Finally...
the era of combined TV and Internet arrived yesterday, 20.05.2010 with the launch of Google TV at the Google I/O Developers Conference in San Francisco, USA. (Source: YouTube.com)
About 5000 people witnessed the event live and even more were connected via YouTube that night. Made possible by Sony, Logitech and Intel, Google TV will be available through set-top boxes and Blu-ray players, which enables interactive video from the Internet to be seen on home TVs. Also implemented are Google Ads and displays as we know it from the Search Engine. Advertising will be brought to a new level with interactive Internet TV powered by Google. Marketers see great potential and increasing marketing activities in interactive video for the coming years. The only question remaining is, when will Google TV arrive in Europe and the rest of the world...??!
The thing is that this is in a way redundant as you have tv card in your computer, and most of the new Video cards have HDMI out.
ReplyDeleteSo all they did was put it in a shiny box, put a hefty price tag on it, and make profit. I'm curious how this'll turn out.
And the major thing is quality of what you see. Youtube isn't that good and most website aren't either.
I used my computer to watch shows on my tv five years ago, and the quality I got was better than what you see on youtube. So how are they going to change that? On a 32 inch tv a low resolution video will look awful.
And what about the search engine, will it also find home made stuff? If so, searching for your show will be a tedious task.
Maybe I'm overestimating the intelligence of an average human being, but if anyone knows how a computer works and he/she understands which outputs exist on his/her computer, than 1+1 = 2.
Attaching your laptop to the television is most of the time easy, all you need is a converter to connect the laptop output to the tv, which would be cheaper than this, unless they can sell this whole thing for under 40 euros.
hey there...
ReplyDeletefirst of all thanks for your comment. Of course you made a very reasonable point. But I hope for sth. more in the future.
Well, I don`t know how Google TV really looks like or how it'll work. But I don`t want to have seven different devices and all do kind of the same as smart phones, notebooks, aso. So, if YouTube, Clicker.com and other sources are accessible with Google TV on my TV to a reasonable price...why not? Finally a YouTube party without the constant two devices annoyance...
I just hope for better video support and improvement in the future so that YouTube could actually be watched on TV.
Well the thing is that with one device (your laptop) you can actually get access to these things. and isn't that box also a device?
ReplyDeleteAnd a laptop would be rather useful, because you need a keyboard to type in what you want. it would be rather annoying to type with a remote control.
I just think this is a smart move, but it's a shame that people are too lazy to understand they already have what is presented as new to them.
...All true! But I am excited for the progress and future possibilities. And from a marketing point of view it is a brilliant move that will attract people.
ReplyDeleteI think that the brand Google has more potential than Apple, especially in Europe. The battle of these two will go on with new TV designs and inventions and people adapting to it. But that's just my point of view...