4 ms·
I do have a google TV (or whatever it's actually called) and a TV with one of the newer chrome casts that has google TV built-in. It is painfully annoying as I
by flumpcakes 4y ago
I do have a google TV (or whatever it's actually called) and a TV with one of the newer chrome casts that has google TV built-in.
It is painfully annoying as I have downloaded apps for Disney+, Prime, etc. but I will not get recommendations for shows/films on these platforms, or simple integrations such as the option to continue playing from the google landing page. Any recommendations I do get end up being for media that I need to buy or subscribe to a service I do not have. Considering I have to download and login to each of the streaming apps, you would think google would know what I want to watch.
As for the recommendations in-app, they are not good. Ok, so Netflix shows me shows that I probably would like more than what it shows my wife, but 90% of them are still not good. If there is a show I know I want to watch it is painfully difficult to find it without specifically searching for it with textual input.
I don't think these platforms are actually recommending what they think you want to watch, more some overlap between what will decrease their bandwidth bill the most (i.e. currently cached closet to me) and some broad category like "horror".
There is definitely a market for a good cross-subscription/service recommendation platform for both TV/film and video games. It's definitely not google TV.
- chaostheory 4y agoAre you training the AI via thumbs up and thumbs down? My Google TV home tends to have recommendations based on what I watched. Installed apps are linked to recommendations. Not sure if you have to explicitly enable it like Apple TV though. One thing that I noticed about Google TV is that it’s buggy. I can’t even add another separate account and just have it work. I’d try your luck with another streaming box like Amazon.