Vizio Co-Star $99 Dollar Google TV & OnLive Gaming Box Preorders Now; Coming Aug 14th

[dgstorm]

Previously we shared that the Vizio Co-Star $99 Dollar Google TV box with built-in support for OnLive Cloud gaming service would be coming soon. We now have additional details. The amazingly priced little device is already available for preorder, and will be available for retail on August 14th. This could be the most successful Google TV yet, especially with the slew of features packed into that affordable price: It's hardware includes two HDMI ports, one USB port, and one Ethernet jack. It's software includes Netflix, Amazon Instant Video, Youtube, and OnLive gaming support. Additionally we will likely see support for both XBMC and Plex for your media streaming needs. It's hard to go wrong for just a "Benjamin."

Source: GoogleTVForum.org via Vizio - Co-Star

 

[Briankbl]

Been waiting on this for months! Preordered as soon as the page went live lol

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[Gungiddy]

I was looking at the apps that the Vizio Co-Star will come with and noticed M-GO. I checked out the apps website and all they have are a list of sponsers, a beta sign up, and a link to their press kit http://mgo.com/img/M-GOPressKit_v12.pdf. I looked at the press kit and it doesn't really give much information on what the app really does. Anyone here know more about it?

Seems like it is a lot like xbmc, but it is hard to tell from all the hype in the press kit.

 

[Briankbl]

I was looking at the apps that the Vizio Co-Star will come with and noticed M-GO. I checked out the apps website and all they have are a list of sponsers, a beta sign up, and a link to their press kit http://mgo.com/img/M-GOPressKit_v12.pdf. I looked at the press kit and it doesn't really give much information on what the app really does. Anyone here know more about it?

Seems like it is a lot like xbmc, but it is hard to tell from all the hype in the press kit.

What is XBMC?

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[Gungiddy]

What is XBMC?

XBMC

XBMC is an award-winning free and open source (GPL) software media player and entertainment hub for digital media. XBMC is available for Linux, OSX, and Windows. Created in 2003 by a group of like minded programmers, XBMC is a non-profit project run and developed by volunteers located around the world. More than 50 software developers have contributed to XBMC, and 100-plus translators have worked to expand its reach, making it available in more than 30 languages.

 

[jstafford1]

Getting this when it hits retail stores for sure....i'm getting a Roku box in a deal with my new satellite but I really want Google TV.

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[Xplorer4x4]

What is XBMC?

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What is google?

If this has a gigabit ethernet port, and can play media from the USB port, I might be interested in replacing my WD Live.