast from iOS and Android apps on their phone to the TV screen. But it's also hard to go wrong with classic black and an unobtrusive stick - especially when both are meant to be hidden behind your TV. The option of more colors means you can style your home entertainment system a bit more. The Fire TV Stick 4K only comes in black. But Google's dongle also comes in more colors: Snow (white), Sunrise (pink) and Sky (blue). The new Chromecast is 6.4 x 2.4 x 0.5 inches, making it bigger than the Fire TV Stick 4K (3.9 x 1.2 x 0.6 inches). The new Chromecast is an oval-shaped dongle with a short HDMI cable, while the Fire TV Stick 4K is a slim, rectangular bar with attached HDMI connector. Here's where the Chromecast with Google TV and Fire TV Stick 4K really start to differ.

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