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Re: Chromecast with Google TV

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Post by josteink »

pmastela wrote: post #13
actuator wrote: post #4

The integration with Google search and Nest devices looks so awesome. An easy to access platform independent watchlist is quite convenient. I am surprised that they gave a button to Netflix as well on the remote. Though it does make sense considering YT and Netflix is what I use mostly on even Fire TV when not watching sports.

I did not notice until you pointed that out. I'd be willing to pay extra for a remote without the YouTube and Netflix buttons.

> I'd be willing to pay extra for a remote without the YouTube and Netflix buttons.

My TV also came with such buttons and it’s one of the reasons I absolutely refuse to use that remote.

Re: Chromecast with Google TV

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Post by blakesterz »

Bahamut wrote: post #24

On a side note, anyone else get janky behavior trying to scroll on the homepage here? It feels like a janky/simpler version of what you see for the Apple product pages.

Yes, that page was brutal, I really struggled. Took waaaay too long to figure out what the heck they were even trying to sell there.

Re: Chromecast with Google TV

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Post by crowbahr »

Bahamut wrote: post #24

On a side note, anyone else get janky behavior trying to scroll on the homepage here? It feels like a janky/simpler version of what you see for the Apple product pages.

Yes. It jerks based on the scroll wheel.

If you use smooth scrolling by middle mouse click then movement it works OK.

Re: Chromecast with Google TV

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Post by move-on-by »

clintonb wrote: post #17
move-on-by wrote: post #11

Oh boy, let me tell you about my LG Google TV (55GA7900). It was awesome when it was brand new, I really enjoyed being able to install various apps (this is pre-roku days where it wasn't common place). After a couple years, they moved on to Android TV - but everything still worked and they still pushed out some occasional updates. Well, a few more years went by and it became EOL. LG pushed out one final update which…

I had that TV years ago. I went through three of them before giving up and buying a Sony. Mine crashed every couple hours. LG sent a repair person to replace the main board. This fixed the crashing, but broke the tuner. Given this happened twice, I sensed there was an issue with the complete model line and bailed. I actually boycotted LG products for a few years as a result of this experience.

Perhaps you just got the latest broken update when they replaced the board. It was certainly a software issue and if you were lucky and had already done a successful scan, then there was a way to work around the bug: https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/help-lg-google...

Re: Chromecast with Google TV

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Post by nickff »

josteink wrote: post #36
animationwill wrote: post #21

Don’t forget Google already abandoned Google TV once: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_TV I bought it as a gift for someone once and they cancelled it and deleted the SDK.

Maybe this will be a product which Google cancels twice then. Would that be a first?

"Anyone can rat, but it takes a certain amount of ingenuity to re-rat."

-Winston S. Churchill (quote likely true but original provenance unknown)

Re: Chromecast with Google TV

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Post by Spare_account »

tehlike wrote: post #45
animationwill wrote: post #21

Don’t forget Google already abandoned Google TV once: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_TV I bought it as a gift for someone once and they cancelled it and deleted the SDK.

don't know about google tv, but chromecast is wildly successful.

Is product success a useful metric for whether or not Google cancel services?

Re: Chromecast with Google TV

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Post by [deleted] »

shajznnckfke wrote: post #12

IMO, Apple TV has been one of the strengths of the iOS ecosystem over Android. Chromecast has a lot of good integrations, but the dongle’s lack of a standalone UI with independent controls made it awkward for communal living room use. Looks like this could be a strong competitor and the price greatly undercuts Apple. I’m excited to try it out.

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Re: Chromecast with Google TV

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Post by scarface74 »

tfsh wrote: post #39
scarface74 wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How is Netflix an “enemy” of Apple? Apple has made sure Netflix runs well on all of their devices since the first iPad.

If not an "enemy", a competitor. Apple has Apple TV, Google has YouTube Originals of course but I see Google partnering with Netflix much more than I see Apple doing so

How much more “partnering” can you have than Netflix being one of the first streaming apps on the iPad and the third Gen AppleTV - which didn’t have an App Store.

There isn’t quite the integration between Netflix and the TV app as there is with other providers only because Netflix didn’t want it. But if you search for a movie in the TV app and the movie is available from both Apple and Netflix, they will show you it’s available in Netflix instead of trying to get you to buy it.

Apple sells hardware. You can’t sell streaming hardware that doesn’t work well with Netflix.

I doubt Apple sees AppleTV+ by itself as a profit generator any more than Amazon sees Amazon Prime as a revenue provider. It just makes the bundle more attractive which gets more people into the ecosystem.

Apple and Amazon have all types of bundle deals/discounts if you buy other streaming services within their apps.

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