Abstract: Earlier this month, alongside the Nexus 9 , Nexus 6 and Android Lollipop , Google unveiled its new Nexus Player – the first Android TV streaming set-top box. Immediately, this new device was pegged as an Apple TV rival, so here we've put the two head-to-h...
Abstract: Buying a new smart TV is expensive business, and to be quite honest, it's probably not a great idea, as once you have spent hundreds/thousands of pounds on a new TV then you are locked in to its onboard hardware for the TV's lifetime – which may well be o...
Abstract: With the Google Chromecast UK release, Apple finally has some competition for its Apple TV. Both the Chromecast and Apple TV enable you to stream video and audio to television. And both come with iOS integration, so you can use your iPhone or iPad to cont...
Abstract: Google's surprise announcement at this year's Google I/O developer conference was the release of the Nexus Q; a media streamer that is Google's answer to the Apple TV and the myriad of other similar devices on the market.The Nexus Q does have a few unique...
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Published: 2012-04-22, Author: Steve , review by: avforums.com
Attractive and well built, Easy to setup, Built-in WiFi, Intuitive to use, 1080p resolution, AirPlay quite robust
Limited content, Remote is rather basic, No TV tuner, AirPlay rather restrictive
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