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Re: Google TV

#381

Can’t wait to jump on this and binge on my favorite hyper personalized ads!

When I scrolled through the page and saw 'TV personalized for you' my brain instantly appended 'ads' after 'personalized'. I had to read that sentence twice. Personalized is such a red flag.

Re: Google TV

#382
Why do I need dedicated remote buttons for Youtube and Netflix if this thing is so smart? Regardless of the reason, why do I not get buttons for all the other apps it integrates with, or reprogrammable buttons?

Re: Google TV

#383

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.

Tech-illiterate people do not want multiple boxes and multiple remotes to just watch Netflix.

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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?

Normal people can buy it.

Re: Google TV

#386

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Highly relevant comic (although it's quite outdated now) https://bonkersworld.net/naming-dartboard

Heh, that’s cute. And it still seems reasonably close to reality - the only thing I think it’s missing OTOH is Google One. Apple has Books, Pay, Wallet, Store, App Store, One, and TV. All they’re missing is Cast and Go!

Google has Google One but currently it's only Cloud Storage and some PlayStore benefits. In few years, you could expect few more google services in it.

Re: Google TV

#388

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I had a similar problem, turns out my router was dropping bonjour/upnp packets. I think that was preventing my devices from properly discovering what services were available on my network. I never found a solution for the problem (OpenWRT+WRT3200ACM), but bought a different router and the problem magically went away (OpenWRT+R7800). Could be any number of reasons why you are having issues unfortunately.

Interesting. Thanks for the information. Might be a project for a cold night this winter, or we just are pretty happy with Rokus now. I'm certain the onset of the problem didn't coincide with a new router, and I've gone through a couple since it started so I assumed that wasn't the issue.

I had the same problem, including the deteriorating performance when it used to be reliable (I don't know if the timing is the same but sounds about right), and the router fixed it for me as well. Maybe there were protocol / firmware changes that increased the demand on the router?

I went from a bargain router to a nicer mesh setup this spring and the problem just vanished overnight.

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#389

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My Chromecast from 2013 still works.

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.

I have an occasional issue where the chromecast just doesn't show up on wifi. You have to power it off and then on again. Has happened with a couple of different ones in a couple of different houses (i.e. different wifi networks).

Re: Google TV

#390

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.

Agree completely, It's extremely jarring.
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