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We asked Alexander about his initial attempts at getting the Revue to play the test content used for the Workflowed blog tests, based on a few comments he'd made on a Google TV hacker site where he mentioned transport streams and M2TS several times during his initial Honeycomb testing in early October:
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In addition, it appears that an older version of the media player capabilities was listed on Logitech's page as recently as December 11 (after the roll-out of the new Revue software update) but has since been removed.Īlexander Kolychev, creator of the GTV Box Player [app that is available on the Android Market, first started working on a replacement app for the Logitech Media Player in early October, almost a month before Google's announcement of Google TV's update to Android 3.1 / Honeycomb. Yet, a conversation with a developer of an alternate media player reveals that the Revue is not only capable of supporting MPEG-2 and transport streams, but that TS and MPEG-2 support were available in a pre-release version of Honeycomb that could be loaded on to the Revue hardware. Our first thought was that Logitech had chosen a more limited chipset that could not support the MPEG-2 codec used in traditional DVDs and that this limitation led to the decision not to support transport- or program-stream functionality. One of the biggest limitations found is the lack of support for transport streams (.ts) and the MPEG-2 codec, both of which Sony implemented in its NSZ-GT1 Google TV box. The setup and basic formats used can be found at Transitions' Workflowed blog. To learn more about the limitations of the firmware update, we tested Sony and Logitech Revue units side-by-side with a set of video files, probing to find where Logitech had failed to implement Google TV 2.0 media capabilities.
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Joy and delight soon turned to dismay as it became apparent to Revue users that Logitech had chosen not to support the full features of Google TV 2.0 in the Logitech Media Player. When the firmware update began rolling out early this week, however, all attention turned to the anticipated full release of Google TV 2.0 goodness and an enhanced video streaming and media consumption experience. Confusion ensued when Logitech began shipping Revue units with a "new and improved" sticker on the outside of the box, leading the company to issue a clarification that the sticker on the outside of the box did not mean that the Revue unit inside the box actually had the next version of Google TV software. Some customers loudly complained on Logitech forums while other customers urged patience so that Logitech could "get it right" and avoid the issues it faced with the initial firmware. Revue customers began to agitate for the update as weeks went by with no word from Logitech as to the firmware release date. We covered the decision in a previous article, noting that Logitech CEO called its foray into the Google TV market "a full scale launch with a beta product cost us dearly." Yet, we were impressed when the company promised to fulfill its promise to bring the updated features of Google TV 2.0 to the Revue.Ä«etween Google's announcement of Google TV 2.0 and Logitech's subsequent announcement to deep-six the Revue, rival Sony launched a firmware update for its award-winning NSZ-GT1 Google TV box that included all the major functionality of Google TV 2.0.
Less than two weeks later, Logitech announced it was discontinuing the Revue unit, as part of a $100 misstep in Europe and Africa as well as underwhelming sales of the Revue.
"Some key developments will include access to the Android Market, faster and more comprehensive search capabilities, a simplified user interface, and improvements to the Logitech Media Player."
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"We are excited to announce that the free automatic update for Logitech Revue with Google TV is coming soon," wrote Arora in an October 28 blog posting. At the time of the Google TV 2.0 announcement, Ashish Arora, vice president and general manager of Logitech's Digital Home Group, stated that one of the key features would be enhancements to the integrated media player.
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The firmware update adds limited "Google TV 2.0" functionality, a series of enhancement based around Android 3.1 (Honeycomb) that Google announced in late October. Yet the firmware update lacks several key video features that cause concern among users, and may hold the key to understanding that the Logitech Revue failed not because of Google TV itself but because Logitech failed to implement the full Google TV feature set. Logitech is finally rolling out a firmware update to its recently iced Revue set-top box, hoping to make the product more appealing to new customers in the holiday season as the company looks to clear out inventory from a "mistake" that the company's CEO said cost the company tens of millions of dollars.