Logitech Revue Google TV Technical Data
Logitech Revue with Google TV Technical details:
- Integrates with your HDTV, cable or satellite system the seamless access to the network, offer your TV programming, DVR and pleasant Android Apps
- When using Logitech for review before the client can automatically Google over-the-air TV software update. As long-term updates are available, downloads will be accepted or rejected when startup.
- Searches and intuitive controls with a good controller keyboard with integrated touchpad
- some. Combines all your entertainment systems with a controller – no mouse or remote control needed
- five. Requires an HDTV with HDMI connector, cable and satellite box with HDMI available, Cable or satellite subscription companies and Internet access
Cool device with great potential
I'm all for revue about 24 hours. Here is my take it so far:
First, I believe, essential to note that this may be a first generation device / are released. I will consider what it these days, and that's good, but you also have to, look at what the Logitech Revue with Google TV can go to in due course.
Setup – not so difficult. Connecting to the DVR (DirecTV) and wireless router has a short time. Overall, the setup process takes about half an hour – mainly because for 20 minutes or so, so that the system must download the hottest updates as soon as it available on the net. The system executes the process with very clear instructions on the screen – I find it hard to trust that someone 3 years ago could not have this kind of up.
Search – If you have ever tried for a show Watch demands on the cable / satellite provider search, this will change the way you look for programming. Here is an example of, you know your employees plays today, but not sure what could be national / regional / conference-channel on it today. Before the review was particularly the research on the screen so bad if I only that it is a last resort, and it was easier to find the city often look for her. With the Logitech Google TV, I press the search button within the specified keyboard, type in "Northwest" and it also provides instructions on the screen to either on video for Northwestern looking for, search the world wide web for the northwest, or change the channel on the Big Ten Network channel 610 to watch until the current game. in about 2 seconds performed.
It is also pretty handy for those more obscure channels that you can actually use search to find a channel. DirecTV provides no way to do this today. So simple can not remember what station TBS, I could just go there and type TBS, instead of scanning the guide.
Webcam – The webcam web experience is great, with all the extra cam HDTV Logitech. It is much more natural to sit here and around the couch with someone as the Sitting confrontation with a computer terminal entertained. The quality is amazing and the installation of your TV you can entertain the whole family in front of the camera, such as repression against the PC / laptop.
Web – the revue includes the Chrome browser. It's pretty easy to use with the keyboard. practically speaking, I 'm not sure how often I do, that, unlike when I know I want to discover video content, in which case I would personally rather see them than the TV my laptop use, or if I do a quick search for something and not have my laptop in front of me while already.
Picture-in-picture – if you use the browser or applications, and maintain your TV in PIP.
Applications content – that is when the greatest potential for the Revue. If the iPhone are the applications exactly what makes this device – it is a wonderful browser, but 9 times out 10 when an app to achieve something that is easier / better than any browser identical task to fulfill. The same applies for the review – as the app ecosystem develops, the opportunities are endless. As a competent seamlessly stream high-definition Netflix Amazon's video-on-demand to go, HBO, and YouTube directly to you for my 48 "TV screen pretty cool.
At the moment some important content is blocked in the Revue, Google maintains that probably work with content providers. It would be really nice youngster should stream Hulu, ABC, NBC or CBS will be pleased. Most basic websites I searched along with embedded video worked very well, but clearly the aforementioned media companies to block content with this device. Hopefully this is resolved soon – At the moment I think the most important piece is missing on this unit.
Harmony – I delivered electronically Harmony app for the iPhone, just another cool tool to my TV, DVR, TV's search engine to overcome. I've just downloaded it this morning, but it looks like a cool nice-to-have. I had a Problem getting them to the celebration Logitech Revue with Google TV on your network, but after Restart (Ctrl-Alt-Del), the actual review soon realized my cell phone and within seconds I was able to settle all my devices to the phone.
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