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this alone would have keep me from buying it. A track ball would have made a lot more sense in terms of simplicity and usability. To begin with, the spec's never said anything about it only having vga connectors. The zv box is a really great idea. It would be simpler to just have the monitor mirror the broadcast. It jumps around, returns to it's starting point, and generally is unusable.
The touch pad is virtually useless.
I assume that their target buyer is one, like me, that likes to keep current with technology.
However in use the system disables your computer monitor, leaving you blind unless you have a television in the same room.
Too bad it doesn't deliver.
The software self-installs quite easily.
Not having hdmi or even a simple cable connection seems to limit their customer base.
just a cable connector would make it so much easier for most of us.
That combined with a useless touchpad is a bad joke.
This is a really great idea, and when they finally make it user friendly I will be happy to beta test it for them.
Absolutely gorgeous picture and the remote works everywhere. Everything needed is included in the box. Easy hookup and worked the first time. Thanks.
No more wireless devices, or extra cables hanging off the TV just to use my computer with my HDTV. Finally, a high quality, easy to use device for watching computer content on my HDTV. Also, the computer can now be anywhere in the house that has a cable connection, freeing-up space in the living room.The remote has everything on it that I need to sit back and surf the web.Cons:I wish there was a remote keyboard (with mouse) because I would actually like to work from my couch using the ZV. I've been waiting a long time for this.Pros:My daughters and I spent about an hour setting up the ZeeVee; the directions were quite simple and easy to follow.ZViewer makes it easy to surf the web for media, rather than having to enter URLs in a web browser all the time. But, using a browser is easy too (although a keyboard would help) - we like to stream Netflix videos (using IE) to our HDTV.The picture quality is phenomenal, as is the audio (the developers at ZeeVee clearly know media).Broadcasting over cable is brilliant. It would also help with other data entry tasks, such as URLs.The mouse pad is a bit difficult to use sometimes; it requires careful maneuvering with your thumb, especially when clicking on small items. It is, however, usable.
I got my zv box yesterday and did the setup this morning.Seting up the hardware part is not that hard and did not effect my internet or cable service.I have a new home and my cable box is in my master closet so i installed the filter and did not have to go out of the house and look for the outside cable box. I have a sony xbr 46 and a sony xbr 52".They both working perfect with zeevee.Yes it has some minor problems like pointers responce lag issue but not that bad.And now i am watching turkish channels for free from my hdtvs for free.Thats what i wanted to to for a long time.One problem about hulu is i can not watch it in full screen when i use zeevee viewer.I do not know if its my fault or not.But overall i waited to buy zee for couple months to compare with sling catcher(which i use slingbox pro and very happy with it) but it was a big disappointment when i try it and returned it.Zeevee does the job and does it well.It has small problems but in time i am sure they will fix it with some firmware updates.And before ending my review it took me about 40 minutes to setup everything.
I wanted a PC-to-TV device ever since I started recording TV with my Media Center PC and ripping movies to my hard drive.I have some other media streamers, but it seemed like where they come up short is in the number of formats they support and the limited amount of web content they can access. The vast majority of content looks just as great on the big screen as the computer monitor, but I wouldn't stream Blu Ray over the ZV channel or anything because there ARE minor, usually unnoticeable quality issues that keep it from having the quality of a direct HDMI connection.The RF remote that comes with it is pretty cool and functional, though you'll want to learn to use the directional arrows, play button, and "full screen" button to minimize the reliance on the laggy touchpad and the painful text-message style text entry (for the rare circumstance where you'd want to simulate typing via the remote).Also ZeeVee created a streamlined interface to Hulu and a few other sites which provide a pretty solid selection of free, ad-supported streaming content from the internet. The ZvBox gets over all the format limitations by just putting what's on your PC monitor onto your TV screen.Setup was easier than other reviewers made it out to be (you screw in a couple of coax cables and plug your monitor in), though you do have to know where the main splitters are so you can screw in the channel filter.It also doesn't interfere with my cable-based "digital voice" and broadband services which is something I worried about.The device itself performs reasonably well. Resolution is truly HD, frame rate is impressive, but darker gradients sometime pixellate because of the signal compression. I wasn't anticipating watching a lot of Hulu when I got the ZvBox, but as it turns out, Hulu support makes me question if I should keep paying for Comcast on-demand content, since ZvBox gives as good of a selection, but with a better interface and for free.ZvBox has its limitations, but the fact that it can play iTunes, Media Center, Amazon Unbox, Hulu, YouTube, Netflix.com and whatever other format or website that your computer supports make it the most versatile media streamer on the market, though not the cheapest or easiest to use.Plus, when you do have questions, the company is small enough that you get personalized support from American reps, which is a rarity nowadays.All in all, I'd highly recommend it if you can get over its few quirks/usability issues and high price tag.UPDATE/TIP: If you have an iPod Touch or an iPhone and you buy this device, I recommend an application called "Air Mouse" which lets you control your computer's mouse and keyboard with your i-device. It's a handy way to get full keyboard functionality when operating the ZvBox without buying an expensive wireless keyboard.
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