Comments on: Netgear Unveils Verismo-Based TV Set-Top Box

By: Netgear’s New Box Takes Aim at Roku

Netgear’s New Box Takes Aim at Roku — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:36:34 +0000

[...] router, but is more reminiscent of a Roku with its small, unassuming design. The box is powered by Verismo’s VuNow technology and pipes in web video from YouTube, CinemaNow, and other live and on-demand Internet TV channels [...]

By: Netgear Offers Plenty of Entertainment Options — GigaOM Pro

Netgear Offers Plenty of Entertainment Options — GigaOM Pro — Thu, 28 May 2009 10:43:12 +0000

[...] clear to me from the spec sheet is whether the box has the Verismo platform for video playback of this device, but overall there is much more horsepower under the hood. Read on external site » Share [...]

By: The HeadStart Network! | Well done ! Verismo, Adoroi, TringMe, CashNxt

The HeadStart Network! | Well done ! Verismo, Adoroi, TringMe, CashNxt — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 04:10:06 +0000

[...] NetGear launched a product at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) with VuNow which is Verismo’s product built into it. CashNxt was covered by the ReadWriteWeb and by the New York Times as well. TringMe has been getting great reviews from both developers and sometimes, even competitors who acknowledge that VoicePHP can make building voice into web applications so much easier; they got written very well about on GigaOm and CNN Money. And we received an email from Adoroi who have an ad spend management product that they are a RedHerring Global 100 Winner for 2009, Hurray !! Well done, guys, keep it going. We are all there to help wherever you need it. [...]

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By: TJ

TJ — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:48:06 +0000

Another question: Does anyone know if Hulu videos are supported?

By: TJ

TJ — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:35:44 +0000

The Netgear press release that I saw says that it will be available this summer for $199, but the Verismo VuNow is available for $99.00. Is there a difference between the two?

By: Chris Albrecht

Chris Albrecht — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:24:28 +0000

@Greg,

Thanks for catching that. Link updated.

By: Dave Zatz

Dave Zatz — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:21:58 +0000

I saw the box today at Netgear's press conference. Was surprised to see the Netgear logo but the VuNow screensaver. Wonder who really makes the hardware. Probably not Verismo nor Netgear...

Still waiting to get my hands on one.

By: Greg

Greg — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 05:05:06 +0000

Chris,

needs a small fix – Verismo’s website is http://www.verismonetworks.com and not http://www.verismo.com.

Thanks

By: Labrio

Labrio — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:16:10 +0000

Taking videos out of web pages and diverting them to the TV is not as straightforward legally as many naive set top box makers assume. Advertisers who subsidize these videos with ads usually buy synchronized clickable ads around these videos as well. These little boxes don’t seem to offer a way for users to click thru to those ads. That is a serious issue. Content people will get upset if videos they put up for consumption on a PC end up on the TV without their knowledge, cutting into their main source of revenue. I am in no hurry to waste money on these boxes unless a box comes along with proper licensed content. Content may start disappearing from these boxes one by one when content owners start objecting.

By: zbeast

zbeast — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:30:01 +0000

Ah another of the never ending little set top boxes that kind of work with internet video.
Personally if you want internet tv buy a pc and connected it to your tv. These little devices never work as well
as claimed.

By: Charbax

Charbax — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:41:31 +0000

It is yet to be confirmed officially though if Youtube HD thus 1280×720 h264 2mbit/s video streaming will be supported by this box. I think that could be the crucial hardware requirement for a very successful version of this box with HDMI to use on HDTVs. That would be a total Blu-ray killer feature.

By: Charbax

Charbax — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:39:12 +0000

I posted a video-review of the Verismo Networks VuNow VN1000HD box yesterday at http://techvideoblog.com/reviews/vunow-vn1000hd-hi-def-pod/

As far as I know, it is the best value video-on-demand set-top-box solution. Starting at $99 with the Texas Instruments DaVinci processor inside, it’s probably the most feature packed box that works unlike Netgear’s previous entertainer HD without the need of a computer in the home. Thus this is the cheap box that could revolutionize IPTV, thus getting on-demand Youtube, video-podcasts, webtv and all other web videos directly on any TV.