Aztech PlayXtreme 2 Review

Give your TV the power of the Internet

by Nicholas Yeo 

04:45 AM May 16, 2012

Too late to the Smart TV party? Here's a solution to get Google onto your gogglebox without ripping a hole in your pocket.

Introducing the PlayXtreme 2 from Aztech, a plug and play device to turn your television into a wireless Internet TV Hub.

With it, you would be able to surf the Internet, update your social networks, watch the latest Korean, Chinese streaming videos off PPTV Internet TV.

Over 200,000 applications such as iTODAY, Whatsapp and Flipboard are also available for download from 1Mobile. However, download is a hassle as you first need to download it on your PC then transfer them to your TV.

The apps I tested were generally stable but, when viewed on a big screen, takes a little getting used to.

It comes with three USB ports and a microSD slot, and is a credible media player so you can watch movies via flash or external drives.

The device is a dimunitive 12cm x 12cm x 3cm (thick), runs on Android 2.3 Gingerbread (no word on Ice Cream Sandwich) and comes with a wireless QWERTY remote control-slash-keypad.

The Aztech PlayXtreme 2 may be a little excessive for people who own Smart TVs but if you don't have one and are hooked on the Internet, you might want to look into this.

The Aztech PlayXtreme 2 is available now for S$219. NICHOLAS YEO


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