Google Nexus Player

[mclld]

https://www.google.com/nexus/player/

 

[nfl46]

It's only $99...not bad! I'm probably going to order one.

 

[mclld]

I am happy with my Fire TV but if this will run XBMC as good as it does I will sell my Fire TV since this has Chromecasting built in

 

[Farplaner]

Edit: Just realized this is WiFi only (no ethernet)... Google whyyyyyy

 

[mel823]

Well, I have a Roku 3, Chromecast, and AppleTV. Why not add one more to the collection?

 

[Jessica Lares]

8GB of storage.

 

[l3uddz]

I might grab this, it needs to run xbmc tho. Been looking at a droidplayer which looks decent, but will grab this if reviews are good and it runs xbmc. Can finally retire the ps3 as dlna media player.

 

[balamw]

Edit: Just realized this is WiFi only (no ethernet)... Google whyyyyyy

Yeah, that's the one thing stopping me from making this an instant buy.

If I've got a device hardwired to the TV already, I don't want to waste precious wireless bandwidth for watching video online that could just as well stay on the wires.

B

 

[LIVEFRMNYC]

So that's why Amazon dropped it's Fire TV down to $84 several days ago.

 

[mrex]

8GB of storage.

why do you need more storage with this device?? i have minix neo x8h with 16gb and almost "all" is empty..

 

[mclld]

Well probably because it is also a gaming device, have you not noticed the size of some of these games?

 

[mrex]

well true if you have few 1gig games..

 

[ImNoSuperMan]

Not really interested in it. If I end up getting an android streamer it'd be chromecast simply because it costs practically nothing. Even that would probably end up being a waste as Google has hardcoded it's own DNS into chromecast (which makes it a PITA for users outside USA to access US netflix using services like unblock-us).

But this announcement does give me hope that an updated TV with an appstore is possibly on the cards tommorrow. Fingers crossed.

 

[phillytim]

Will it have the Chrome web browser built into the Player?