Friday, January 6, 2012

New Release : Logitech Revue with Google TV (Refurbished)

Works with your existing HDTV and cable or satellite system to provide seamless access to the Web, your TV, compatible DVRs, and Android apps
Surf the web for what you want to watch - right on your big screen - with the powerful Google Chrome browser and full-size keyboard controller
Browse your cable, satellite or over-the-air TV, plus over-the-web, for shows and movies with the updated TV & Movies app and program guide (Registration or subscription fee may be required)
Access Android Market to bring film, music, gaming, sports, news and education apps to your HDTV (Additional terms, conditions and fees may apply. Apps subject to change without notice.)



I bought Roku2 XS to compare against it, honestly is no where near to compete with Google TV. Roku2 is a top notch product with many channels to offer, TV shows, and it combines properly with Hulu plus and Amazon instant video, Google TV doesn't, it just has a few channels to offer and a browser for real time TV shows which is not really that useful for me. The Google Market has only a few useful applications, has potential but for now it's kind of useless.

Pros:

+ Fullscreen internet browser with Google Chrome
+ Integrated smoothly with ATT Uverse and the Motorola VP-2000 HD receiver

Cons:

- The whole user experience is slow (menu transitions, pop ups, Google Chrome, changing from app to app)
- Very few and useful Google Market apps
- Sometimes it crashes while changing between apps

Google TV it's a good idea, but despite the Honeycomb update it still feels like a beta product. With no parterships with other TV and show providers Google TV is doomed, hopefully it gets better, but for now I'll pass, I'm returning it today.

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