TESTED: Apple HomePod vs. Google Home Max - a PC Guy's Perspective

[James]

Buy Smart Speakers on Amazon: http://geni.us/x6q9

 

Is HomePod better than Google Home Max? How good does it sound? How about compared to Alexa or Sonos? Answers now!

 

 

[kelvinhall05]

I personally don't get these smart speakers. They seem pretty useless.

[Daniel644]

Hey Fire Buns, Last Night Was Amazing

[Shreyas1]

Just now, kelvinhall05 said:

I personally don't get these smart speakers. They seem pretty useless.

And expensive too

[Lurick]

Just now, kelvinhall05 said:

I personally don't get these smart speakers. They seem pretty useless.

By themselves, they are, but when you have a whole smart home ecosystem then they can be great.

[James]

Just now, kelvinhall05 said:

I personally don't get these smart speakers. They seem pretty useless.

You can walk in the house and say "Hey google, play the latest video from Linus Tech Tips" and your TV will turn on and start playing it. What more could you ask for?!

[Lurick]

Just now, James said:

You can walk in the house and say "Hey google, play the latest video from Linus Tech Tips" and your TV will turn on and start playing it. What more could you ask for?!

Saying "Hey Google, tell Linus to make me a sandwich" and have a smart robot, who you named Linus, start making you a sammich

[kelvinhall05]

3 minutes ago, James said:

You can walk in the house and say "Hey google, play the latest video from Linus Tech Tips" and your TV will turn on and start playing it. What more could you ask for?!

Good point.

[seon123]

1 minute ago, kelvinhall05 said:

I personally don't get these smart speakers. They seem pretty useless.

As do voice assistants. The only thing I use Google now for, is to set a timer when my hands aren't clean, while cooking

[Daniel644]

Just now, kelvinhall05 said:

I personally don't get these smart speakers. They seem pretty useless.

it depends how lazy you are, like an Echo Plus functions as a hub and can be used to control your thermostat and lighting and even locking and unlocking your door, there is nothing these things can do that you can't already do with your phone, these just let you do it with your voice.

[Shreyas1]

2 minutes ago, James said:

You can walk in the house and say "Hey google, play the latest video from Linus Tech Tips" and your TV will turn on and start playing it. What more could you ask for?!

I mean, a normal google home could do that

 

Speaking of which, why can't you just attach a normal google home to a speaker system and call it a day?

[Guest]

Why does it say 'PC users perspective' when you use a phone and Google and Apple both don't use Windows :?

[Enderman]

Linus apparently doesn't know the difference between a woofer and a subwoofer.

[Nicnac]

43 minutes ago, seon123 said:

As do voice assistants. The only thing I use Google now for, is to set a timer when my hands aren't clean, while cooking

OMG same! Literally the only thing I use siri for!! 

[Nicnac]

16 minutes ago, Enderman said:

Linus apparently doesn't know the difference between a woofer and a subwoofer.

[JCHelios]

3 hours ago, Enderman said:

Linus apparently doesn't know the difference between a woofer and a subwoofer.

No doubt he forgot everything before the ghost pepper.  ?

 

[D13H4RD]

One word: Meh

 

HomePod sounds great for its size but it’s just so inflexible even as a speaker.

 

 

[Nicnac]

We have a sonos system at home with 4 speakers and a B&O stereo connected and you couldn't ask for more ^^ 

That whole assistant feature is pretty useless to me since I can have it on my phone if I ever wanted to use it. 

[Cohacq]

I gotta say I appreciate all the humor that's gotten into later LTT Videos, I've watched you guys since you were still part of NCIX and you're better than ever!

[siri_killer17]

16 hours ago, James said:

Buy Smart Speakers on Amazon: http://geni.us/x6q9

 

Is HomePod better than Google Home Max? How good does it sound? How about compared to Alexa or Sonos? Answers now!

 

 

one of the best ltt of all times

[James]

21 hours ago, Shreyas1 said:

I mean, a normal google home could do that

 

Speaking of which, why can't you just attach a normal google home to a speaker system and call it a day?

You could do that using Chrome Cast or Chrome Cast Audio, but you can't do it with a wired solution as Home and Home Mini do not have Audio ports. Amazon Echo (+ variations) does.

[kirashi]

On 2/18/2018 at 12:23 PM, Enderman said:

Linus apparently doesn't know the difference between a woofer and a subwoofer.

Right? Even though he's done a TechQuickie video on this before.

18 hours ago, D13H4RD2L1V3 said:

One word: Meh

HomePod sounds great for its size but it’s just so inflexible even as a speaker.

3 hours ago, James said:

You could do that using Chrome Cast or Chrome Cast Audio, but you can't do it with a wired solution as Home and Home Mini do not have Audio ports. Amazon Echo (+ variations) does.

Agreed. A smart speaker should feature everything that a traditional Bluetooth speaker has, with the smart features added. There's no reason for Apple (or any manufacturer) to choose to not include Bluetooth or a 3.5mm aux jack other than to lock one into a certain ecosystem or platform. This effectively makes the purchase of an Apple HomePod, or most Google Home or Amazon speakers without Aux-In/BT, even though we have enough iPhone's and iPad's in the house to justify it because I cannot play audio from a laptop or desktop without BT.

 

Technology is supposed to make our lives easier, not more difficult.

 

[Enderman]

2 hours ago, kirashi said:

Right? Even though he's done a TechQuickie video on this before.

He got it wrong in the techquickie too lmfao

[LAwLz]

12 hours ago, Enderman said:

He got it wrong in the techquickie too lmfao

Really? Seems like he got it right to me.

[Enderman]

45 minutes ago, LAwLz said:

Really? Seems like he got it right to me.

No, like he called the midrange driver a woofer, and the woofer he called a subwoofer.

@1:58 and 2:57