GOOGLE TV TV
For instance, Dolby Digital 5.1 on Prime Video doesn’t work with some speaker models and the 10-bit color profile isn’t available with 4K60 on a few TV sets. Though there still are certain flaws that Realme has yet to fix, as also pointed out by scores of affected users in a dedicated Telegram channel. However, I didn’t face any of those issues myself being on a newer build. Some people are having much more trouble with things like the Prime Video app not appearing on the Play Store, Hotstar not supporting 4K playback, and HDR not showing up on 4K60 resolution.
GOOGLE TV BLUETOOTH
All the Bluetooth issues, of course, don’t matter if you never use headphones with your streaming stick. Bluetooth range is another problem that I faced as it can’t keep a steady connection even if you’re in the same room - even putting your hands in front of the earbuds can break the audio. The sub-par radios in the Realme Google TV Stick are so unreliable that it would drop the connection to my earphones randomly - and I tried with multiple Bluetooth audio devices to be sure it wasn’t my earbuds acting up. That workaround, though, alleviated my Bluetooth woes only to a point. And it could be a deal-breaker for those who need the range of 2.4GHz to connect to their routers. Switching to the 5GHz band does help, but this shouldn’t be happening in the first place. When on the 2.4GHz Wi-Fi band, it has issues connecting to Bluetooth accessories, probably because of signal interference. While the choppy interface is still bearable, this Google TV stick also struggles with basic connectivity features. Thankfully, the 4K video playback itself on various mainstream services isn’t compromised.
GOOGLE TV 1080P
For starters, the interface feels choppier when connected to a 4K screen (the experience is a lot better on a 1080p TV), which gets particularly noticeable when you try to quickly move around the cursor, even on the home screen. Realme’s streaming stick had a fair share of issues when I first reviewed it, but over the last month, it has gotten worse.
At least, multi-user profiles should be arriving sooner rather than later. But all that’s for Google to fix, not Realme. Even the rebranded Google TV app isn’t available for everyone here despite being announced a few weeks ago. The main carousel on Home (which is labeled For You in the States) isn't updated frequently, while the Movies and Shows tabs are entirely missing from the top menu. The recommendations aren’t aggregated from a lot of local apps, and the integration pales in comparison to what you get on the Fire TV sticks and Xiaomi’s Patchwall interface.
GOOGLE TV SOFTWARE
My only issue with the software is that Google TV isn’t currently optimized well for India. I noticed that the dongle gets a bit warmer when plugged into a 4K TV versus a 1080p TV, though that didn’t have any impact on its performance. The combination in itself should be good enough for most users, but it's going to be a tough sell for those with a Dolby Vision-enabled TV, considering you can easily get Dolby’s premium HDR standard on both the Google Chromecast and Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K. As its name makes it abundantly clear, the Realme stick is 4K capable and supports HDR10+ playback.
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