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Gary	posted on 28th Jun 12 at 15:51
	So you can! Well i never knew!
Gary	posted on 28th Jun 12 at 15:50
	can you?
John	posted on 28th Jun 12 at 15:49
	Can send stuff via airplay from android.
Gary	posted on 28th Jun 12 at 15:32
	quote: Originally posted by Rob_Quads I agree wattage is not everything but I somehow doubt this is an audiophile amp I'd put it through my reviver anyway. cant use my appleTV properly as im not on iPhone anymore so this would work well for me. Especially as i have no home stereo at all really, Unless i boot my media PC but can never be arsed
John	posted on 28th Jun 12 at 15:01
	That could be what's driving the cost up.
Rob_Quads	posted on 28th Jun 12 at 14:54
	I agree wattage is not everything but I somehow doubt this is an audiophile amp
Balling	posted on 28th Jun 12 at 14:44
	quote: Originally posted by Rob_Quads (For $200 I am pretty sure you could get a better amp than 25W) By no means does 25W equal bad. You get very capable stereo amps at 25W. My old 70's Sansui amp is only 25W if I remember correctly. Basically wattage tells nothing about the quality of an amp. [Edited on 28-06-2012 by Balling]
Balling	posted on 28th Jun 12 at 14:43
	Only supports Android, so no streaming / controlling from a computer. Shame. Does look cool and the built in amp makes it capable of being a very different device to an Apple TV. Can't help but think it's priced a bit too high though...
John	posted on 28th Jun 12 at 11:28
	Not really half the price of sonus is it? It's £350 for an S5 + bridge, which just works. I'm not saying the sonus doesn't also have it's downfalls and is expensive compared to other stuff, I'm impressed with it though, my dad very rarely asks me anything about it.
Rob_Quads	posted on 28th Jun 12 at 11:23
	quote: Originally posted by Gary Apple TV cant be used without you having your TV on though really. If its connected to an Amp it can be used in a very similar way to this. You just select play audio to AppleTV and it will come out your speakers, if you do just want audio then go for the even cheaper Airport Express. So maybe a better comparison is an Airport Express The only things I can see it does which Apple TV doesn't is Has a 25W Amp Has a volume knob (For $200 I am pretty sure you could get a better amp than 25W) Also you can't stream stuff from your phone to it, it downloads from the cloud so if you have something on your phone like a movie it does it via the cloud, it does not do it using local connections like Wifi etc.
Gary	posted on 28th Jun 12 at 11:15
	Maybe so, but look at the sonus stuff. This does the same and more but is half the price. I think ill be buying one anyway.
John	posted on 28th Jun 12 at 11:12
	That's true, it's still got the mentioned downfalls for me though, I'd find more if it was apple.
Gary	posted on 28th Jun 12 at 11:08
	Don't need xbmc imo. If this had an apple logo on it there'd be spunk all over this thread
Dom	posted on 28th Jun 12 at 09:48
	It's expensive but the design is fecking cool :cool: What's the video playback, is it similar to ATV in that it allows you to purchase and watch films/tv from the store? Assuming it runs Android of sorts as well? Edit - It looks like it runs JellyBean of sorts and doesn't directly have a visual interface rather you use your JB device to interact with it. Would make a cool media streamer if someone managed to get XMBC or similar on it. Bit of a hands-on here - http://www.itproportal.com/2012/06/28/google-nexus-q-hands/ [Edited on 28-06-2012 by Dom]
Gary	posted on 28th Jun 12 at 09:37
	quote: Originally posted by John It's $299 dollars, which is 3x the $99 an apple tv costs. Could be a lot different over here.
Gary	posted on 28th Jun 12 at 09:36
	Apple TV cant be used without you having your TV on though really.
John	posted on 28th Jun 12 at 09:36
	It's $299 dollars, which is 3x the $99 an apple tv costs.
John	posted on 28th Jun 12 at 09:36
	Nothing like apple TV apart from the bits that are just the same, like sharing music and videos to your TV /stereo? Definitely looks cool, I also like the volume knob top half.
Gary	posted on 28th Jun 12 at 09:35
	How you know its more expensive? Its not released here yet
Gary	posted on 28th Jun 12 at 09:35
	Nothing like apple TV. I like it cos it looks cool and is made by Google. Only the same as the Apple wankers
John	posted on 28th Jun 12 at 09:29
	Like an apple TV except more expensive. Not sure on the value of these devices now when just about any TV you can buy already has it all built in. Cloud thing is also a bit stupid, can see them changing it to allow local content very quickly. Sonos will play from 'the cloud' btw. [Edited on 28-06-2012 by John]
Gary	posted on 28th Jun 12 at 09:27
	Not quite. Can connect speakers directly to it. No need for a TV. Just play music directly through it from your tab/phone. Bit like the Sonus stuff but it'll play stuff from your cloud
Whittie	posted on 28th Jun 12 at 09:22
	What does it do, apple tv basically?
Gary	posted on 28th Jun 12 at 09:10
	http://www.google.com/nexus/#/q Want! Massively!