![]() This left me unable to control the box at all, with a reboot being the only solution, a pain when the box was mounted behind my wall-mounted TV. The remote has had disconnection issues on multiple occasions, specifically with the streaming box disconnecting from the remote. I have run into a few bugs that I’d consider more than minor. and makes it more comfortable with a longer, slightly flatter design. It takes just about everything that was good about the remote included with the new Chromecast - the IR blaster, the input button, the clicky buttons, etc. This is the first use of the Google-designed G10 remote in the mass market, and it’s a very, very good design. ![]() The highlight has been the remote, of course. It’s easily on par if not better than the Chromecast with Google TV in that aspect. Overall performance is solid, to say the least, with apps generally feeling snappy and the Android TV homescreen running just as good as any other box/stick I’ve used. However, I’ve only been happy with just about everything so far. For being so inexpensive I fully expected the experience to suffer considerably. I’ve been using the 4K option from Walmart’s lineup for the past few days and, frankly, I’ve been rather happy with it so far. ![]() They also both ship with a Google-designed remote based on the G10 design. Both run the standard Android TV platform, not the newer Google TV. The FHD device, meanwhile uses the streaming stick form factor popularized by Roku, Amazon Fire TV, and Google’s original Chromecast. To recap these devices, the 4K device is a streaming box with a form factor similar to Google’s ADT-3 developer device. As for online orders, Walmart tells us that the 4K model, which costs $29.88, should be available for purchase online, but the $24.88 FHD version is still being finalized for online orders. Customers have been able to buy the device for about a week if it showed up in their store, but as of this week the streamers should both be available in stores. Now, though, Walmart has officially started selling its onn-branded Android TV streamers, and we’ve spent a few days with one of them, too.Īfter being on the retailer’s website for over a month now, Walmart confirmed today to 9to5Google that sales have officially started on the device. It’s been absolutely no secret that Walmart has been working on a duo of Android TV streaming devices, but the lead-up to launch has been a little odd to say the least.
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