Nexus Q (Google’s first media streaming box) 2012: Full Review – Part 3

One thing about the new Nexus Q, that is good, is the Q’s ability to stream media directly from the internet, unlike other steaming devices that run the content through the mobile devices. This results in uncompressed videos and audio and faster streaming.

The Nexus Q required Android Gingerbread 2.3 or higher to control. There is a pun in this limitation. First of all, Android-only control is an impasse and it will certainly effect the device’s sales as only existing Android users can only avail the services. Moreover, the Q is useless in the house of the Android smartphone owner is not at home.

However, on the brighter side, the device can be used by multiple Android phones and tablets. It can play separate playlists from Google Play or it can join them to make a universal playlist. In addition one device can be used to handle multiple Nexus Qs in the same house or different places.

The limitations in content, on the other hand, do not stop at the lack of third-party applications. If you have videos, photos, or music stored on a DLNA server, it can’t play them. If you have music that’s stored on your phone, but not yet uploaded to Google Play Music, the Nexus Q can’t play that either. Even within the Google’s cloud services there are exceptions: you can’t view photos from Picasa or your Google+ account. It’s a $300 device that in many ways is more limited than a $50 Roku box or $100 Apple TV.

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Posted by Usman Khalid on Jul 4 2012. Filed under Sci-Tech. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.