The Cloud TV Box uses Android to bring online video to the TV screen. It’s definitely not Google TV, but is it better? Let’s take a look:
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Show notes for this episode:
- More information about the Cloud TV Box can be found on the Sungale website.
- The device is baed on Android, much like Google TV. However, UI and functionality are quite different. Check out our coverage of the most recent Google TV update.
- Check out our e-book Cut the Cord: All You Need to Know to Drop Cable to learn more about various streaming devices, including Google TV, Roku, Apple TV and more. The book is available for $5 on Amazon, Barnes & Noble and iTunes.
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Typo in the second bullet point btw
Also in addition to the video can there be a text run down of the device for us to read when we can’t watch the video
I guess that in the Android Box space the manufacturer and the personalization of the box is what really matters, just like the beginning of Android in the phone space. For example Samsung was able to master Android better than other companies and therefore they got ahead of everyone else. I have been using a box with very localized listings (for Mexico) and user interfase and I use it more than my Google TV and Apple TV. I guess
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Janko,
Thanks for the insightful article. You mentioned in the first paragraph that “There’s been a flood of boxes coming from Asia that bring Android to your TV. Some of them simply blow up a mobile phone UI on the big screen.”
Can you give a list of (brand) boxes that do that – blow up a mobile phone’s UI on the big screen?
Javier