Google TV Streamer (4K)

Ethernet and Thread for $99 — the best-value smart-home streaming hub. At $99.99, Google's 2024 model sits in the middle of the range — the streaming Devices we compare run from $34.99 to $249. It scores 8.1/10 overall, calculated from published specifications across 8 categories rather than from a subjective impression.

Its strongest showing is Smart Home at 9.0/10 — matter, Thread, and built-in voice assistant capability. The weakest is Remote at 7.5/10, which is the trade-off to weigh before buying: if that is the specification you care about most, one of the alternatives below will serve you better.

Worth knowing before you buy: Wi-Fi 5 only — no Wi-Fi 6, which is hard to defend on a device launched in 2024; and the Cortex-A55 chip is modest next to Apple's A15. Every specification on this page comes from Google's own documentation or a verified retail listing — where a figure is not published, the table says so rather than estimating it.