Sony Google TV/BR Box vs. Competition?

[GTaudiophile]

I guess I am not as much interested in the TV itself as the BR-player/setup box. At $400, how does it compare to the competition?

I am thinking about buying an LCD-TV/BR player for Christmas, so the Sony seems like a decent option to get the internet/multimedia capabilities as well.

And I am not too interested in the PS3 but I am aware it is $100 cheaper.

 

[ChAoTiCpInOy]

What are you looking for exactly? There's a lot of competitors to the GoogleTV. The PS3, Xbox 360, Roku box, AppleTV.

 

[GTaudiophile]

Well, I want a BR player AND a set-top box that can access the web, view other types of media online or within my home network.

 

[zerocool84]

Honestly Google TV right now is too expensive for what it does. Apple TV is cool and I get to play with it every day but there's a lot it doesn't do and sometimes frustrating to use and you want a blu-ray player as well. How does a PS3 sound? It's still one of the best Blu-ray players out there, can stream 1080p media, is the only one getting 1080p and 5.1 sound on Netflix for a while, gets the most updates for the newest standards, plus can play games if you ever want to. There's many stand-alone blu-ray players that can access the web and netflix and such but don't have as many features.

 

[Pliablemoose]

Roku box http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/13/netgear-roku-xd-player-gets-official-coming-to-big-box-retail-ev/

 

[zerocool84]

Roku box http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/13/netgear-roku-xd-player-gets-official-coming-to-big-box-retail-ev/

That's a great option and better than Apple TV but he wants an all-in-one device that includes blu-ray playback.

 

[Pliablemoose]

XBox

 

[TheStu]

XBox

Does not include BluRay.

If you were to get the PS3 and couple that with PS3 Media Server or Connect360 you should be able to use it as a media extender.

 

[Pliablemoose]

Does not include BluRay.

If you were to get the PS3 and couple that with PS3 Media Server or Connect360 you should be able to use it as a media extender.

Whoops, meant the PS3, I'm not into consoles

I do remember the PS3 is pretty slick and does HD Netflix and Dolby, just got them mixed up.

 

[Emulex]

geez if you paid $400 for a refurb/used htpc (SFF) with blu-ray reader i'd say you got a fair deal - quad core, 6-8gb of ram, win7hp,1tb

so what exactly do you get from google tv? seems like a seriously overpriced nettop.

 

[smitbret]

Another vote for the PS3.

 

[Pliablemoose]

Changing my vote to building an HTPC.