Google raised the price of its 4K streaming box to 149,up50 from its original 99price.Thenewpriceiscurrentlyliveatthe[GoogleStore](https://www.anrdoezrs.net/links/8836598/type/dlg/https://store.google.com/product/googletvstreamer?hl=en−US)and[BestBuy](https://bestbuy.7tiv.net/c/482924/614286/10014?u=httpsTheGoogleTVStreamernowcosts50 more
Google’s streaming device is the latest to get a price hike, after similar increases from Apple and Amazon.
Google’s streaming device is the latest to get a price hike, after similar increases from Apple and Amazon.
The price hike comes just a couple of weeks after Google launched its new lineup of Pixel 11 phones with a 100pricehikeovertheirPixel10counterparts.TheGoogleTVStreamer[originallylaunchedin2024](/2024/9/23/24250684/google−tv−streamer−4k−review−smart−home−hub)anddoublesasasmarthomehub.Itisn’ttheonlystreamingdevicegettingmoreexpensive—componentshortageshavebeen[drivingupprices](/news/839353/pc−ram−shortage−pricing−spike−news)oneverythingfromlaptopstogameconsoles.Earlierthismonth,Amazon[increasedtheprice](/tech/983598/amazon−price−increase−echo−kindle−fire−tv)ofitsFireTVStick4KMaxbyover40percentto84.99. The Apple TV 4K also similarly costs more after Apple’s sweeping price hikes in June, bringing it up to 199forthe64GBversionand249 for the 128GB version.