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It's still not good enough for me, though it is a million times better. "Go fast". The set top Androids are also pretty fast. Also, as someone said, who reboot
by GFischer 14y ago
It's still not good enough for me, though it is a million times better.
"Go fast". The set top Androids are also pretty fast. Also, as someone said, who reboots these days? (though it's a selling point for a media player replacement)
"Stream HD movies without a hitch", ok, that's a selling point, though my cheap Android phone does well enough on "good enough" quality, so I'd expect the Android set top boxes or equivalents to do just as well.
"Go straight online to creating, sharing and enjoying. Chrome devices come with built-in apps for editing photos, creating documents and presentations, and video chat, so you can get everyday tasks done right out of the box."
Ok, though the Android boxes do that too.
"Google+ Hangouts. You can also integrate multiple chat accounts with apps like imo or eBuddy. "
Not a selling point for me (what is a Hangout?)
Edit: I tried explaining myself. Why the downvote instead of a rebuttal? (I can accept those)
- sp332 14y agoWhy are you comparing this to Android? Also, I've never heard of an Android set-top box.
- GFischer 14y agoI'm comparing them because the form factor and use case look to be exactly the same (heck, the UI looks very similar too, both being made by Google). Examples of Android set top boxes (the first one has 4 GB): http://www.dealextreme.com/p/google-android-2-2-hdmi-tv-set-top-box-72086?item=2 http://www.dealextreme.com/p/google-android-2-2-hdmi-tv-set-... http://www.dealextreme.com/p/mele-1080p-android-2-3-internet-tv-set-top-box-w-wifi-optical-3-x-usb-hdmi-av-lan-sd-119913?item=4 http://www.dealextreme.com/p/mele-1080p-android-2-3-internet... They were featured recently by a local supermarket chain.
- tomkarlo 14y agoWhat, because they're square? By that measure, an Apple TV, Mac Mini and Airport Extreme are all in the same category.
- GFischer 14y agoFrom a consumer's perspective, isn't an Apple TV or a Mac Mini a substitute product? Especially at the 400 dollar price point of the Chromebox. I mean, the sales pitch for the Chromebox is: surf the internet, stream movies and use some apps...
- tomkarlo 14y agoThe Mac Mini - yes, the Apple TV - no. I don't think there's a lot of consumer confusion between set top boxes and desktop computers. My point was it's like saying you don't understand why Apple sells the Mac Mini when the Apple TV is only $99.
- dangrossman 14y ago> Also, I've never heard of an Android set-top box. Google TV (aka Logitech Revue, Sony Internet TV, LG Smart TV). They've been at your local Best Buy type store for years. They're Android 3.0 STBs, or in the case of the Smart TVs starting to come out, built into the TV.
- nl 14y agoThe "LG Smart TV" box isn't (usually) Android, it's LG's own Smart TV platform. (LG has announced GoogleTV/Android support, and showed samples at CES this year but AFAIK isn't shipping them yet).
- dangrossman 14y agohttp://www.google.com/tv/get.html http://www.google.com/tv/get.html The LG TV with Google TV (Android) has been available for ~5 months at least. Amazon started selling it in February.