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Re: Google TV

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Post by londons_explore »

vel0city wrote: post #130
roneythomas6 wrote: post #60

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

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

Re: Google TV

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Post by callalex »

maxerickson wrote: post #86

You guys take the longevity of a $50 consumer device super serious.

It’s not about the price in USD, it’s about the price in CO2 production and human suffering from mining and manufacturing.

Re: Google TV

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Post by sosodev »

The inconsistency is the worst part about the scroll linked effects on this website. Sometimes scrolling causes a huge change to the content, almost like scrolling to the next slide in powerpoint. Other times scrolling simply moves the text a little bit.

Re: Google TV

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Post by fivre »

adrianmonk wrote: post #67

Milestones in Google branding: 2010-05-20: Google introduces Google TV at Google I/O ( https://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/05/announcing-google-tv... , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASZbArr7vdI ) 2014-06-24: Google introduces Android TV at Google I/O ( https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2020/09/introducin... , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3dCUPeyhag ), a rebranding of Google TV 2017-02-28: Google introd…

i want a YouTube RED original series, where they just have the YouTube RED, YouTube TV, and Google TV product managers engage in a bareknuckle octagon brawl as a metaphor for internal Google PM battles to become the emperor and autocrat of all the googleproductmanagers

Re: Google TV

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Post by gogopuppygogo »

mike_d wrote: post #152
eatingCake wrote: post #138

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What about Microsoft Bob, can I use that?

Sure, on the way there we can stop in '95 to pick up a copy of Bob... but you are on your own for getting it working.

If you are Bill Gates you find your wife in the process of creating Bob.

Re: Google TV

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Post by interestica »

gruez wrote: post #75
interestica wrote: post #23

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It's designed for regular scrolling. Spacebar jumps break the flow. The goal here isn't to give you information fit for a short one-pager -- it's to create a story and bring you along. It works surprisingly well in Opera (chrome-based).

No, it's jarring for anyone using a mouse with scrollwheel as well. The motion ends up being very choppy. In fact, I'm convinced that this style of web page is designed by designers using apple touchpads (eg. MBP) who think everyone else uses them as well.

I agree that it's jarring and choppy with a scrollwheel. (I'm in no way condoning the design.) You can file it under dark patterns, but I think it may be an accepted limitation - you have to consciously scroll in order to read the individual pseudo-slides. Overscroll? Go back til it's right. You can't just skim this 'presentation'. It's like a user has to 'pull' the information. And the variety of information types (as opposed to a typical webpage that may feature just one type of animation) keeps someone scrolling to 'see what's next'. The user is forever pushed to keep going 'just a little bit more'.
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