Add Netgear to the long list of tech companies joining up with Google TV — it just jumped onboard the train with its NeoTV PRIME streaming box.
It’s pretty much what we’ve come to expect from set-top boxes — shortcuts for streaming video services, access to Google Play and a search feature for live TV. But you won’t have to pick which service you want to watch from, because the NeoTV’s keyboard will search every single platform. You can also browse Chrome, watch a live broadcast, or do both at the same time with a picture in picture feature.
Don’t know what you want? The NeoTV knows you. Or at least it will get to know you by keeping track of what you watch, to give you suggestions. How many Google TV options could we possibly need? Who knows. But this one goes for $US130. Hopefully, we’ll see a version of this hit the Australian market.
Being the owner of an older NeoTv and seeing how quick Netgear stop active support of these products, I'll give this a wide birth, no matter how good it is.
I'll stick with RPi and OpenElec.