This has the potential to be an exciting product. As for now though it could just be a Mi Box with a USB tuner plugged in and an app for controlling zwave stuff. I hope (and expect) it's more than that. But there are far too few details available. And the web site and ingiegogo page are both hot messes of mangled Spanglish. They really need to get a native English speaker to correct the text if they want people to trust them. I'm going to hold out to see what details are forthcoming, if any.
Their comparison table is misleading. It says, "32GB + You can connect HD up to 3TB" which you can do and then some with the Shield TV.
Not to mention there is only 2gb of ram and Wifi is only B/G/N, while the Shield has AC.
It's nice to see more Android TV hardware, but with a normal MSRP of $349 its going to be hard to compete with the new Shield TV that I'm betting is going to be almost half the price and more powerful.
I'm doubtful the founder(s) can produce a quality product if any product at all.
Remote looks OK but as a game controller looks terrible. This thing sounds good now but by the time fall 2017 comes around there will be better options. It will probably get delayed anyway.
Looks like a Mi Box but with extra storage space. Is 24 gigs of internal storage worth the extra $130?
If I wanted to game I'd get a shield... not this thing. So the extra storage space to me means nothing.
It's an interesting concept that's for sure. It looks like the bigger sell is that it has the ability to monitor and do home automation from the system itself.
Assuming that it supports google cast, I think it could be considered a real Android TV device.
Well, the Shield announcement just killed this thing.
I read in a kodi forum that they will update the specs to WIFI AC, better GPU and S912, more ram and the security and z-wave automation works as separate controller, no need to connect additional hardware or apps like nVidia... looks like a desperate movement of nVidia to show "something" (attaching pen-drives) in CES...nVidia needs help of SmartThings?
Love the name---SmartHomy. $199 + shipping for earliest adopters w/32GB + bonus 64GB Will ship with official AndroidTV 7 with all high level DRM licenses and Netflix agreements. Variety if tuner choices for worldwide OTA compatibility S-905H rev C seems like weak sauce for heavy gaming use
That website is absolutely horrible on my phone. Can't really check it out. I'll have to look on the laptop.