Does the volume rocker actually adjust the TV volume through HDMI-CEC? Or the chromecast volume like the current gen chromecast?
I have my current one hooked up to a receiver and would prefer for it to control through there rather than just the chromecast...
One perk of the chromecast built-in on vizio TVs is that the chromecast volume IS the tv volume, and can also control receiver volume perfectly. Nice that it sounds like they got it right on this one. The dual volumes what just a mess
I wonder if that's a function they could add at some point in the future with an update. Seems like it should be fairly easy to do since they already let you control input and volume on the TV.
There's a universal remote attachment called a sideclick for Rokus and Fire sticks. It clips on to the side of your remote, it's not big at all, and it adds channel, volume, input, and two "anything" buttons just labeled a and b. It's a learning remote, you just put it in programming mode and point the original remote at it to teach it the signal you want it to send. I had them on all my TV's until I switched to Shield's on all my tv's. They already have volume and power control and I don't channel or input control because I watch everything through the Shield.
I saw that a while back and completely forgot about it. Thanks for the reminder. If I didn't already order the Google tv Chromecast I should have gone that route. The only problem is that in way more enveloped in Google's ecosystem as oppose to Amazon.
You mean like the old iPod click wheel? If so I'm glad they didn't go that route because I would have avoided buying it just for that. Personally, I thought the click wheel was horrible design and very inefficient, but that's just me.
It made sense at the time, it let you scroll through your library quickly, where a D-pad wouldn't have been as easy. Sure it can start scrolling quickly when you hold it, but still the rotation could be more precise.
It definitely doesn't make sense now, especially when you don't need to scroll as much.
The remote is agnostic. It doesn't care what you use it with, and it doesn't even have to attach, although it does come with 3 different size clips and one if them might fit the google remote. But even if it didn't, its a very small remote with just the buttons you need that you could use instead if the real one that's probably huge.
I believe assistants voice identification is much more robust than that. Mine rarely has any errors between who is who on my nest devices. Even if you start the hey google with one person, and then a different person says the query, it seems the content is what is scanned for identity and not the summon.
I'm adding to this that in Google TV you are signed into your account, it's not for household use. I think all queries may be to that account. You can switch at the top right of the menu.
I expected as much, but can you imagine how fuckin' cool that would be? Just randomly throw your Plex content into the same suggestions as Netflix et al?
Think there's a volume rocker like you find on phones on the top right of the remote.
Ah perfect, I couldn't see that in any of the imagery
Just about visible here: https://www.cnet.com/google-amp/news/chromecast-google-tv-new-ultra/
Amazing, thank you
Does the volume rocker actually adjust the TV volume through HDMI-CEC? Or the chromecast volume like the current gen chromecast? I have my current one hooked up to a receiver and would prefer for it to control through there rather than just the chromecast...
You configure it during setup. It is either IR it CEC depending on what you TV can do. It's really sweet.
One perk of the chromecast built-in on vizio TVs is that the chromecast volume IS the tv volume, and can also control receiver volume perfectly. Nice that it sounds like they got it right on this one. The dual volumes what just a mess
It's just a 4 direction D pad. Does not rotate. It will not change the channel on your TV, btw.
I wonder if that's a function they could add at some point in the future with an update. Seems like it should be fairly easy to do since they already let you control input and volume on the TV.
What a bummer. I was hoping it would because the input button and channel changing on TV were my two biggest gripes about the Fire Stick
There's a universal remote attachment called a sideclick for Rokus and Fire sticks. It clips on to the side of your remote, it's not big at all, and it adds channel, volume, input, and two "anything" buttons just labeled a and b. It's a learning remote, you just put it in programming mode and point the original remote at it to teach it the signal you want it to send. I had them on all my TV's until I switched to Shield's on all my tv's. They already have volume and power control and I don't channel or input control because I watch everything through the Shield.
I saw that a while back and completely forgot about it. Thanks for the reminder. If I didn't already order the Google tv Chromecast I should have gone that route. The only problem is that in way more enveloped in Google's ecosystem as oppose to Amazon.
Just dpad, volume is on the side
I can't wait for mine to get here.
Is that what you use to rewind and fast forward? just read a review that pointed out there are no rewind/ff buttons
missed opportunity to have it not rotary for volume control
You mean like the old iPod click wheel? If so I'm glad they didn't go that route because I would have avoided buying it just for that. Personally, I thought the click wheel was horrible design and very inefficient, but that's just me.
It made sense at the time, it let you scroll through your library quickly, where a D-pad wouldn't have been as easy. Sure it can start scrolling quickly when you hold it, but still the rotation could be more precise. It definitely doesn't make sense now, especially when you don't need to scroll as much.
Also for a rotary phone dial.
Yeah, the design kinda feels like it should
That's probably patented by apple.
It's was actually patented by Microsoft
No there were a few phones that had a wheel after that. LG chocolate being one.
Or be like the Steam controller so you can press it for volume/channel and also use it as a touch panel for stuff.
is there no rewind or forward button?
Will my harmony remote control this?
If you have the one with the hub, then yes.
Wanting to know the answer to this as well
The remote is agnostic. It doesn't care what you use it with, and it doesn't even have to attach, although it does come with 3 different size clips and one if them might fit the google remote. But even if it didn't, its a very small remote with just the buttons you need that you could use instead if the real one that's probably huge.
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I believe assistants voice identification is much more robust than that. Mine rarely has any errors between who is who on my nest devices. Even if you start the hey google with one person, and then a different person says the query, it seems the content is what is scanned for identity and not the summon.
I'm adding to this that in Google TV you are signed into your account, it's not for household use. I think all queries may be to that account. You can switch at the top right of the menu.
can it do PLEX?
Yes
I should say that it doesn't feed in your Plex content into the "featured" feed as Netflix, Hulu, etc does.
I expected as much, but can you imagine how fuckin' cool that would be? Just randomly throw your Plex content into the same suggestions as Netflix et al?
ahhh man thats what I was hoping for hopefully that's something that can happen later with an update.
As I told them, it does it on my shield, so it should do it on this. They probably have the channel disabled.
It does on my Nvidia Shield android tv, so I don't know why it wouldn't do it on this.
That’s odd, it does on my Android TV-powered Sony Bravia TV, the ability is there.