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300 dollars is a steep price. I like that there is an amplifier in it. I also think they are aiming for more of a luxury item. They kept stressing that the Nexu
by fumar 14y ago
300 dollars is a steep price. I like that there is an amplifier in it. I also think they are aiming for more of a luxury item. They kept stressing that the Nexus Q hooks up to the best hardware in the house. Apple TV and Roku have a lower price point. Google has to put in effort to differentiate Nexus Q from its competitors. Besides, the Q looks very slick. The design language reminds me of Sony.
- bickfordb 14y agoIt's an interesting iteration. The Q certainly looks much nicer than the Revue hardware. The cost does seem high for a device like this without both a remote, screen and a ton of storage.
- napillo 14y agoAnd it doesn't do anything different than the existing Google TV or the Vizio Co-Star - well, those don't have a built-in amp, but why would you buy this if you don't already have a nice stereo system (which already includes its own amp in the first place)? Were the people who designed this product just stupid? I mean, it looks cool, but really, the built-in amp is a complete waste. And another thing - twist it to change the volume? Why should you even have to touch the thing at all? If you can't make it do anything else by touching the device itself, why would you increase the cost by adding a 'twist the top to control the volume' feature? You're going to be playing all your content from a remote device. You can control the volume from that remote device as well. Sure, I guess it's a cool feature and all, but utterly useless. come on...