Setting up the Google Chromecast 2020 is not difficult in itself. The most striking addition is the small remote that Google provides, but the adapter is equally important. Where you could still supply the old Full HD adapter with power via an unused USB port on your TV or AV receiver, that probably won’t work with this newcomer. Due to the consumption of 7.5 Watts, the Chromecast with Google TV requires its own supplied adapter, which you connect via a long USB-C to USB-C cable. The use seems to be a real obligation, because if we connect the device to a USB port of a Denon AVC-A110 (good for 1.5A and therefore able to support 7.5W), the Chromecast gets stuck at a error message.Ī short HDMI cable dangles from the device that you plug into a free HDMI port on your television. You could of course also connect it to a soundbar or an AV receiver. In principle, connecting the adapter to the network is done via WiFi. Unlike the Chromecast Ultra, there is no option to connect an Ethernet cable to the included adapter. It is possible, but then you have to look for the optional Chromecast adapter with Ethernet that Google is going to release. Who knows, maybe Google will ever sell the device to us at a price point closer to the US retail price of $ 50? Supplied adapter is requiredĪlthough the box of the Google Chromecast 2020 remains very compact, it contains more than with the previous editions of the adapter. The Chromecast with Google TV is brand new and is not yet officially distributed by Google in the Benelux. However, it is possible to purchase it anyway through international retailers. For example, we found the device via the webshop of the Fnac chain that is active in Belgium, probably because the parent company originates from France and is the logistics hub there. The store asks the correct price of 70 euros for the adapter, but online we also find retailers that ask much more (up to 130 euros). Prices will probably stabilize as soon as more parties offer the Google Chromecast 2020. The adapter runs a full but modified version of Android TV, which is therefore called ‘Google TV’. So if you choose the HDMI input on which the Chromecast hangs, you will see a smart TV interface with apps. Apps from streaming services, for example, but also games and other applications can be installed. However, the core of the experience is focused on finding ‘content’: movies, TV series, videos and also music. That extra search and aggregation function is immediately the main difference with the Android TV that we know from Philips and Sony televisions. The Google Chromecast with Google TV sends out 4K, in theory up to 60 fps, and has wide support for HDR standards, including HDR10 + and Dolby Vision. On the audio side you can count on Dolby Atmos (based on Digital Plus). With the Google Chromecast 2020 you can of course still cast, but it doesn’t stop there.
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