Review: onn. Google TV 4K Pro Streaming Device (New, 2024), 4K UHD resolution, Dolby Vision & Dolby

Today we review the onn. Google TV 4K Pro Streaming Device (New, 2024), 4K UHD resolution, Dolby Vision & Dolby ATMOS, Hands-Free Voice Control, Smart Hub. You can find this streaming player at Walmart here: goto.walmart.com/c/3904399/56...
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[@CordCuttersNews]

You can find this streaming player at Walmart here: goto.walmart.com/c/3904399/565706/9383?veh=aff&sourceid=imp_000011112222333344&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.walmart.com%2Fip%2Fonn-Google-TV-4K-Pro-Streaming-Device-New-2024-4K-UHD-resolution-Dolby-Vision-Dolby-ATMOS-Hands-Free-Voice-Control-Smart-Hub%2F5193222892%3Fathbdg%3DL1100%26from%3D%2Fsearch

[@BigFredddy68]

Question I have 2 ONN Boxes and neither 1 has the Remote with the Backlight (Big Blue Button that say's" Live TV" missing) also when I click on Settings then click on Privacy scroll down there's NO option for Google Assistant or Purchase History can somebody please help? THANKS

[@darrylb5224]

I found one at my local Walmart finally. I set it up and it's flawless I love it I like the hands-free microphone. Much smoother than the fire stick

[@dennyhiett6271]

Do you know if and how screensaver manager for airel views can be used in this device

[@dmdunn]

I wish Onn would make a Chromecast Audio unit to keep that dream alive.

[@metalcrip89]

Excellent device well worth the 50 bucks much smoother than the first Gen 4k max fire stick I sold and replaced with this storage, storage expansion over USB 3.0,hands free search well worth it.

[@eprovensen]

What is the manufacture date on the side of the box?

[@ryamelp]

What WiFi standards does it support?

[@BenDMitchell]

When you use the word powerful when describing this, what word do you use to describe the Apple TV?

[@jessieolguin1]

My remote doesn't have the big Free TV button, and I'm so thankful. I didn't want the button in the first place, and I got my wish.

[@brib9716]

You might change your mind when you learn that it's the only one that has backlit buttons.

[@joanie5812]

I think I’ll pass and stick with the previous device. I’ll wait until they standardize on a remote. Backlight is a nice feature and from reading the comments there are three different remotes “free” button, no free button and backlight. Makes you wonder about quality control. Luke, I’m with you the click on the remote every time you hit the okay button would drive me crazy.

[@destindude1978]

I don't have the same remote as you, mine also doesn't click at all I think it's got membranes inside, I'd have to do a teardown to see but I noticed its the same type of remote as the mecool device, but I also don't have the free TV button either 🤷‍♂️

[@azizfilho]

How to forward, backward and pause recorded games from you tube tv? Thanks

[@DonaldDnicefromtwitcH]

App mode best I like it on this device

[@martysimons9749]

Just purchased and pleased so far. Was hoping he would go into using the USB port to see if there are any limitations. Havent tried it myself yet. No complaints on the remote. I like the backlight.The 32GB of stoarge is a big deal. Suprised he didnt mention that since most budet boxes barely have room after installing a couple apps.

[@JamesWorley]

How did you buy one with the " FREE TV " Button and back light right away with no effort ? All I can find are units with remotes that do not have the " FREE TV " button and back lit remote .

[@hunterjorschumb8327]

I just bought one yesterday and it came with all those features.

[@hunterjorschumb8327]

Does this device actually have a model number? I'm only asking because I would like to pair this up with my Logitech Harmony remote but I have looked all over and does not indicate an actual model number for this to be used?

[@michael-4k4000]

If you have apple products, an Apple TV is so useful 👌.

[@doltsbane]

Anybody know if it supports NTFS formatted USB drives?

[@gstar7686]

It does not. Only FAT32 and exFAT.

[@rafaelrosario5331]

Can you turn off the smart speaker so the device is not always listening for the wake word?

[@BIGGSAndroid]

Yes

[@blueingreen7]

Yes -- there's a physical switch on the side. When you disable it with the switch, the four LEDs on top turn red, and stay on/red as long as disabled. If you re-enable it with the switch, the LEDs briefly turn white, then turn off until the assistent is triggered.

[@gstar7686]

I picked up an Onn Pro last week and I'm quite impressed with its performance. Very snappy.

[@mark4086]

Luke, recently on the website, you said about this new box: "...will people buy this device when more powerful devices can be headed for a similar price or slightly more?" Can you elaborate on that? What more powerful devices?

[@devonmiller011]

Is the remote not backlit?

[@kizersosay28]

The one with the big blue button is. Apparently there are two different versions being sold. The other version doesn't have the blue button and is not back lit.

[@mrstlavery]

I have a streaming service which is in the Amazon App Store and will be in the Google play store any day. Will also be in the Apple and Roku app stores next month. Would love to chat with you about it.

[@m4nc1n1]

Mine didn't come with the new backlit remote, so I am returning it until I get a "new remote" one, lol.

[@Messy_Marv]

I hope this receives Android TV 14. My Google Chromecast with Google TV just got it.

[@user-bq8pl8mb9n]

USBC-C power cord would have been nice.

[@stevensko9153]

Why

[@toddjennings42369]

I wish Walmart would sell the backlit remote by itself that way ppl can get one that didn't and that way u can buy a remote if the on eu have stops working

[@cleannsober1]

We❤️the internal storage 👍, great job guys

[@buffydog21]

I wished Roku had more radio stations on their app. I never listen to any of radio stations listed. Even the IHeart radio station listings don't have my favorite radio stations. One of my favorite reasons for having IHEART is Yacht Rock is 70s-80s music. Like, Chicago, Boston, and Debbie Brothers, just ro name a few groups.

[@nancymiller5413]

Radio Paradise is the best-kept secret for Roku. Gorgeous photos to go with the music. And there’s TuneIn.

[@jimdunlop4427]

What is the advantage of using this separate device instead of the operating system that came with my Sony Bravo TV?

[@DennisHunter]

Sony does not update it’s software as often. They are not in the streaming device business. It’s always better to separate technical functions

[@jimdunlop4427]

Problem is my 85 inch TV is higher on the wall then I'm comfortable reaching behind. I'll stick with what I'm using now.

[@doctorj33]

The problem is that it's not available worldwide 😔

[@josephcandela6293]

Why get a streaming player like this when most if not all tvs are smart tvs they have all the apps you want

[@ericn.wilson2345]

My experience is that baked-in "smart" functions are not only woefully underpowered in processor terms, but the worst case scenario is that the manufacturer might push an update which not only breaks app functionality, but also the TV itself. I have an example. Awhile ago, Vizio had one of those great-in-theory ideas to fold the free streaming options and OTA television into the same on-screen guide...and to make that the ONLY guide. It made things sluggish, but at first it was usable. One night during an Internet outage, I was unable to receive antenna television because the TV wouldn't allow the tuner to work unless there was an Internet connection, because that's where it was pulling the guide from. I rolled the firmware back to factory default before bed and will never enable wifi on it again. That turned out to be a call, since eventually they disabled the rollback feature because a lot of people were getting the same idea. Say what you will about streaming dongles, but if they stop working, they won't take your TV down with them.

[@RJDA.Dakota]

Because some of these so called smart TVs do go out of date. This way, if something goes down or out it’s then just switched out.

[@Sacto1654]

Well, dedicated streaming players can load streaming services a lot faster. This is especially true if you use the Apple TV box, where the speed of the on-board processor and plentiful RAM and local storage means really fast startup and navigation of most streaming services.

[@g.e.5723]

Agreed. My 65U8G is an Android TV, recently updated to basically a Google TV. I got this box thinking maybe I'm missing something. Nice looking box, seems well made, and it is quick, but, I returned yesterday and got my fifty bucks back.

[@schulman133]

question for luke can you do some recommendations of korean free live tv apps and american free live tv app’s indians free live tv apps Spanish free live tv apps and Canadians free live Canadians news tv apps that we have access to in the united states built in to the smart tv and apps that you can cast from smart phones to smart tv that some people don’t know about that may help some people out

[@Kevin-by3vy]

Say the word Button.

[@joekaras7080]

Im looking to get away from Firesticks. Looking at NVIDIA, but expensive to have one for each TV set. How does this stack up to Firestick? I dont care how proprietory firestick is. Thats why I got away from Apple products.

[@davidstring8301]

I'll get it when they drop it to $30

[@DonaldDnicefromtwitcH]

Lowest u ever going see on these specs on this device in year be $39.99 or on black Friday sales

[@davescopies2346]

why wait its a great streaming box i bought one and its about the best box i have seen for the money much better then the fire stick

[@kb-is1jn]

Damn there's some people that are just super cheap like to a embarrassment lol this box won't drop most likely it will go up specially with the volume of requests for it and how it's selling its outstock everywhere

[@buffydog21]

I wished all remotes would go away from batteries and be rechargeable. Some remotes, I'd wished they were rechargeable via solar panel on the remote itself.

[@nancymiller5413]

Luke the streaming players on your website (reviews) need to be updated. I wanted to refer someone to it, but decided not to. 😔

[@SanmaxTravelandGaming]

I recently got Chromecast 4k from Canada omg this is steal deal utterly shame to Google Chromecast 4k

[@edwinperez2813]

Bench Mark the FireTV Max new ... blows this device out of the water.

[@esw01407]

I'm not sold on this at all at $50, with most of it being Google TV. Recently got my first generation ONN streaming box back out, and compared to Roku's interface which is far from perfect, Google TV doesn't have much to offer. Apps? Roku every day of the week. If this was at the $30-35 price point, I might be slightly interested.

[@michaelcrippen3733]

You can not get the apps on Roku like u can on ONN 4k pro pluse u can install 3rd party apps that u can not on roku

[@esw01407]

@@michaelcrippen3733 I don't do 3rd party apps so it's not really a game changer for me.

[@curtispavlovec]

Totally agree. Not worth $50.

[@michaelcrippen3733]

3gb ram 32 gb storage to get it will cost u over 100

[@michaelcrippen3733]

Shield 199.99 but only has 16gb storage

[@Led_Bizkit]

Not impressed. Apple TV for the win

[@MackUtley]

Apple TV sucks

[@Sacto1654]

@@MackUtley Actually, Apple TV is the gold standard for dedicated streaming players. Other streaming players have surprisingly small amounts of RAM and local storage, which can cause player slowdowns at times.

[@davescopies2346]

well i'm for one is very happy with this you should try it if you don't like it you can always take it back to Walmart

[@kizersosay28]

This is $50 vs $150

[@juanmasa3020]

i'll take the onn pro,slap on tivimate with a shitload of playlists,kills the overpriced apple tv

[@user-bq8pl8mb9n]

USBC-C power cord would have been nice.