Logitech Revue
PostPosted:Thu Dec 08, 2011 9:03 pm
Holy shit this thing is awesome.
I picked this thing up from Best Buy for $130 (the one with the camera, Best Buy was out of the regular ones which are $99) after a recommendation from a friend at work.
To get the thing working I wanted to get the second ethernet jack in my bedroom to work. Since it was a keystone jack, luckily all I had to do was strip the cat5 down a little better and then line up the cables in the toolless jack and push it together...with a vice grip. Why a vice grip you say? Well there is a little tab and a plastic hook that need to snap into place to make sure the boot closes to get a good connection on the wires inside. Thankfully this meant I didn't need to re-crimp the other end in the basement that is in my 1GB switch.
Anyway, I got sidetracked, so I look at the back of the device and forgot that I can set this bad boy up via a passthrough. Yes, it has both an HDMI in and HDMI out on it. So I took the HDMI cable between the TV and my Satellite receiver and brought the Revue in line on HDMI 1.
Setup was pretty painless. All I really needed was the model number of my TV and model number of my DirecTV receiver. Once I programmed that in (just by typing in the model number of the TV and then selecting the receiver from a drop down list) I was good to go. It did do an update right before I did all of this. After that, I logged into Google and started poking around.
First off, it is easy to use. I've had a couple issues with a few apps, (VEVO refuses to play any videos, Youtube interface could have been done better, HBO Go stuttered 3 times during an episode of Band of Brothers) but it is a streaming device so I give it the benefit of the doubt.
I haven't fucked around with getting it to stream content from my Windows PC yet but I'll post again when I get it figured out.
The one thing that has been awesome is the keyboard. They really did a great job with it. The keys are raised like a regular PC keyboard and it doesn't make you feel like you are typing on a laptop which makes loads of difference. Also, it balances very nice on your lap and was very comfortable. The only gripe I have with it is that you can't double tap the touch pad to do a click, you have to use the button just south of the touch pad. Aside from that, I love it.
Another great feature is picture in picture. I can watch what is on my DVR while I browse the internet on the device. The documentation is great as well and the diagrams are easy to read and understand for the novice user.
Like I said it is has an HDMI in and HDMI out, ethernet (10/100), digital out, 2 USB, an antenna booster and wifi built in (b/g/n). It outputs in 1080p. The device kicks ass. It comes with the antenna, HDMI cable, AC power, keyboard, STB and camera (if you bought the $130 version).
If there is any STB device you should get, it is definitely the Logitech Revue.
I picked this thing up from Best Buy for $130 (the one with the camera, Best Buy was out of the regular ones which are $99) after a recommendation from a friend at work.
To get the thing working I wanted to get the second ethernet jack in my bedroom to work. Since it was a keystone jack, luckily all I had to do was strip the cat5 down a little better and then line up the cables in the toolless jack and push it together...with a vice grip. Why a vice grip you say? Well there is a little tab and a plastic hook that need to snap into place to make sure the boot closes to get a good connection on the wires inside. Thankfully this meant I didn't need to re-crimp the other end in the basement that is in my 1GB switch.
Anyway, I got sidetracked, so I look at the back of the device and forgot that I can set this bad boy up via a passthrough. Yes, it has both an HDMI in and HDMI out on it. So I took the HDMI cable between the TV and my Satellite receiver and brought the Revue in line on HDMI 1.
Setup was pretty painless. All I really needed was the model number of my TV and model number of my DirecTV receiver. Once I programmed that in (just by typing in the model number of the TV and then selecting the receiver from a drop down list) I was good to go. It did do an update right before I did all of this. After that, I logged into Google and started poking around.
First off, it is easy to use. I've had a couple issues with a few apps, (VEVO refuses to play any videos, Youtube interface could have been done better, HBO Go stuttered 3 times during an episode of Band of Brothers) but it is a streaming device so I give it the benefit of the doubt.
I haven't fucked around with getting it to stream content from my Windows PC yet but I'll post again when I get it figured out.
The one thing that has been awesome is the keyboard. They really did a great job with it. The keys are raised like a regular PC keyboard and it doesn't make you feel like you are typing on a laptop which makes loads of difference. Also, it balances very nice on your lap and was very comfortable. The only gripe I have with it is that you can't double tap the touch pad to do a click, you have to use the button just south of the touch pad. Aside from that, I love it.
Another great feature is picture in picture. I can watch what is on my DVR while I browse the internet on the device. The documentation is great as well and the diagrams are easy to read and understand for the novice user.
Like I said it is has an HDMI in and HDMI out, ethernet (10/100), digital out, 2 USB, an antenna booster and wifi built in (b/g/n). It outputs in 1080p. The device kicks ass. It comes with the antenna, HDMI cable, AC power, keyboard, STB and camera (if you bought the $130 version).
If there is any STB device you should get, it is definitely the Logitech Revue.