I bought one of those Sony GoogleTV things - Its Shit!

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  • EddyTheDog
    Just Doing My Own Thing
    • Jan 2011
    • 25433
    #1

    I bought one of those Sony GoogleTV things - Its Shit!

    190 quid - What a rip off - Its going back in the morning....

    Do not get one of these - http://www.google.co.uk/tv/get.html?...FWbKtAodFicAyA

    You would be better off with one of those RaspberryPi things.
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    • nico-t
      emperor of my world
      • Aug 2004
      • 29903
      #2
      i would never buy google products.

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        • Theo
          HAL 9000
          • May 2001
          • 34515
          #3
          Why its a ripoff?

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            • lucas131
              ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
              • Aug 2004
              • 11475
              #4
              and what is that even good for?

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                • edgeprod
                  Permanently Gone
                  • Mar 2004
                  • 10019
                  #5
                  Haha, I read your title as "it's the shit," and I only came in here to say "you accidentally added a 'the' in there."

                  Nothing to do here ... *jetpack*

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                    • edgeprod
                      Permanently Gone
                      • Mar 2004
                      • 10019
                      #6
                      PS, Theo -- sent you a message on FB concerning something that has now become important due to further research. Can you confirm receipt via Skype or FB, or provide a preferred communication avenue?

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                        • EddyTheDog
                          Just Doing My Own Thing
                          • Jan 2011
                          • 25433
                          #7
                          Originally posted by AVN Theo
                          Why its a ripoff?
                          The hardware itself is not too bad, the remote is actually pretty neat - The software however is terrible.

                          Its meant to be Android but it looks and behaves like no Android device I have ever seen.

                          Its buggy and crashes every time you try and do anything - Its supposed to run Andriod apps - Not a chance!!

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                            • seeandsee
                              Check SIG!
                              • Mar 2006
                              • 50945
                              #8
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                                • Theo
                                  HAL 9000
                                  • May 2001
                                  • 34515
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by edgeprod
                                  PS, Theo -- sent you a message on FB concerning something that has now become important due to further research. Can you confirm receipt via Skype or FB, or provide a preferred communication avenue?
                                  Ill check it out

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                                    • Scott McD
                                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                                      • Nov 2002
                                      • 67798
                                      #10
                                      Don't think i have much need for anything like that anyway to be honest...


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                                        • timlover
                                          Confirmed User
                                          • Nov 2002
                                          • 540
                                          #11
                                          I remember this. It was called WebTV. Then everybody realized that they still had a computer sitting over in the corner of the room...

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                                            • Theo
                                              HAL 9000
                                              • May 2001
                                              • 34515
                                              #12
                                              I'll agree it's crashing frequently,but overall its not that bad. It's definitely better than Roku and i know logitech gave up on theirs.

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                                                • DamianJ
                                                  Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                  • Jul 2006
                                                  • 15808
                                                  #13
                                                  Originally posted by AVN Theo
                                                  I'll agree it's crashing frequently,but overall its not that bad. It's definitely better than Roku and i know logitech gave up on theirs.
                                                  It's shit in the uk, there's no content. So that plus the crashing, plus the fugly ui makes it a very bad choice here. Admittedly, it's better with the us content.

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                                                    • Bladewire
                                                      StraightBro
                                                      • Aug 2003
                                                      • 56228
                                                      #14
                                                      I got one last month and I like my Google TV.

                                                      The remote lights up in the dark, the mousepad on it is cool as is the one click search button and the picture in picture for internet and TV.

                                                      It's nice searching for something or checking email and having the TV in P&P. It's not perfect but better then anything else I've seen.


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                                                        • CrocMint
                                                          Confirmed User
                                                          • Oct 2010
                                                          • 227
                                                          #15
                                                          I don't like sony and apple products because they are not compatible with any other equipment and can't play other media formats...

                                                          Samsung, Philips shit - may be low end and cheap, but its much more functional
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                                                            • Kelli58
                                                              Confirmed User
                                                              • Aug 2006
                                                              • 2253
                                                              #16
                                                              I got the Logitech version of Google TV and it's now officially a dust collector :P
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                                                                • Si
                                                                  Such Fun!
                                                                  • Feb 2008
                                                                  • 13900
                                                                  #17
                                                                  I use a WD TV Live box and love it. Not great for netflix and youtube but I just plug my laptop in via hdmi for that. WD TV is good for anything you want to put onto a hardrive like tv series and stuff from dvd so you can just have them all in one place.

                                                                  I had a lot of foreign region code dvds I couldn't play with blu ray so I got them on the HD now and just use it for that.

                                                                  Netflix works ok but no keyboard (for search) as far as I know can be used with it.

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                                                                    • Vapid - BANNED FOR LIFE
                                                                      Barterer
                                                                      • Aug 2004
                                                                      • 4864
                                                                      #18
                                                                      Originally posted by lucas131
                                                                      and what is that even good for?

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                                                                        • candyflip
                                                                          Carpe Visio
                                                                          • Jul 2002
                                                                          • 43069
                                                                          #19
                                                                          Cheack dx.com if you want something that runs regular android and plays 1080p videos and is the size of a USB stick for under $75.

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                                                                            • Theo
                                                                              HAL 9000
                                                                              • May 2001
                                                                              • 34515
                                                                              #20
                                                                              Worst GUI goes to samsung blue-ray player, every time i look at it I almost cry.

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                                                                                • Young
                                                                                  Bland for life
                                                                                  • Nov 2004
                                                                                  • 10468
                                                                                  #21
                                                                                  I have an Apple TV in 3 rooms in my house. I don't know what I'd do without the fucking thing.

                                                                                  Netflix. iTunes movies. The MLB package. The NBA package. Streaming movies directly from my laptop, desktop, iPad, iPhone. I haven't been able to run a cable wire into a particular room in the basement. So I use my AppleTV and a Slingbox to stream cable into that room.

                                                                                  There's nothing that thing thing can't fucking do. And it works. The same way every time.
                                                                                  ★★★

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                                                                                    • John-ACWM
                                                                                      Work Work Work
                                                                                      • Nov 2008
                                                                                      • 20060
                                                                                      #22
                                                                                      Good to know, will avoid.

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