Google Home Hands-Free (~€48 in Currys UK)

living

Hi!

Spotted in HUKD

£39 on currys.co.uk and Ebay (you would need to add the cost of Parcel Motel on top of that)

https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/smart-tech/smart-tech/smart-home/voice-control-assistants/google-home-white-10161441-pdt.html

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GOOGLE-Home-White-Currys/112851009758

On Currys Ireland it would be €55 delivered or €49 collected

https://www.currys.ie/ieen/smart-tech/smart-tech/smart-home/smart-home-starter-kits/google-home-white-10161441-pdt.html

Kintarō Hattori

That's a solid price and well worth snapping up. There's a successor due soon but it won't be anywhere near this price.

vjmcdonnell

Thanks IP, snapped one up

keith_d99

Not available in my nearest store - so ordered through UK site - €45 + Parcel Motel!

Using it to pair (in stereo mode) to one I already have in the kitchen!

Thanks OP!

carr62

I don't have any of these but thinking of buying a couple for my teenagers to have in their rooms. Plan to hold to them and give them for xmas . Can anyone advise if Google home or echo dot is more suitable? All I know is that they have iPhones, and listen to Spotify. Thanks for any advice!

McMurphy

carr62 wrote: »

I don't have any of these but thinking of buying a couple for my teenagers to have in their rooms. Plan to hold to them and give them for xmas . Can anyone advise if Google home or echo dot is more suitable? All I know is that they have iPhones, and listen to Spotify. Thanks for any advice!

Personal preference as far as I can see, since Spotify will work on both.

I have both, and I must admit after a year or so, that i now prefer my Google home, but in saying that in my opinion the sound was better from my dog, than the Google minis.

For clarity, I've only got android in the house, no Apple products.

Masala

Is this the same concept as Alexa???? I have an Alexa... so not sure if I need this as well???

keith_d99

carr62 wrote: »

I don't have any of these but thinking of buying a couple for my teenagers to have in their rooms. Plan to hold to them and give them for xmas . Can anyone advise if Google home or echo dot is more suitable? All I know is that they have iPhones, and listen to Spotify. Thanks for any advice!

Sound quality would be much better from the Google Home than the Echo Dot
They work fine with Spotify and iPhones .... you can link a Spotify account or just cast directly from the Spotify app

matchthis

Masala wrote: »

Is this the same concept as Alexa???? I have an Alexa... so not sure if I need this as well???

Yes an alternative to Alexa. I chose this option as I use google play music. Have some smart sockets too, so can command to turn on/off lights. Handy at Christmas and can now also tell it to turn down the tv if it's too loud and I'm in bed as supported by tv

Ush1

Price seems good but a lot of rumours of the new version Nest Home launching. May explain the lowered price.

Kintarō Hattori

Ush1 wrote: »

Price seems good but a lot of rumours of the new version Nest Home launching. May explain the lowered price.

It's periodically been as low as this in the past but rather infrequently. There is absolutely a new version on the way but it'll be significantly more expensive than this is right now.

living

carr62 wrote: »

I don't have any of these but thinking of buying a couple for my teenagers to have in their rooms. Plan to hold to them and give them for xmas . Can anyone advise if Google home or echo dot is more suitable? All I know is that they have iPhones, and listen to Spotify. Thanks for any advice!

I have both, Google home and Alexa...the IA in Google Home is much better than the Alexa one. If the question is a bit complicated Alexa just answers nonsense.

The same with Spotify, if you don't specify the artist...many times you get a weird version of the song requested. With Google you get always the most popular version.

The only 2 things that I prefer about Alexa are the design and the micro sensitivity.

So I would go for this Google Home personally.

Nigel Fairservice

living wrote: »

I have both, Google home and Alexa...the IA in Google Home is much better than the Alexa one. If the question is a bit complicated Alexa just answers nonsense.

The same with Spotify, if you don't specify the artist...many times you get a weird version of the song requested. With Google you get always the most popular version.

The only 2 things that I prefer about Alexa are the design and the micro sensitivity.

So I would go for this Google Home personally.

I have a Google home mini and an Alexa built into my sound bar. That has been my experience as well. Google home is far better. The only thing I ask Alexa these days is when are my Amazon packages are going to arrive.

bleuhh

carr62 wrote: »

I don't have any of these but thinking of buying a couple for my teenagers to have in their rooms. Plan to hold to them and give them for xmas . Can anyone advise if Google home or echo dot is more suitable? All I know is that they have iPhones, and listen to Spotify. Thanks for any advice!

Hey there. I have the Echo Dot in my parents' house and my Google Home in my own apartment. I prefer the Google Home. I use it for Spotify all the time. To be honest they are much of a muchness, if your teenagers don't have the Echo dot either, it's worth keeping an eye on Amazon for them as they often go down on sale to £29.99 so would be cheaper again than this. Great speaker too. (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Echo-Dot-3rd-Gen-Charcoal/dp/B07PJV3JPR/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=echo+dot&qid=1598473327&sr=8-1)

viking

I don't know if the Google Home will be better than the recent experiences I've been having with my Google Nest Hub (bought January). But something has changed recently with the software/microphone as it was never as bad as it is now. For example:

Me: Ok Google, set a one minute and 30 second timer
Google: Timer set for 2 hours and 25 minutes (ie. it set it for 1:30pm later that day!)

Me: Ok Google, turn on the Island light
Google: <starts playing Zig and Zag's Turn on Your Landing Light on youtube> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQqMDDhcRmo

Plus many other examples of it not understanding me even if I'm standing beside it and speaking clearly.

Yet I have a 3 year original Alexa Echo Mini plugged in on the far side of the kitchen and it never misunderstands me, even from a distance...

Brego888

viking wrote: »

I don't know if the Google Home will be better than the recent experiences I've been having with my Google Nest Hub (bought January). But something has changed recently with the software/microphone as it was never as bad as it is now. For example:

Me: Ok Google, set a one minute and 30 second timer
Google: Timer set for 2 hours and 25 minutes (ie. it set it for 1:30pm later that day!)

Me: Ok Google, turn on the Island light
Google: <starts playing Zig and Zag's Turn on Your Landing Light on youtube> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQqMDDhcRmo

Plus many other examples of it not understanding me even if I'm standing beside it and speaking clearly.

Yet I have a 3 year original Alexa Echo Mini plugged in on the far side of the kitchen and it never misunderstands me, even from a distance...

I'd delete you're voice recognition, reset that device and reinstall your personal voice recognition again on Google home.

henke

living wrote: »

I have both, Google home and Alexa...the IA in Google Home is much better than the Alexa one. If the question is a bit complicated Alexa just answers nonsense.

The same with Spotify, if you don't specify the artist...many times you get a weird version of the song requested. With Google you get always the most popular version.

The only 2 things that I prefer about Alexa are the design and the micro sensitivity.

So I would go for this Google Home personally.

I have Google Homes and Spotify and like them and all but I don't find this to be always true at all. It is a frustration I have. Example ask it to play "Kodaline Brand New Day' it plays an acoustic version. I would be interested to know if anyone has the same experiences. I cant comment on Alexa maybe it is an issue with smart assistants and app integration.

living

henke wrote: »

I have Google Homes and Spotify and like them and all but I don't find this to be always true at all. It is a frustration I have. Example ask it to play "Kodaline Brand New Day' it plays an acoustic version. I would be interested to know if anyone has the same experiences. I cant comment on Alexa maybe it is an issue with smart assistants and app integration.

Funnily enough, I tried yesterday and Alexa played the "correct" one

henke

living wrote: »

Funnily enough, I tried yesterday and Alexa played the "correct" one

Did you get the wrong one on Google as well? I think both systems have their flaws but would hope in more time they get even better.

flazio

What might steer you one way or another as well is if you have some sort of plug in device for your TV such as a Chromecast or a fire stick, can't speak for the Amazon integration but if I say to my nest mini "Play The Good Place on Netflix" it immediately opens Netflix on my Chromecast and plays the next episode.

living

henke wrote: »

Did you get the wrong one on Google as well? I think both systems have their flaws but would hope in more time they get even better.

Yes, I got the wrong one on Google too, and I tried many combinations

LowOdour

Would be nice to have a couple of these around the house, but thinking of getting Nest Hub for the kitchen

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058107868

Anyone used both together? I presume they will work fine

Sappy404

Anyone know if the 3 months GPM is still valid, or if it can be used for existing subscribers?

Kintarō Hattori

LowOdour wrote: »

Would be nice to have a couple of these around the house, but thinking of getting Nest Hub for the kitchen

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058107868

Anyone used both together? I presume they will work fine

All of the Google speakers & Hubs work together so you can mix and match what you want and where.