Review of the Google Nest Hub Max
By: Diy Home Automation
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Review of the Google Nest Hub Max

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The Google Nest Hub Max is an excellent smart speaker and display. It is a larger version of the original Google Home Hub. It features a responsive touch screen, smart speaker and far-field microphones. Above all, it pairs well with Google Assistant. Compared with the original version, the Nest Hub Max is better for video, music, podcasts and just about everything else.

Design

The Nest Hub Max is 7.2 by 9.9 by 4.0 inches. It comes with an all-white plastic and light gray fabric design dominated by a tablet-like 10-inch touch screen facing forward and titled slightly backwards. The appearance is like that of a curvy Android Tablet bolted onto a fabric-lined base. The Nest Hub Max is easy to put on a kitchen work surface, which is one of the best places for this smart speaker.

The screen is framed by an 0.6-inch flush white bezel with two microphone holes and a camera built into the top edge. The oval base holds the speaker, two 0.7-inch tweeters and one 3-inch woofer.

Display and Video Quality

The Nest Hub Max has a 1280 by 800 pixel LCD that gets pleasantly bright and colorful. An Ambient EQ mode senses the intensity of the light in the room and adjusts the brightness of the screen. You can, however, disable this mode and adjust the screen by yourself.

The Nest Hub Max displays a crisp picture — you will not notice any softness in the picture display. If you use Google Photos, the Nest Hub Max is the best digital photo frame you can buy by far. It helps you display cherished memories from holidays and outings around your house. Youtube is integrated, and the video quality is superb.

Set-Up and App

Setting up the Nest Hub Max is a simple process that uses the Google Home App.

When you plug the smart display in, it will prompt you to install the app on your phone and follow the instructions to connect it to your home network. It will also guide you into linking to your Google account and setting up any connected music streaming accounts like Pandora or Spotify. You also need to install the Nest App if you want to use the camera optimally. It will make the camera act like a smart home camera.

Biggest New Addition: A Camera

The Nest Hub Max’s biggest new addition is a camera, which is used for several things. The camera can be used for video calling. You can also use it to recognize faces and hand gestures. The face match system works on-device and it can be very useful.

When it recognizes you or a family member, it proactively shows information relevant to whoever is standing in front of the hub — ranging from calendar appointments for the day to your reminders.

Audio Performance

The Nest Hub Max has two microphones with good speech recognition sensitivity. The device can recognize your voice when you talk at a normal speaking volume even when there is another device playing music at the same speaking volume within the room. The sound quality is good too. The bass depth is great for a smart display. It will deliver your favorite tracks with enough punch and vitality.

Functions

The Nest Hub Max can help you launch your favorite channels on Youtube with a simple voice command. You can also watch all other entertainment channels you subscribed to like CBS All Access and Starz with a voice command.

You can group the Nest Hub Max with other smart displays, speakers and Chromecast devices to fill your entire home with music. It helps you catch up on the news of the day from a variety of your favorite sources. Simply say “Hey Google, play the news” to get started.

With the Nest Hub Max, you can manage all your compatible devices in one dashboard with home view. You can turn on the compatible lights across your home with a simple voice command. You can brush up your vocabulary skills while lying down on your bed by just saying something like ‘Ok Google, what does gregarious mean?’ Finally, you can enjoy peace of mind when you see your security camera video stream right on your Nest Hub Max.

Price And Availability

The Google Nest Hub Max retails at $229 as of this writing, and is available directly from the Google Store.