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Google TV Already In Trouble? Sony Offering 25% Off Blu-ray Google TV Units
- Pewpewarrows 16y agoIt's an introductory product. I'm sure they've identified the mistakes they made with it and will improve on them for the next version. GoogleTV is still an amazing device, and I can't wait to see where they'll take it in the next 12 months. Greater integration with cable boxes and DVR units, a few interface touch-ups, and circumventing the ridiculous content-blocking that services like Hulu have done should be their primary goals. But aside from that, this article is obviously flame-bait. Companies offering discounts on products leading up to the Christmas holidays? UNHEARD OF.
- blueben 16y agoYou've missed the greatest feature of all, though to be fair so did everyone else. Google TV isn't just a device; it's a application platform. The world changed when phones gained applications; why is everyone so myopic about the changes that can happen when television gains applications?
- rmason 16y agoExplain something to me: why would I pay for a Blue Ray player if I am downloading all my content? As a developer the platform is exciting to me but I'd like to see Google get more deals with content providers first. Besides everyone knows that Samsung makes the best big screen TV's.