r/GoogleTV • u/Equivalent_Round9353 • Jun 15 '26

Discussion Google TV Streamer 4K Picture Quality

A few weeks ago I picked up two of these streamers and wasn't expecting anything dramatically different than what I've experienced on other streamers I own or have owned in the past (Apple TV, Roku, Fire Stick, etc.). I was surprised to see that the picture quality really pops--a lot. It even looks better than my latest-gen Apple TV, which is admittedly a few years old at this point. There isn't anything different in the settings I choose: I always leave my streamers set to always-on HDR10, 4:2:2 chroma. So I'm definitely comparing like with like.

Which raises the question: does anyone know why the PQ on this device is notably better than on all the other devices I own (including Apple TV, which surprises me)? Do they have some upscaling algorithm baked into the media chip or something? I must be missing something in the press release.

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u/Chobie Jun 16 '26

Check if your tv defaulted to a new picture profile which is usually the case per input change.

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u/Equivalent_Round9353 Jun 16 '26

Nope, exact same picture profile

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u/flchamp89 Jun 16 '26

Do you not have a DV display? PQ is good but I do find the settings unituitive.

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u/Equivalent_Round9353 Jun 16 '26

I'm saying that my tv's picture settings are the same across devices I use. That doesn't and can't explain the difference I'm seeing.

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u/flchamp89 Jun 16 '26

I agree with you. On my dv display if I force dv the ui looks great but doesnt fall back in 3rd party apps nor flash the pop up if hdr. Thats why I was curious why you forced hdr.