Comments on: Scoop: Google TV to take on Apple TV & Roku with pure streaming boxes

By: David

David — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 01:23:59 +0000

I would like to see an OTT with a faster processor SD memory slot and fully functioning web browser give us quad core Google!

By: djrichard

djrichard — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 18:17:31 +0000

Combine this with http://www.chromemote.com and I’m there!

By: iFail

iFail — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 21:56:56 +0000

@novatom: Apple TV has an input for a power adapter, USB, Optical audio out, HDMI out and ethernet.

Reread that quote again. Notice the word ‘just’

“Very small devices that just have an HDMI out and have a very simple remote control… that’s where you are gonna see things start to differentiate”

By: Drew Robertson

Drew Robertson — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 21:56:00 +0000

Vizio’s GTV is $99.

By: Drew Robertson

Drew Robertson — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 21:45:42 +0000

U did indeed. Yawn.

By: Drew Robertson

Drew Robertson — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 21:44:59 +0000

arghh please make it easier for me!!! I’m frustrated by how few apps make it to GTV.

By: robert

robert — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 01:48:16 +0000

if they were less expensive then i think more will buy it. I for one am love the sony google tv but i dont think its worth $200, $125ish tho I would buy it!

By: Bob Paul

Bob Paul — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 09:07:19 +0000

Streaming devices make good units to put in a kids room in place of a cable or DTV box, how about supporting pre720p tvs that dont have hdmi inputs? only one I think that does is ROKU ? and needs an ethernet port

By: donsmith21

donsmith21 — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 07:49:35 +0000

So what?

Until there is something truely compelling I’m not very impressed. Having a Roku/Apple TV/small HDMI what streams “whatever” it doesn’t change much. Perhaps some competition? Having Netflix means no more runs to Blockbuster or maybe I don’t pay for a movie channel… Still some of most compelling content is coming from HBO/Showtime so maybe Netflix start distributing something no one else is distributing.

Still what does EVERYONE that has a TV watch? Local channels, news, sports; basically anything “live”. None of these devices are taking that away from cable TV yet. So, we are all still stuck paying the cable companies.

Yes, over-the-air broadcast is good, but unless you’re in a city, it rarely reaches homes. My home is 45 minutes outside San Francisco and I can’t get a single broadcast signal…. not like I live in the middle of nowhere!

Once a year I get miffed at Comcast and switch to U-Verse… then switch back when U-Verse fails to impress. HBO just signed up for another 10 year agreement with the cable guys. If we are going to have a TV revolution, I’m not seeing it.

By: novatom

novatom — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 20:00:17 +0000

“Very small devices that just have an HDMI out and have a very simple remote control… that’s where you are gonna see things start to differentiate”

How is that different than Apple TV?