Originally published at: 2023 Walmart $15 onn. Google TV Stick Review
Walmart has officially released an all-new onn. Google TV Stick which is now available for purchase for less than $15. If you’re a TROYPOINT Patron, you can find my First Impressions Video for this device. In the video I take you through the initial setup and provide my opinions as I go. The onn. brand…
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Im going to try this if i can get one!
If you do, I’d love to hear about the experience and how well it performs with just 1.5GBs of RAM.
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Will be doing a First Impressions Video for Patrons prior to this weekend. The last Onn stick was a disaster. Let’s hope this one is better.
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just ordered from walmart supposed to be here Nov. 30. I’mm going to give it a whirl.
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I find it very difficult to see what market segment this new stick will thrive in, given it’s price point vs the $19.88 Onn 4K box.
Yes - it’s 25% cheaper. Without benchmarking, I’d argue that it’s conceivably 25% slower. There’s 25% less system ram (generally results in lag during navigation). I can seem to find any data on the SoC and GPU version on this new device. Same to be said about size of onboard flash storage.
Given that it can only render 1080p, I wouldn’t be surprised if it utilized a cheaper SoC, like an upgraded variant of the AMLogic of the previous 2021 gen rather than porting over the Cortex A4 Quad from the $20 big brother.
I think for $5 more, it’d be silly not to invest in some futureproof hardware. Sure, maybe some households don’t have a 4K display that would warrant the need for a 4K box…but for that miniscule price differential, wouldn’t it be more comforting to not have an obsolete device when that inevitable 4k upgrade comes along?
…just saying.
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I think it’s NUTS there is even a device that sells for $20.00
It’s probably a poorly constructed device.
I question if even reviewing such an item makes sense.
It gives the general buying public an unrealistic view or expectation of what a quality streaming stick is ACTUALLY worth.
When the general public compares this ONN device an Nvidia Shield?
smh
Sounds like buyers remorse. The $20 onn boxes are fantastic for that price and much more. I know some shield people and they are blow away by onn box. Better than a shield or fire cube. No but close. Great for a second tv.
Most people here will hate this device but most working class people have HD and/or non smart/4K TVs or at least a large demographic of 40 plus have regular TVs and device like this is perfect for them especially if you are a cord cutter don’t need many apps tivimate and Kodi will cover essential streaming for live TV and VOD and with the improvement I seen from the 4k box I’m sure this version is highly improved from previous iteration and Walmart has been on a mission recently to become competitive with Amazon so I’m sure they were careful about the development of this especially the mistakes made first time won’t be repeated
Talk about a run on sentence 
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Are there any low or medium priced not-smart TVs being sold any more?
I think that TVs have evolved to a point where market demand necessitates models to have a smart OS baked in. This baseline feature is no longer reserved for the premium price point.
It’s not a question of whether or not it’s a smart TV anymore - but rather how smart the model is.
Good way of looking at it.
My bet is the built in streaming capabilities of a Smart TV will soon out distance and replace lower end streaming devices. Especially, if the manufacturers of these Smart TVs don’t do something stupid like prohibit other apps from being downloaded.
My bet is Bezos will go the stupid way because he is a greedy SOB!
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Looking for suggestions on intermittent wifi connection using tmobile to run an onn tv stick. Lots of dropping of wifi while using the stick.
The ISP doesn`t really matter. Do any other devices lose connection? Are you using a VPN when this happens and if so can you try it without (of course stream appropriately) See if it loses connection then? If it runs without a VPN then at least it’s been black boxed to the VPN and you know what to look at. ** Never tried that $15 dollar one so I don’t know how it differentiates from the 4k $19.97 one.
I’m using surfshark but have disabled it and still have the wifi drop. Mine is actually the $20 stick if that might possibly make any difference. It played well before but the last couple days not so much. Tysm for the help Wizzard.
Is this stick in a new position relative to your modem/router? Any things that might be blocking it although that should not be huge factor but it depends on the wifi strength as well.
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I ended up trying the $14.88 stick, because, well, why not lol. I agree with a lot of the above. The stick is a little less “snappy” after completely setup than the $20 boxes, and of course can’t hold as much. My main purpose for trying was more of a travel device. That being said, I think it is functional and would potentially work for that. It hooked up to my TV easily, and controls the power/volume. It runs pretty warm, but not hot. It isn’t a Firestick, so you have the ability to customize it to your needs. If you are traveling, you should only need a minimum amount of apps anyway. It is smaller for travel, but the $20 boxes aren’t that much bigger. I am torn because while the stick works, it may or may not be better to just stick with the Onn 4k boxes…depending on your packing space, they can be used to take them on vacation, etc. Neither have Wifi6, but if you have a travel router that sits close to the device, the wifi speeds should be sufficient.
I passed over them and bought two 4k ones in the USA while in the States last December. I will get an Onn pro by the end of the year hopefully. This one has worked so well, unless I hear otherwise, It seems to be a good deal and still a budget box with great features.
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