Google Home Hub

Frunchy wrote: »

Come on, if you're going to be listening to music for even just half an hour, you can't spare 10 seconds for the dramatic improvement in sound quality?

Honestly, no, I'm just telling you my real life experience.

The GH is perfectly fine for day to day listening, you know, having music on in the background while working or cleaning up around the house (multi-room audio is great for this).

I'd only bother to use the Denon + 5.1 if I'm specifically sitting down to listen to an album like Dark Side of The Moon and can sit in the sweet spot for the speakers. But I unfortunately don't get much time for that sort of active listening any more.

Plus most of the music being produced today in the charts is rubbish quality, no point in an expensive audio setup for that, unless you are into listening to Classical, Jazz or some Classic Rock music.

Having said all that, the great thing about GH is that you have options. If you have a great pair of bookshelf speakers, then great, buy a GH mini + Chrome Cast Audio and hook them up to them, yes it will be better, no question.

And of course there is also the GH Max...

But I do think the full size GH is perfectly fine for most people.

Frunchy wrote: »

Just an example of how much of a difference 7 vs 10 inches makes in terms of usability. Echo Show has the same use cases as the Home Hub.

I know which size I'd prefer.

Then buy the 10" Google Home Lenovo instead. Choice is great

I prefer the smaller size, I'm going to get one for the bedroom and I definitely don't want a massive screen or camera in their. A nice small screen on the bed side table, which isn't burning my eyes out in the morning, perfect.

I'd consider the Home Hub more a competitor to the much smaller Echo Spot for bedrooms, etc. and I think it is better there.

The competitor to the Echo Show is more the Lenovo 10", though I think the Home Hub is a nice in between for many people.

Frunchy wrote: »

I'm referring to the screen size, not the styling. 10 inch screen isn't big, but hell of a lot more useful than a 7" when trying to read info off it from the other side of the room.

But not everyone needs to look at a screen from across the room. If it is right beside you on the bed then 10" would be too big IMO.

Echo comes in a weird 2.5" (Spot) and 10"

Google Home comes in 7", 8" and 10", across 3 to 4 different companies.

Google are offering you far more choices.

Also I'd argue that the Home Hub is more a direct competitor to the Echo Spot. At normal price the Home Hub is only £10 more then the Spot (£120 v £130), but the Home Hub's 7" screen is WAY bigger then the spots 2.5"

The Echo Shows normal price is £220, so it's competitor would be the 10" Lenovo at £230.

I'd argue that Google have hit a nice sweet spot with the Home Hub here, much better then Amazon. £120/100 for a 7" screen is a nice compromise between the much smaller Echo Spot and some what larger, but way more expensive, Echo Show. I think Amazon are the one here that got caught out by not having a better smaller more reasonably priced option then the Spot.

Frunchy wrote: »

Spot the Google fanboy....

Spot being able to use logic. Keep complaining about the Home Hub not being 10" all the while ignoring the 10" Lenovo! It doesn't make sense.

LOL I usually get accused of being an Apple fanboy given all the Apple products I have!! :P

BTW I've an Echo and Echo Dot too. I use iPhone/iPad/Watch and Macs and don't really like Android. I hate the whole fanboy rubbish, I use products from almost every major company, mixing and matching where I feel I see the best products/services.