Streaming device for Disney+ 4K

Relentless81 · 29 Nov 2021 at 22:38

Hi,
I currently have a bog standard Chromecast which will only do 1080p and the TV is 4k so thought I would upgrade.

I was eyeing up the Chromecast with Google TV but keep reading about people having issues with it and Disney+ reverting back to 1080p

Problem is we need a device we can cast to because the wife has a seperate Amazon account with films that's she's bought linked to her Prime Video that she can cast direct from her phone and I think Chromecast is the only device you can cast to?

That's why I was mainly looking at the most recent Chromecast as a replacement for the current one, any thoughts please?

Thanks

gailjon · 30 Nov 2021 at 08:32

Does your TV have the Disney plus app built in at all?

Sinbad2000 · 30 Nov 2021 at 08:54

Pretty sure most android TV devices work for casting. I have an nVidia Shield and can cast to it - but it also does a brilliant job of streaming just about anything. (atmos, 4k, dolby vision, the lot)

Dyson · 30 Nov 2021 at 09:00

@Relentless81 Just grab this https://store.google.com/product/st...9&utm_content=dr&CJPID=1546795&CJAID=15004189

Armageus · 30 Nov 2021 at 09:02

Roku Streaming Stick+ (has a better wifi aerial than the Express 4K) - £29.99 atm
https://www.roku.com/en-gb/products/players

stoofa · 30 Nov 2021 at 09:09

I'm 100% an Android guy. Every phone in the house is Android, our main TV runs Android. Our tablets are all Android......
I still rate the Apple TV box as the best streamer. I went through so many - which lagged, which were slow, which had lip-sync issued. Only the Apple TV box didn't have any one of those problems.
However.....far more expensive than the other suggestions.

Relentless81 · 30 Nov 2021 at 10:19

Sorry I've been up and out this morning (benefit of young kids!) And bought the Chromecast with Google TV

About to install it and see if Disney Plus works in 4k, going straight back if it doesn't

chroniclard · 30 Nov 2021 at 10:24

Seems a bit crud having to cast things and not use a native Amazon app :confused:

All our TVs have all the apps on the OS, netflix, Disney, Amazon etc...

BMox81 · 30 Nov 2021 at 18:47

Relentless81 said:
Sorry I've been up and out this morning (benefit of young kids!) And bought the Chromecast with Google TV

About to install it and see if Disney Plus works in 4k, going straight back if it doesn't

It should with no effort at all.

Deleted member 77746 · 30 Nov 2021 at 18:50

amazon 4k firestick. Then you don't need to cast to it just use the native app.

Relentless81 · 30 Nov 2021 at 18:56

BMox81 said:
It should with no effort at all.

Works a treat 4K and HDR, just that I read a lot of complaints that it didn't work for some people with Disney Plus but those must have issues that have been ironed out

I have noticed a strange flicker with Prime Video though which is annoying but I can just use the app built into the TV for that I only really needed a streaming device for Disney Plus and if the Mrs wants to cast her Prime Video account to it it'll be 1080P non HDR anyway so I assume it won't flicker

TALON1973 · 30 Nov 2021 at 20:22

Games console if you have one. Although the Disney app is on most 4k tvs