Loading ...The announcement of Google TV last year resulted in widespread excitement. However, the product has faced many challenges in its short lifespan.
One problem has been concern over how much control Google would have over the online video advertising market. As a result, media companies have been very hesitant to partner with Google. In fact, some television networks have even blocked Google’s software from broadcasting their shows.
Google TV has also struggled with a lot of negative reviews, feedback, and rumors. Just last week, numerous reports were saying that Logitech was stopping shipment of its Revue set-top box from December 2010 to January 2011.
The New York Times also recently reported that Google had asked manufacturers to delay announcements of their Google TV systems at CES this week. These reports claimed that Google requested the delay in order to make software updates to its systems. However, both Logitech and Google denied these allegations.
Incidentally, companies including Samsung and Vizio have showcased new Google TV systems at CES this week.
Lastly, the competition has been and still is a challenge for Google TV. In September of last year, Apple announced its new version of Apple TV, which heated up competition even further between Apple and Google. Apple has even confirmed that it sold more than 1 million Apple TV units before Christmas, thus reaching a milestone.
Also, on the subject of competition, the market appears to be getting bigger after similar offerings were announced at CES this week. For starters, Yahoo added an “interactivity” program to its Connected TV service. In addition, Microsoft indicated a TV strategy with their Xbox.
So, what does this mean for Google TV? Can Google succeed in this market?
WebProNews asked Greg Sterling, contributing editor at Search Engine Land, about the future of Google TV and he said, “We’re very early in the market for connected TV… I think that definitely what Google has introduced is some version of the future.”
He went on to say, “How committed is Google to this project? It’s a big initiative for Google and I would imagine that they are going to try and get it right.”
How do you see Google TV playing out?
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A MAJOR problem,is not an issue with Google TV or the Revue, it is with cable provider Comcast. Everything’s fine if all you have is your set top box and the revue (or any other internet tv device), but if you also have a sound system, Comcast doesn’t know if they have a set top box that can can handle more than 2 upstream devices. It does not work if you want to use both your sound system and the device. The proper way to cable it is via HDMI from the cable providers set top box to the sound system, from there it would go to the device (Revue in my case) and then out to the tv. You may, as I did, get several incompetent Comcast reps, one may say this or that set top box will support 3 or more upstream devices, another will say it doesn’t, still others will say they do not have a STB that can handle 3 or more upstream HDMI devices and they can’t seem to agree, even amongst themselves. It’s silly to even try if you have comcast, they obviously have no idea what they can and can not do. The best option, that I have found, is DirecTV. They claim to be able to do it, but I haven’t tried. I do know that I’m going to leave comcast soon because of it.
This is such a cool product. I recently got it for my home system and It is Fantastic to use because of it’s multitasking abilities. This, in essence, makes the biggest TV in your house your new computer station. With its lightweight wireless keyboard remote, it makes the Harmony Remote (ret. $400) obsolete. With it’s slick Web integration technology you can check sports stats while watching the game, verify “news” you get on The Daily Show, watch Picture in Picture, Google search your favorite topics and much, much more!!! I am an employee and subscriber of DISH Network and this has made managing my TV/Internet a walk in the park!! Check it out at Dish.com/googletv and enjoy the upgrade!!!
As a DISH Network employee and subscriber I can tell you that,once you’re a DISH subscriber, you’ll have access to an enhanced Google TV experience. Simply, this means that DISH has enabled Google TV to better integrate with your DVR content. For instance, you can search for a TV show, and in addition to searching web content and live TV, Google TV will also search your DVR recordings for that show. If it’s not on for a few days, it’ll automatically find the show and allow you to record it with the click of a button.DISH Network begin offering “Logitech Revue with Google TV” to new and existing subscribers for only $179.
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