Google TV Review

    Google TV is a software platform aiming to bring together traditional TV and video content from the web. The internet is quickly becoming a major channel of multimedia content delivery however a large portion of content is still TV exclusive. The best of both worlds can be accessed with the help of GoogleTV. Google has created a video which gives a good quick introduction to its new TV platform

  The platform is not invasive to your current TV setup. It creates a completely new experience while preserving compatibility. A number of big name companies are planning to ship TVs with built in Google TV in the future. However, if you have current cable or satellite subscriptions that you are happy with, the search giant's platform can be experienced by setting up a Google TV powered box on top of your current hardware. At the moment a launch date is expected to be on September 29th, which will mark a release of Logitech Revue box. The expected price for this Google TV companion box unit is $299.

The platform works by combining channels from your existing cable ⁄ satellite providers with the valuable content on the web — including Hulu, Fox Networks, CBS, Youtube, etc.

Though many details are still unknown, Google TV hardware is controlled with a QWERTY keyboard enabled remote control.

   Once you launch the system, you will be greeted by Google TV's primary interface — a search box. Type in what you want to watch and the system will find it on air among the available channels and also among the large database of web content.

   Clicking through TV channels available via cable ⁄ satellite subscriptions is also possible just like before. The internet will be accessible the usual way we know on the PC. Google TV comes equipped with a flash-enabled browser which can be used to freely browse the internet. Whether you want to look up information about the current show on air or watch the latest YouTube videos, you can do so easy and in a slick manner with the video playing on screen.In addition, Google TV is compatible with DVR box units

   Naturally, Google TV has many powerful tricks up its sleeve. All the features will be made public and assessed once the product hits final release. For now, it is known that Google TV will be compatible with android devices, though the level of integration is unknown at the moment — the possibilities are astounding. Then comes a browser with complete Flash support. Bringing the variety of Flash video content from the popular TV networks on the network would be another invaluable feature. The most ambitious feature is real time translation of shows in foreign language to subtitles. Once again, this is a jaw dropping possibility that needs to be tested out in real world in order to evaluate how good it does its job. The Android App store is planned to support Google TV devices as well. Obviously, only a limited number of apps will be compatible, but the developers will be encouraged to optimize for the platform.

   For Google it's obviously a possibility to enter a new market — a market of TV, which according to them has a worldwide audience of 4 billion people daily. The prospects of a massive advertisement audience could lure Google into a great deal of dedication to the project.

    Hear this: The latest Google TV, referred to as Google TV 2.0 throughout the rest of this review, is a star performer. It runs like a champ and it’s clear that Google engineers paid close attention to criticism of version 1.0. Most of the functions and design elements previously missing are elegantly included. However, most of the downfalls of the older version had nothing to do with user interface. Content is king and Google TV sill doesn’t wear the crown.

  

    Even with the recent 3.1 update, . Google TV is still missing many key features to disrupt the television industry. It’s going to take more innovation, content deals, and devices to get the ball rolling.

    

   There are a lot of unknowns about Google TV that complicate these tests. Mobile Android is pretty lacking in video codec support, for example. That's forgivable on a smartphone, but a dealbreaker on a media center. If I can't stream my torrented TV episodes because Google TV doesn't support Xvid MKV, it's worthless to me. I wasn't able to get much of a look at Hulu or Netflix through Google TV--what's it like to browse through those sites? (And it sounds very likely that Hulu won't be available on the service after all, unless some deal is struck before launch.) Is it like Roku or Boxee, where you're limited to the movies that are already in your Instant Watch queue? Can you browse new releases, instead of having to search for them? 

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