Google TV is so hot right now, and after the ridiculously overpriced Logitech Revue was announced yesterday, everyone is waiting to see what Sony will announce next Tuesday November 12th. Wait no longer: the Sony Insider blog has got the (possible) leaked details.
There will be four models of Sony Google TVs, sized at 24, 32, 40 and 46-inches. Prices, too, have leaked, although not for the smallest set. Starting with the 32-incher, the televisions will cost $1,300, $1,500 and $1,900 respectively.
And that’s it, apart from the picture above. It seems it is costing manufacturers a lot to put Google TV into their gear. The Logitech box costs a market-failing $300 and in the regular consumer’s eye does little more than the AppleTV which costs just $100 and comes with a small remote control, not a car dashboard.
At least with Sony’s Google TV you get the actual TV thrown in, but again, Joe Consumer will look at other, non-Google Sony TVs and see that he can get a 46-inch set for just $800, more than a grand less than this one.
And what happens if Google just dumps this project, like it did with Wave? That, too, was hyped as the next big thing, a replacement for email, IM and all internet communication. Will Google TV, the future of television and internet video, go the same way? (*cough* Google Video *cough*).
Sizes And Pricing for Sony Google TV Family Leaked [Sony Insider]
See Also:
- Google Introduces Google TV, New Android OS
- Logitech Google TV Box Embarrasses Apple TV
- Logitech Box Brings Google TV to Living Rooms
- Our Remote Controls Are Amazing, Yet Nobody's Happy
- Sony Google TV Remote Leaked, Designed in 1980?
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