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HDMI pass-thru provides for overlaid user interface, PrimeTime combines content from multiple sources, Full QWERTY keyboard (though button keys would be nice)
Bluetooth and IR division of labor must be remembered for proper function, Lack of dedicated apps for HBO GO, Crackle, others, With great power comes great responsibility (not for Grandma and Grandpa)
In the end, the $99 question is this: is the Co-Star ready for a starring role? Or is it - and the Google TV platform - still an understudy in the shadow of Apple TV and the Roku 3? Frustratingly, the answer is: it depends. If you're looking for a pu...
A few years ago, when the concept of GoogleTV was first unleashed upon the press and thus the populace, I, along with many of my colleagues, made it a point to unjustly attack it. While it wasn't as good then as it is now, we were shortsighted and, rather...
Published: 2012-12-27, Author: Will , review by: pcmag.com
Lots of online services and apps. OnLive support adds gaming functionality.
Clunky remote. OnLive gaming experience isn't nearly as good as a dedicated video game console
The Vizio Co-Star VAP430 puts a twist on the functional, if clunky, Google TV interface. But it's not the best choice for getting Google TV on your television....
Abstract: Will anyone ever get Google TV right?Here's where I try to review the Vizio Co-Star. It's the second-generation Google TV box that had everyone excited, because of OnLive and the $99 price tag. On paper, it looked like this would be the one. ARM based,...
Published: 2012-11-06, Author: Sam , review by: gizmodo.com
If youre absolutely sold on Google TV as a platform, this is the best Google TV device. It tries. It does it pretty well.AdvertisementAdvertisementBut Google TV, despite its strength is as a search platform, is still more convoluted trouble than its wor...
Abstract: Two years ago, the initial launch of Google TV on the Sony TV and Logitech Revue media streamers was a real disappointment. I was excited to try out the first of the new generation of Google TV devices, but found them plagued by a preponderance of blocked...
Update, Oct 2: This review was updated to clarify the availability of streaming content options, and to provide further detail about available audioout options, Go Back to Top. Skip To: Start of Article, google tv, media streaming, set top boxes, streamin
Limited streaming options — updates are expected, but for now, no Hulu. And no ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, or Comedy Central through the browser. Vizio's UI doesn't take advantage of the big screen, and app names are awkwardly truncated in the main menu. No dedic
Abstract: To see if so-called Google TV 2.0 is worthy of another try, we decided to put one of the newest devices - Sony's NSZ-GS7 streaming media player - to the test. But just as we were about to finalize testing, we also got our hands on Vizio's new Co-Star, whi...
