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Re: Google TV

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Post by nl »

ehsankia wrote: post #212
samatman wrote: post #137

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's the crapshoot, isn't it. Would you have been able to know in 2015 that the Nvidia product was going to be supported, but the Logitech one would be abandoned? Real question actually. I doubt it, but that's a weakly held opinion.

Has logitech ever been been good at updates in general? Why would a peripheral company even be good at home entertainment? I'd agree that Nvidia's connection to home entertainment is just as vague, but they still sound much more reliable to me than Logitech. And as much as people love bringing up Google deprecating stuff, I still trust them far more on updating this than any outside company.

Logitech remotes have a greeat (and well deserved) reputation.

Re: Google TV

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Post by Dig1t »

andybak wrote: post #147
ronyfadel wrote: post #124

It looks like a shameless ripoff of Apple TV. I wouldn’t have been surprised if it were made by Huawei (or similar); but for Google to stoop to that level? Tsk tsk tsk

Haven't they had a thing like this for years? Is this different to the thing before or just a renaming?

Yeah, if you put this interface next to the Apple TV interface they look _extremely_ similar. That and the remotes are also extremely similar as well.

Re: Google TV

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Post by shakna »

heavyset_go wrote: post #272
chubot wrote: post #209

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I just use Firefox on Ubuntu and it seems fine? Doesn't seem SD. Maybe I'm missing something -- is there a way to check? The thing I notice is more the frame rate than the resolution. The resolution looks HD to me -- I can tell the difference with offline videos. Hm I suppose it is possible I am getting some degraded quality from Netflix. I always thought it was because of the old PC and/or their bad encoding quality…

The last time I checked, Netflix was capped at 720p on non-Android Linux machines, but it's been a while since I've actually checked. I think the sentiments and conclusions in this thread[1] reflect the state of streaming HD content from Netflix on Linux, still. [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/Ubuntu/comments/c26pc0/netflix_1080...

I use a useragent changer to look like Edge and that seems to be all it takes to get the full-scale HD on Linux. Doesn't seem like Netflix go out of their way to disable it, though useragent sniffing is... Something you should never be doing.

Re: Google TV

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Post by Shared404 »

trynewideas wrote: post #208
gertrunde wrote: post #154

Goodness me, this is an exemplary example of the type of website that I just cannot abide. Style over content, and the presentation just plain getting in the way of the information, to the point that the user ends up leaving rather than finding out what the site is attempting to convey. Awful. Just awful.

I hate this whole genre of site design/parallax abuse. The Nexus 5 page does the same thing. It's a commercial that gives you a trivial amount of control over playback, not a website.

Yeah this was really bad. I actually like the way parallax looks, within reason.

This was not within reason.

Re: Google TV

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Post by Shared404 »

elliottinvent wrote: post #251

I will openly admit to hating Google but found the scrolling effect on this website quite beautiful. However, it would have to jump out of the TV and make me a bacon sandwich before I allowed Google to track what I was watching that evening. Even then I would delete the app having ate the bacon sandwich.

It looks cool, but it is ridiculously frustrating to actually find info.

Also, I agree, except the bacon sandwich is going to have to be a BLT, and it would have to bring me a Coke as well.

Re: Google TV

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Post by vlozko »

giancarlostoro wrote: post #300
Dig1t wrote: post #298

Is anyone else struck by how similar this looks to Apple TV? It looks like a straight up clone, down to the remote and interface. Only difference is that it looks like it dangles from your TV and has Assistant instead of Siri.

Honestly at this point I am jumping ship altogether although I think I will get the next Xbox console as my TV app device manager especially with the Game Pass. I hate the concept of streaming games but the idea of having most Microsoft games on a game pass is worthwhile they got some solid flagship games that are easily replayable.

Why not both? https://www.windowscentral.com/apple-tv-coming-xbox-consoles

Re: Google TV

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Post by _ZeD_ »

Ok, I'm asking: what features does this (or the apple one, or the nvidia shield, or the roku stuff) give you that can't be given by a Raspberry Pi + libreelec + kodi?

Re: Google TV

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Post by shiohime »

I know others have mentioned it but really the behavior of the scroll on this website is some of the worst I've seen in recent web design. It's completely inconsistent in how it behaves - sometimes it actually scrolls, other times it is shrinking and moving panes around on the screen. It's impressive that they were able to do it yes, but it is one of the most jarring experiences scrolling a website I've ever seen and did make me feel a bit dizzy and felt like scrolling wasn't actually working.

Maybe I'm just getting old lol

Re: Google TV

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Post by webmaven »

londons_explore wrote: post #161
vel0city wrote: post #130

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The only issue I have with OG Chromecasts is that YouTube channels with 1080p60 videos tend to make the system stutter like crazy. Other than that the original Chromecasts I bought still work pretty much flawlessly.

The 1080p60 bug can be fixed by cutting the plastic lid off the Chromecast and adding a fan.

> The 1080p60 bug can be fixed by cutting the plastic lid off the Chromecast and adding a fan.

I can't tell if you are serious.

I can imagine circumstances where this would work, but... they involve the chromecast having a temp sensor and software to lower the clock speed to prevent overheating, resulting in skipped frames, but at the same time somehow not be able to lower the bitrate of the video stream.

Seems... mildly improbable.

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