VuNow VN1000HD High Definition Kit Includes Wireless Adaptor and HDMI Cable

Manufacturer : Versimo Model : VN1000HD ASIN : B001UHO7FG Price : 149$ See Special Offers Most Helpful Customer Reviews 26 of 27 people found the following review helpful: Please be aware of the Hype This review is from: VuNow VN1000HD High Definition Kit Includes Wireless Adaptor and HDMI Cable (Electronics) I will be returning this item. I do not recommend this at all. I understand how some may think that this is a great item because it's the first time they've been able to realize anything web-centric on their TV BUT... I feel that this item over promises and under delivers. Without a keyboard the alpha- numeric selections are on a grid in alphabetical order. This becomes very cumbersome to scroll and select and gets old real quick. Video format not supported in a premier Channel for trailers. Cinema now may play some movies but at the $3.99 per movie I was not going to check it out as I already have a netflix account. There is no excuse for incorrect format on a featured channel. This is even after the automatic firmware update, it still did not recognise. 90% of the channels are garbage or curiosities at best. The two that promised any substance are, Netflix and Hulu. However, Netflix and Hulu and 2 others are NOT accessible without a 3rd party plugin called PlayOn. On the off chance you discover how to use the 3rd party PlayOn (you have to install it on a PC within your LAN and, as if by magic, your PC is turned into a conduit media server). The search ability and breakdown of movies into genre is not only inadequate but from what we can tell doesn't provide the same programs as is available from the website and is limited in. Oh... and about that search; horrible search functionality with no foreseeable way to sort your Video or YouTube results renders the search almost useless. You have to scroll thru 200+ results 4 selections at a time. It's just like the iPhone interface, only the iPhone gives you more information. YouTube allows you to login with your credentials. Why? I don't know, because anything useful like my favorites is not accessible. So even if I favorite a movie on my PC, where the search and selection is useful, I would not be able to access it through this interface and would still need to navigate the overwhelming dump of results ofer 50 screens 4 items on each screen. On general video searches, other than YouTube, any of the Videos we searched for were inaccessible or did not have the correct codec, despite it showing up in the search. In fact, on 2 occasions it locked up trying resolve one of these phantom videos and required a physical power cycle by unplugging it. Video Quality was very good, it has more to do with the quality of the video than the device anyway. The WiFi works great and was an ease to install. It is compact and discrete with no more than 2 wires (power and HDMI) in WiFi mode. So if you want to buy it for the novelty of it and be the first person on the block with a half-assed itv, get it. Otherwise I'd wait about 2 years until it becomes usefull. 7 of 7 people found the following review helpful: Don't expect too much    This review is from: VuNow VN1000HD High Definition Kit Includes Wireless Adaptor and HDMI Cable (Electronics) I initially bought this product to view a few international channels that they advertise to be available. I understand that some of the channels might be down because it's all coming through the internet, however, the main channels I was looking for have never worked and the others have no sound. In the Live TV sections, if you go to the Americas, more than likely it will not be the live TV you are looking for. It will be, for example, the local FOX channel in San Francisco. Don't expect to watch American Idol or any other prime time shows through this box. After paying $150 for this box, I found it more convenient and cost efficient to buy a cheap computer and hook it up to your TV. You might spend double the price on a basic computer, but you have a full computer rather than a box that is limiting to what you can watch. Conclusion: I'm returning this product. Maybe if it was cheaper I would have kept it and looked forward for updates and improvements, but at this price, I'd rather return it and buy it later when the technology gets better. 4 of 4 people found the following review helpful: Too bad for a star and or discussing about it - Do not waste money This review is from: VuNow VN1000HD High Definition Kit Includes Wireless Adaptor and HDMI Cable (Electronics) Throw your money out of the window as I did buying this product. Believe me this product will be waste of every cent. It is not worth it 1. It says that it is HD - It cannot read video files which are 720p - read their manual to prove it - It has a name HD to it - since it can output 720p signal out of DVD quality 480p. 2. User interface is very bad and sluggish and slow. 3. Last when I tried, CinemaNow was unimplemented. 4. Integration with Windows Media Player is too slow. At the end, I will recommend to give your money for charity but not buy this product. Most Recent Customer Reviews Please Do not waste money This is really very bad kit. 1.Horrible User interfac. 2. Wirelessnetwork is too worest 3. Paging through long search results is horrible. 4. by Sree PlayOn Software Crippled Just wanted to let everyone know that the PlayOn software is crippled with the VuNow device. You will not receive the YouTube channel on your PlayOn Menu. by Sean D. Moffitt PlayOn Software Crippled Just wanted to let everyone know that the PlayOn software is crippled with the VuNow device. You will not receive the YouTube channel on your PlayOn Menu. The future of TV is Here I bought two of these boxes and have been using them for about a month. The boxes are small and feature packed. by C. Sprague Product should be renamed "VuLater" Do not order this product! Download time for videos is unacceptably slow and user interface is non-intuitive. by T. Sage VuNow VN1000HD High Definition Kit Includes Wireless Adaptor The device is very good , but it does not cover all channels i expect. by A. Mohsin A. Alnabi I really like it... most of the time I've had the VN1000HD for about 2 months now and it's a mainly love relationship.... First... by E. S. Gibson Does not work (well) - not ready for primetime I had high hopes for this product after reviewing many other options. Basically, my objective was to be able to stream Netflix and Hulu to my TV. by Seattle Soccer Dad Not nearly as amazing as we thought it would be... My husband purchased the VuNow a few months ago, as we'd already been running PlayOn through our PS3. by Qchan Now is the time to cut the cable cord! I've been in the Digital Media Business since there has been digital media (18yrs)and I can tell you this is the biggest bang for the buck out there. by James M. Murphy

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