Google Chromecast Ultra Review: Worth the Upgrade?
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Published 2016-11-15
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The Chromecast Ultra is the newest Chromecast device, and has a few new features that separates it from the regular Chromecast 2. Specifically, it supports 4K Ultra-HD resolution, as well as high dynamic range (HDR). Also, it has an ethernet port, so it can connect either wirelessly or wired, to be able to handle higher bandwidth content. But there's not much else, so unless you have a TV that can take advantage of these features, it would probably make sense to just get a regular Chromecast, which does all the same stuff, except at 1080p. You can still stream movies, YouTube, and music to your TV from your phone or other devices.
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All Comments (20)
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Who's here after you get the free ChromeCast ultra for being a premium member
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The Ethernet option alone makes this a good buy.
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Very simple but elaborative way of explaining tech specs. Keep up the good work.
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Chromecast has been my favorite Google product since the first one. This one really hits a niche though.
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you forgot to mention that when you open the chromecast app you can cast your phone to your tv. so your entire phones content is streamable. I don't use the stream buttons. even right now I'm watching youtube and commenting while my phone is on my tv. and can easily go to my gallery or music player and stream that too. Many don't know this. if you cast your phones media player to chromecast the sound quality is equal. when you play audio on the chromecast without casting your entire phone you lose audio quality. tons of it.
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1 like = 1 riot
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Even if you don't have a 4k TV go for the Ultra. It's the only one that supports 60fps!!!
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what about buffering speed between the two versions?
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My LG OLED can be cast to by my phone but the chromecast can turn my amp and TV on and cast using phone or google home, I can now listen to music across my wifi network to my 7.2 surround system and synchronize with my google home speakers in the rest of my home and also adjust the audio delay too. I was struggling to find a whole home audio solution that would incorporate my wired Atmos setup with wireless smart speakers but this is it. Speaker groups in the google home app make it so easy.
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Oh...forgot to say...nice video ThioJoe! Keep them coming! The merge of channels was a good thing...
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Is there an easy & convenient place to find available 4K CONTENT on the internet to stream to my newly acquired Chromecast?
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This is how u review a product, nicely done sir! 👍🏼
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I have two questions: 1) How does the AC Adapter get the signal from the ethernet cable to the Chromecast? Does it go through the usb cable? Or does it send a Wifi signal to the Chromecast? 2) What sort of HDMI cable does the Chromecast Ultra use? 2.0, 2.0a, 2.1? Cheers
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Great review, thorough and good advice. You've come a long way Thio
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you forgot to say that the Chromecast Ultra is also 1.8x faster than the regular chromecast 2 :)
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the Ethernet cable can be used with the other Chromecast too if you use that Ethernet wall adapter. The adapter was available before Ultras were even a thing.
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I still have the original Chromecast. I love it!
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it's worth noting that that Wired ethernet power adapter will work with the 1080P Chromecast. and is only 10/100 ethernet port.
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Ok, so these Chromecast things are only designed to work with certain apps. I can't, for example, connect my gaming laptop to my TV via Chromecast and then play NBA2K without using any HDMI cable. Or would that work?
