The first TVs with the operating system Android will hit the country in July. The launch of the new televisions happened yesterday (10) and is the result of a partnership between the Google and Sony , which first bet in bringing the direct platform for TVs. So far, the only way to access the TV version of the system was through the device Nexus Player . The TechTudo attended this release and shows the first impressions of the news.
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The ultra-thin TVs from Sony come in full HD options and 4K 49-75 inches. Prices range from £ 5000 collected by the ultra HD version more modest (49 ‘) to R $ 18 thousand, also price 4K 75′. The values of 1080p TVs have not been revealed. All versions come with the new processor X1 from Sony, focused on delivering sharpness, a wide range of colors and good contrast, with a precise definition of dark colors.
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Consumers who invest in models will have an operating system that, though less elegant than the WebOS 2.0 LG rival – whose models arrived in Brazil in May – prizes for ease of use.
Without a built-in browser, for example, the new version of Android TV is leaner than the complex environment of Google TV , with dials and navigability fleeing very little of the logic smartphones (apps appear as well-organized blocks and everything can be done via a touch surface located on the remote). He joins in one ecosystem the Google Play marketplace, the music and movie services, YouTube and Google Cast , which effectively replaces the functions of the chromecast , allowing play multimedia content from your smartphone, tablet or Chromebook straight the display.
120 applications have been made available to the Brazilian version of Android TV, priced and properly located indicative classification for the region. At the moment, Google works with about ten local developers to help create new apps for TVs and see the line-up of Sony a chance to test the waters of the new business model.
The company also ensures that will develop constant updates to Android TV, and will work with the 30-day deadline for all devices in the system are properly updated.
In addition to simplicity, there is another clear focus on Android TV: a smart search service that works with voice. To record an audio command, just click a button on the top control, bringing it a little mouth and say what you want to search. An algorithm “hear” every word and seek to understand them and complete them if necessary – a process that takes about 2 or 3 seconds. The system copes well with noise and seems to understand pauses and tone changes. We come to notice, for example, he knows when a user stopped asking and went back to talk.
The search system works in an agile way too, and to answer questions like a TV version of Siri: in a few minutes experiencing ca interface we learn the age of the Silvio Santos, in which movies Jennifer Lawrence appears, what time it was in Los Angeles and what the weather forecast for the week in Mumbai (hot and rainy, case are curious). Oddly, Google music service suggestions were out of the search results – the list of answers usually includes apps, content of Google Play Movies , and YouTube videos
But despite the agility, the unquestionable charm of cognitive algorithm and the beautiful view of the Android TV, there are two other less favorable points:. there is a button to access the recording microphone and not a way to access the search system by voice within an app. We must return to the Home and activate it from there, a simple task, but it competes with the philosophy of “the less clicks better” system.
games on Android TV
During the official presentation of Google, the company never talked much about games for Android TV. by our impressions in our rapid tests with Sony TVs, gamers will need to exercise a little caution with the purchase. Games a little more demanding as Badlands, or more hardcore, as Asphalt 8, suffered to run on TV, with frame rate below 30 FPS or even sudden choking.
Making games rotate in a TV is a challenge, and Sony ensured that the models on display does not have the same hardware that will be available in stores. Wait and see. There are at least good news: leaderboards and achievements will be available through Google Play and you can save the game progress in the cloud and continue where you left off on other devices. Sony televisions them even come with native support for DualShock 4 control PS4, which works via Bluetooth
Google, as third-party solutions for SmartTVs, faces difficult challenges:. Beyond competition with other systems, there are also games that advance as own multimedia center, and media centers that become very popular, such as Apple TV and the chromecast .
The first televisions with Android TV to arrive in Brazil, however, can find good acceptance for a particular reason: they are entitled to the title of intelligent TV, with quick, intuitive menus and a powerful seeker. Even more: with future support for Google Now, which will publish and check notifications, the device turns into a central practice of information. Just see the limitations and inconsistencies system will stand in the way of golden bricks Android TV (besides the price, of course!).
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