Greetings, I want a Google tv for my tv really bad. I'm very torn however... I'm unsure if I should wait till the next gen box's come out? ICS is coming to the Logitech Revue I believe.. I really just don't want to buy a box and then the next day the next gen stuff comes out with features like "airplay for androids" (not literal but a feature similar). I think it will be more convenient than plugging my laptop into my tv all the time. or my soon to be tablet (the transformer prime ) What are my fellow android user's thoughts on this?
I was I your same boat. I had a ps3 only used it for blu rays so i sold it and bought the Sony Google TV. V1 was cluncky imo. But I feel V2 is great once more development gets going it will be a lot better. Its not 100% polished but I think its worth it.
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Awesome, curious, is there an Airplay like feature? I'm getting ready to buy the Transformer Prime, it'd be really nifty to just wirelessly stream my movies and games.
jerrygooch said:
Awesome, curious, is there an Airplay like feature? I'm getting ready to buy the Transformer Prime, it'd be really nifty to just wirelessly stream my movies and games.
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Yes, I have Plex Media Server running and then stream it to my Google TV.. I've had it for about 4-5 months now and I just got the official Honeycomb release.. I was on the hacked version which was good but not fully baked.
The official release works well and I think we will start seeing many more apps developed for GTV...
I am waiting for a DVR app so I can use my external HD as a DVR through GTV...
I actually think for $99 you cant go wrong. I dont think the second gen isnt coming out until next summer and this works just fine.. I use Netflix, Plex, twitter and I actually find myself using HBO GO a lot more than I thought I would. It has all episodes on there.
The quality is 1080p and finding shows is a breeze because it searches based on your cable operator.
I like it and its the best $100 i spent...
Go for it, you wont regret it.
awesome, I think I will, hopefully I'll see a sale after Christmas. however I don't think it will matter, all my Christmas money will be burning a hole in my pocket
I will say if you need a blu ray player just add that extra 80 I have seen the Sony set top boxes with the blu ray for 180 on amazon.
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Nice ill have to check those out. most of my media is Internet based but currently I don't have a blueray player. So I could see a blueray/gtv combo being very convenient.
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Nice ill have to check those out. most of my media is Internet based but currently I don't have a blueray player. So I could see a blueray/gtv combo being very convenient.
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I didnt recommend that model because I have yet to play a Blu Ray on my Blu Ray DVD player. Not a priority for me but you should look at it if it is for you.
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First tablet for me picked it up 4 days ago along with Sony Google TV great tab love the remote features coming from cm7 evo powered by Verizon waiting on root for this bad boy
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Congratulations on your purchase, Tuust me, you wont be disappointed with the tablet. What size Google TV did you get? I have the 24 incher set up in my office. Thought about the larger one for the living room, but couldnt go back to 60Hz from 240 - Ended up getting the GoogleTV Bluray player instead, so I could keep my existing tv and still get the GTV on it.
you will not regret the purchase
its my first tablet too
the remote is realy dominating ...some users wishes macros feature ...but for me is enough
next step for me is to purchase the one and other oldsk00L psx game ...
hope they will release a resident evil part ..
After a couple of days with the tab seems to lag a bit and not that much faster than my cm7 evo.
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Hmmm, so far no lag at all, in my Stab..
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I know, this post is not about gps or wifi issues...crazy, right? Anyway, has anyone tried HBO go on the prime to see if it works?
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I know, this post is not about gps or wifi issues...crazy, right? Anyway, has anyone tried HBO go on the prime to see if it works?
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The HBO GO app doesn't work for me. Doesn't even let it install.
Huh. Won't install on either my Prime or my original Transformer. Never tried it before because Time Warner Cable still isn't supported. I'll have to look into this a little more, because I think that's going to change in early January...
Latest update seems to work on my friend's nook tablet...wonder why it wouldn't on the Prime. I'll have to play around with it once my prime replacement comes in next week.
How are you guys installing it? Market, web, side load apk?
I have been using HBOgo and MaxGo since day one. Not from the app, rather from within the browser. It works pretty good. Just make sure you have your browser user agent set to desktop.
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I have been using HBOgo and MaxGo since day one. Not from the app, rather from within the browser. It works pretty good. Just make sure you have your browser user agent set to desktop.
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I tried it using the browser with my first Prime but it was really sluggish and looked like arse.
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I tried it using the browser with my first Prime but it was really sluggish and looked like arse.
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that was funny. I'm in same boat. I have HBO go on my atrix and Ipad. I need it on Prime since it has best display and sound out of all of them. will be keeping an eye on this thread.
since we on subject of movies and t.v. , WHY IN DA HELL doesn't xfinity app for android allow you to watch movies like on my Ipad version? Ipad version let you watch free movies from them or even demand ones if you want to pay.
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that was funny. I'm in same boat. I have HBO go on my atrix and Ipad. I need it on Prime since it has best display and sound out of all of them. will be keeping an eye on this thread.
since we on subject of movies and t.v. , WHY IN DA HELL doesn't xfinity app for android allow you to watch movies like on my Ipad version? Ipad version let you watch free movies from them or even demand ones if you want to pay.
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Haha trust me, I've been wondering he same thing over the last two days when I picked up an iPad 2. Downloaded the xfinity app to program the DVR and noticed you could stream.went to my OG TF to see if there was an update, but it was a bust. Disappointing .
Noticed a big difference watching HBO go in Dolphin vs stock browser. I did make the debug changes in the browser, and that seems to mess with video performance. Watching with dolphin is very smooth, but you need to be close to the router. At about 30 feet away the signal is not strong enough to support the video streaming and it starts to significantly downgrade the streaming resolution.
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I don't think HBO Go is compatible with either Honeycomb or Ice Cream Sandwich at this point.
I loved how, when they presented it, they said
And a micro-usb port, just for hackability purposes
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What do you guys think we can get out of this device, other than default features?
Maybe tablet interface. Now it looks like a big phone. It's still nice, but reminds me of the first Galaxy Tab with 2.3, which was, IMHO, a mistake. I hope that Google didn't remove tablet interface in Jelly Bean.
Needs XBMC.
Good damn it guys, this is not the Nexus 7 forum, no tablet interface on the Q...
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Full screen apps!!!
As sexy as it looks I won't get it until I can play netflix, hulu plus and stream mkv from my computers
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Good damn it guys, this is not the Nexus 7 forum, no tablet interface on the Q...
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Correct me if I am wrong but I thought I read...or heard (I cant remember) that it has a internal hard drive so couldnt it then support Android on it to make it a working proper android device?
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Needs XBMC.
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:good:
PLEX/XBMC
PLEX Media Server or, even better, a Media Server for XBMC!
Netflix compatible? :good:
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I think with a standard Android Player like Dice Player or MX player it would be great considering they have built in file/network explorers.
I do run XBMC boxes at home currently. I think an XBMC port would be awesome if it can perform well. I'm about to move my server over to Plex so that would be nice also.
If I could sync multiple devices to play the same movie or tv show at once all around the house. I'd feel like I was in a Sci-Fi movie.
I think it would be cool if the Google TV OS was ported over to the Q.
Live and Die on this day....
When there is a ROM that can play MKV/X624 (even 720p would be fine) from some sort of share (SMB, NFS, HTTP?) is the day I will purchase one of these.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28074950#post28074950
Enjoy
Hopefully XBMC will be on android. My ONLY apple device is the apple TV just to watch video's from my PCs. So hopefully soon then I can either sell my apple TV or take a baseball bat to my last remaining piece of apple junk I have.
I'm hoping to be able to use it as a mirrored screen for my tablet for use in teaching/presenting since I don't know any way of doing that.
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Able to pick up streams from my hdhomerun cable card tuner
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I just want to be able to use it with any music player, like it's working now but without the limits of google music and youtube. And any movies too since I don't have Google play movies or whatever the name of that service is.
If the Apple TV Gen3 had been jailbreak'ed, I would think there is no use for the Nexus Q... but with the ongoing inability to break ATV3, XBMC on a Nexus Q would be great.
The 299.00 price tag makes me wonder if it would just be better to buy a HTPC.
For those of us who regularly set up $500 Sonos amps at our clients houses and businesses, this 300 price tag ROCKS!
The design of this thing is awesome. Pair it with those monster 14 pound EACH speakers and man, that's drool worthy.
However, this device is kinda confusing to me. Is it a dumbed down receiver? Is it a dumbed down Google TV device? I can play vids from YouTube and and Google Play and music and that's it?
Where are the shots of what ever interface this will have? Where is Netflix? Huluu Plus? Amazon Prime? This seems to be the most limited - as far as what can be done with it from the get-go - device I have seen El Goog push out in a long while. Sad.
As good as it looks, it seems rushed to me. Why pay $299 for something that is simply novelty and available in many different flavors already?
Till they add a bit to it, or someone hacks it and makes it much better. Sorry Goog, I pass.
While they were doing the presentation, I understood it as it was just a receiver that connects to some speakers or a tv, so once you connect to it (I forget if it was WIFI or NFC) you can just play music or videos on the speakers or tv; and anybody that connects to it is able to play what they want on it.
It looks great and all but for $300 its definitely not worth the price tag.
This is on the network so I hope that it has easy access to Windows shares and that it will be able to play 1080p MKVs with lossless audio.
I haven't played around with playback on devices.
Even though it is pricey if it has this full feature set then I may pick this up. Would be a nice improvement over plugging in a laptop to the TV.
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This is on the network so I hope that it has easy access to Windows shares and that it will be able to play 1080p MKVs with lossless audio.
I haven't played around with playback on devices.
Even though it is pricey if it has this full feature set then I may pick this up. Would be a nice improvement over plugging in a laptop to the TV.
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From what I was told yesterday, it won't. The guys here at IO said it would only stream from them (movies and music stored in their cloud or Play Store).
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I'm hoping there is at least some logic within the box that allows you to play more sophisticated content.
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From what I was told yesterday, it won't. The guys here at IO said it would only stream from them (movies and music stored in their cloud or Play Store).
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It's $300 because it's supposedly actually manufactured in America... so do with that what you will
I'm still very confused as to what it is/how it works. Doesn't seem worthwhile.
seems like the coolest looking piece of crap.
The engadget preview says much of the price is because of the built in amp, which, IMHO is totally unnecessary. I have a surround sound system.. why would I want stereo sound from that puny little thing?
Drop the amp and $100 off the pricetag and this thing will sell itself. Oh, and unlock the damn thing. Only plays stuff from the play store? Google is starting to sound like apple...
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Google is starting to sound like apple...
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Really? It has a USB port explicitly for the purpose of hacking it. I have no doubt the Nexus Q will be a cool device to own once there's enough dev support for it.
It seems like Google released the Nexus Q with the idea that the android community would figure out what to do with it.
Nexus q + dev support = sold. However I will wait for the support first instead of buying and hoping....
Its an interesting device, but I'm disappointed that they at least didn't add an "airplay" style connection for displaying your phone or tablet screen on the tv via wifi. That would at least make it more appealing for the price
I sat there during the keynote thinking what a killer feature this would have been for a google tv. Instead it's a more expensive and more limited device.
I came away from i/o feeling like the google tv is being de-prioritized and they want to push this device instead because it's locked down to google play content. There were zero mentions of google tv during either of the keynotes. There were sessions but after sitting through a few it seemed as if all the new and exciting things were happening in other product lines. I don't mean this as a dig at the google tv devs. I just think the company has made a cooporate decision to lock this down.
Maybe I'll feel a little different after unboxing it tonight and playing with it some but I just can't see myself getting on board this product line and I'm a google fanboy. It just feels like a limitations by design concept.
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Really? It has a USB port explicitly for the purpose of hacking it. I have no doubt the Nexus Q will be a cool device to own once there's enough dev support for it.
It seems like Google released the Nexus Q with the idea that the android community would figure out what to do with it.
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That's cool. But inconsistent. Not everyone is tech savvy enough to even flash anything and I would be more apt to group those individuals with ones who would use the banana plugs on the back. It doesn't take an audiophile to desire more than 2 channels of sound.
I think its a brilliant device and ill probably get one once the price goes down. I just think it may increase sales to offer one without the amp - is it really that big of a selling point?
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That's cool. But inconsistent. Not everyone is tech savvy enough to even flash anything and I would be more apt to group those individuals with ones who would use the banana plugs on the back. It doesn't take an audiophile to desire more than 2 channels of sound.
I think its a brilliant device and ill probably get one once the price goes down. I just think it may increase sales to offer one without the amp - is it really that big of a selling point?
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Agreed. This isn't like our Android phones running custom ROMs. You buy an Android phone, ANY Android phone, and you can:
1. Make phone calls
2. Send text messages
3. Use email
4. Browse the web
5. Download, install, and use the full Play Store catalog of apps
All without any hacking at all. When you install a custom rom, you're basically getting a few added features, customization, optimization, maybe the ability to overclock or run a select few apps that need root. You know, little things that aren't necessary but are nice to have.
The Nexus Q is different because it's gimped right out of the box. You basically can't do anything with it, other than play music and videos from the Play Store only (and who even has a huge collection of that stuff?). Even the very first Apple TV was capable of streaming content through a local network, even if it was limited to stuff you added to your iTunes library.
I appreciate Google reaching out to the dev community, but they can't rely on them to do all their work for them. What the Nexus Q should have been was a tiny Android desktop computer, controllable directly with an Android phone using a specific app (something like Gmote) and able to run any and all Android apps. I'm excited when I see thumb-sized Android computers available for under $100. The NQ could have been a cooler, more premium version of that, but as it is, it's both overpriced AND has no features.
YouTube app
So not living in US forces me to use Music and the YouTube app. Now it's time to do some raging.
Playing youtube vids on my tv is awesome through the app and all that. But I want to be able to play several videos. I have several playlists but the only option on a playlist in the youtube app is to delete it. Opening the playlists gives you the possibility to play one (and only one) video in a row. It really sucks. I don't want to open the app every time a video has ended :/
Guys what are you complaining about? Your where given cool toy for free because you are developers. You are suppose to find better applications for it . Just do it. Few years ago you had T-Mobile android phone without anything useful on it , nobody completed
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All you guys in here complaining are just not dev or inspiring to be one cause from what I seen you're able to load a launcher to it from adb and stream netflix in 1080 so you guys dont really understand android or google yet but you will.
Sadly, I will buy a multitude of these for a project if someone can get the damn thing rooted and unlocked...
It's still hooked up to my TV but I forgot it's there.
No, I use mine daily. Its one of my favorite devices in my house.
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I also use it daily.
With :
MyDac Micromega
Cambridge Audio 651
B&W 686
El Daddy said:
No, I use mine daily. Its one of my favorite devices in my house.
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what do you do with it?
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what do you do with it?
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Watch video podcasts on YouTube and listen to music. The two things it was designed for
I did try cm10.1 for a bit but it was too clunky so I went back to stock.
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I use mine daily also. We watched The Hobbit on Saturday and I listen to music. I have three.
I use my everyday for Netflix, youtube, streaming radio, stored music, Google Music, web browsing on my TV.
If only Cm10.1 didn't break the amp so I could still power my sub
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I use my everyday for Netflix, youtube, streaming radio, stored music, Google Music, web browsing on my TV.
If only Cm10.1 didn't break the amp so I could still power my sub
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Not great on quality, but you can certainly stream from the Nexus Q to a bluetooth receiver and into an AUX port on your stereo system. Otherwise going via HDMI into a receiver allows you to get the full surround effect.
I've collected a few Q's and I'm trying to find ways to still use the stock amp via a bluetooth stream TO the Nexus Q (CM9 Nexus Quantum Singularity?) or disabling the Nexus Q app forced NFC push and enabling stock Android Beam to push songs to the Q. This works great on CM10.1 RC5 for Youtube.
Spare Nexus Q?
If anyone has forgotten about their Q and wants to forget about it on a more permanent basis, let me know as I may just be interested in helping you out with that one
They were never on sale here in the UK and I really want one for a project and for generally geeking around but have yet to be able to get hold of one for a half reasonable price.
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If anyone has forgotten about their Q and wants to forget about it on a more permanent basis, let me know as I may just be interested in helping you out with that one
They were never on sale here in the UK and I really want one for a project and for generally geeking around but have yet to be able to get hold of one for a half reasonable price.
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I really love my Q Ball and have only took it out the box once or twice never seen a single movie on it yet the light show it produces really looks awesome. I would be willing to let it go for a good trade. Pm me if you ever read this and still are looking for one.
I bet that could happen to me aswell, but prolly not if i had a nexusQ.
Running raspbmc on a raspberry, witch is frequently used, as my media hub..
Would like to see more integration to android devices though.