What's special about the Nexus Player?

[thatguy97]

Hmm... so I think the Nexus Player's advantage over Chromecast is that, instead of just casting your phone, tablet or laptop to a screen, the Player is a device of its own, so you can multitask and do some other thinks you can't with Chromecast. And developers will have to design apps specifically for the Player, so that's good. Even though there are very few apps available right now, the platform will probably get better over time. I don't really think the processor is a compromise. Unless you were expecting it to have a Tegra K1 processor, it has good enough power under the hood. I think it has a lot of potential, but... WOW, that internal storage. Only about 6 GB is actually available. Do not want.

Think you nailed it there

Posted via Nexus 7 2013 or verizon Galaxy S5 or maybe one day through my moto 360

 

[Wilberries]

Actually you are both missing the point, the nexus player is a direct competitor to Apple TV, FireTV and Roku, all in the $99 price point. Apple and Amazon both come with 8 gig, the Roku is a dual core with 512mb memory and no mention of flash, but has an SD slot. There will be other devices as is alluded to and that will come at extra cost.

But head to head with Apple, FireTV and Roku, the nexus player is a good device and with the $20 Playstore credit, competitive on price.