This sounds cool and all, but I'm trying to figure out what the difference between Goggles and SnapTell are?

@(Unverified)

If you want to stay < $600, you can compromise on the Panasonic TC-P42S1 model and get the X1 or X14 model instead. Specs are just slightly lower and less inputs as well, but the picture is amazing for the price.

@Nova

I can see your point. However given what you just said, "netbook is just a name and concept"..."ridiculous to limit such ultra portable....to an internet only based OS"; perhaps Chrome OS will be the new "netbook" by a different name. What it will be called I don't know.

It could be for those that do want instant on, internet only device, where they don't need to do anything local.

I have a feeling there is a market for such a thing. Specially as always connected devices become more of a reality with WiMax, LTE, 4G, etc, etc.

@DirtyVegas

"And hours of pounding your head against the wall because you can't find drivers, need to install a million packages to support your dated hardware and spend all day reading linux forums."

Except as a long time linux user myself, I find that to be quite the opposite when running old hardware.

Most of the time I find that Linux doesn't support the latest and greatest stuff. When a manufacture first releases new hardware, let's be honest, they usually ship them with Windows drivers first. Linux comes way later (if at all).

Meanwhile, older hardware is usually "plug and play", because manufactures have finally gotten around to providing drivers for Linux OR enough time has gone by to give those great Linux hackers time to reverse engineer and create their own open source drivers for the rest of us.

@Look_Around_You

"I was hoping to take this and put it on a old P4 laptop and make it more usable."

That's where Linux comes in :-)

You guys are missing something though. Everyone says "Epic Fail" as a computer and "too cloudy", etc. But if you read between the lines:

"Chrome OS won't run on just anything -- there'll be specific reference hardware. That means you can't just download Chrome OS and go, you'll have to buy a Chrome OS device approved by Google."

What that means is that Chrome OS isn't the next Linux or Windows and they are not trying to be that either. It's basically Android for netbooks. Even though you *can* put Android on say a tablet etc, why would you??? You only use Android on cell phones where it was meant to be. Chrome OS will be the next Netbook OS.

Seems like a match made in heaven if you ask me. I have an Eee PC with XP on it and it takes FOREVER to boot and even with 2GB of ram is still pretty slow. So the whole, "I'll just turn on my netbook to check email real quick" doesn't actually happen...I'd rather walk downstairs and use the family computer/desktop cause it's just that much quicker.

I'm like days away from pulling the trigger on a Moxi now that they dropped the price to $499.....I'm going to have to rethink this now.

Well at this point I'm thinking of just getting the DTVPal DVR (Dish Network's standalone DVR for OTA). Then I can continue to use my old SD Tivo (Series 2) for basic cable and the DTVPal for OTA HD. Bummer, was hoping for an all in one device.

@Shank: ME!!! I only have basic cable and OTA HD. I am currently trying to decide between Tivo HD and Moxi (please if anyone knows of another I'd love to hear about them). I was leaning towards Tivo because I have an old SD Tivo in the bedroom that is rock solid. But then I found out that the new Tivo HD has a serious bug that causes all of the analog channels to disappear every day almost (http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=413206) A year and still no fix according to current Tivo customers.

So then I thought, great, that decides it...I'll get the Moxi. Until I read the faq and it does not record OTA!!! WTF?!?!

Wow, what are the odds...I'm about to pull the trigger on a Panasonic Plasma 42" for the same price as that 46" in the Walmart add. Guess I know where I'll be @ 8:00 am this Saturday :-)