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Re: Google TV

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Post by Florin_Andrei »

Brendinooo wrote: post #7
baggy_trough wrote: post #3

I looked at the site, but I have no idea what it is or what it costs. Total marketing failure.

Similar reaction here. https://store.google.com/us/product/chromecast_google_tv_com... That page is a bit better at explaining things.

So... the new dongle is powered by a chip that has some Bluetooth component. Does that mean I can finally connect to it from my phone via Bluetooth and play music that way?

The lack of that feature is my biggest gripe with the current dongle. The Cast protocol is a pain in the butt in terms of apps that support it.

Re: Google TV

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Post by timw4mail »

I'm really confused as to whether this is Google's blessed Android TV spin (like Android TV with a different home screen), or a rebranding of Android TV.

Re: Google TV

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Post by foobarian »

blakesterz wrote: post #4

Who is this website designed for? I'm on Chrome and it took me about a dozen presses of the space bar to get an idea of what Google TV is/does and then a bunch more to get some specifics and a price. I assume it looks different on mobile, maybe better / more useful? Remember the old book/saying "Don't Make Me Think"? (Krug, 2000. Wow, it's 20 years old now?!) This site made me think in ways that seem really unnecessa…

Maybe it's like a hard video game. It takes some real effort to get to the goal, but after you do, you feel particularly good about it!

Re: Google TV

#15

Post by rastapanda »

leetrout wrote: post #2

I was very confused then I remembered I was subscribed to _YouTube TV_ not _Google TV_. Then I was confused again- is this an actual TV? Oh it's a dongle- no, wait, that's a Chromecast with Google TV. Anyway, I guess this is a new content app like Hulu.

I think this may be closer to an Android TV replacement? but with seemingly less features.

Is my 65" TV I splashed out on going to stop getting updates now...

Re: Google TV

#16

Post by mtgx »

How many years of guaranteed updates across TV brands and models, and how many ads will I see seeing per hour on average from Google/advertisers?

Re: Google TV

#17

Post by dougmwne »

Oh Google. So this is a reskin and rebrand of Android TV, launching for the first time on the new "Chromecast with Google TV". Not to be confused with a different Google TV from 10 years ago. It's unclear if they are sunsetting Android TV or supporting 2 branches of Android based TV interfaces. Side note, I have a TV with Android TV and it is chock-full-o-bugs. Only in the Google-verse.

Re: Google TV

#18

Post by botto »

So the Google TV dongle is $49.99 in the US but why on earth is it £59.99 in the UK??!!

Edit: Clarify it's the dongle

Re: Google TV

#19

Post by thedanbob »

blakesterz wrote: post #4

Who is this website designed for? I'm on Chrome and it took me about a dozen presses of the space bar to get an idea of what Google TV is/does and then a bunch more to get some specifics and a price. I assume it looks different on mobile, maybe better / more useful? Remember the old book/saying "Don't Make Me Think"? (Krug, 2000. Wow, it's 20 years old now?!) This site made me think in ways that seem really unnecessa…

I find this kind of scrolljacking presentation page incredibly annoying. I get it, it's beautiful and impressive, but it feels like a present that's wrapped with 15 different layers of paper.

Re: Google TV

#20

Post by stickyricky »

This might be the wrong place to complain about this issue. But "smart" TVs need to be replaced with "dumb TV + set top box" bundles. As it is now, the best panels are obsolete after a year.
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