\n Matthew Moskovciak\/CNET
\n <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAside from the selection, we were surprised by how easy it was to go from browsing TV-optimized apps to browsing plain old Android apps that are optimized for a phone display. Having simply selected “Other apps” from the main Android Market interface, we were greeted by tons of apps that don’t make any sense on Google TV, like a battery manager. In some cases, it was nice to have access to these phone apps–Rhapsody’s app worked pretty well on the TV–but it’s something that could easily cause confusion.<\/p>\n
Wrap-up<\/b><\/p>\n
It’s not worth getting into all the frustrations I ran into during my half day of hands-on time, but they exceed what’s written here. We’ll continue testing Google TV as we re-evaluate the Sony NSZ-GT1, the Sony NSX-GT1 series of LCDs, and the Logitech Revue, including its integration with more-traditional TV programming, which we didn’t look at in this initial hands-on.<\/p>\n
With all the bugs and limitations we ran into in just half a day, it’s hard to imagine this update being anything other than a disappointment for Google TV early adopters. While we still think Google TV has some merit as a concept, the implementation needs a ton of work to compare with other streaming-media boxes like the Roku 2 XS, Apple TV, and PlayStation 3.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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