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| Product | Vizio Co-Star | Roku 3  | WD TV Live (2011) | Sony NSZ-GS7 | Apple TV (2012) |
| Price | $99.51 to $99.99 | $99.00 to $127.99 | $89.99 to $216.74 | $168.00 to $199.99 | $95.98 to $260.82 |
| CNET editors' rating | 2.5 stars | 4 stars | 4 stars | 2.5 stars | 4 stars |
| Average user rating | 2 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3.5 stars |
| Release date | Info unavailable | March 6, 2013 | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | March 16, 2012 |
| Bottom line | The Vizio Co-Star is an affordable way of getting the Google TV experience, but the software remains underwhelming and hampered by restrictions. | The
Roku 3 is the best streaming-video box yet, with tons of content sources, lightning-fast performance, and an innovative remote with built-in headphone jack. | The WD TV Live (2011) offers a solid combination of must-have streaming services and excellent USB and network file support, making it one of the best devices of its kind available for under $100. | The Sony NSZ-GS7 has sleek hardware and an innovative remote, but it's hampered by the still too-limited and frustrating Google TV software. | The Apple TV is an indispensable living room companion for invested in iTunes content and Apple hardware, but for everyone else it's a step behind the
Roku 3. |
| Product type | Media player | Streaming player | Digital multimedia receiver | Media player | Digital multimedia receiver |
| Remote control type | Bluetooth universal remote with touchpad control | Standard remote control | Remote control | Touch-pad / QWERTY keyboard remote | Remote control |
| Playback capabilities | Content streaming | Internet gaming Internet radio playback Internet video playback | Digital audio playback Digital photo playback Digital video playback | Content streaming Web browsing | Content streaming Internet video playback Digital video playback Digital audio playback Digital photo playback |
| Audio standards | Info unavailable | AAC MP3 | MP3 WAV PCM WMA AAC FLAC OGG | WMA LPCM WAV AAC MP3 | Protected AAC AIFF WAV AAC MP3 Apple Lossless HE-AAC |
| Image standards | Info unavailable | PNG JPG | PNG TIFF JPG BMP GIF | PNG JPG BMP GIF MPO | JPG GIF TIFF |
| Video standards | Info unavailable | MKV MP4 | AVI VOB MKV MPEG-1 TS TP M2TS FLV | WMV 3GPP MPEG-4 H.263 Xvid H.264 MKV FLV MPEG-1 MOV MPEG-2 AVI | Motion-JPEG Protected H.264 MPEG-4 H.264 MOV |
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