Google Home Hub

jogdish · 08-05-2019 3:29pm

luckyluke87 wrote: »

I am not 100% sure but think it's only Google duo video calling, for me duo has better quality than Facebook messenger or whatsup but similar to Skype.
Yes it's expensive but JBL link view with camera is 400 euro in Ireland and 250 dollars is USA so similar price but smaller screen only 8 inch.
I will wait for promotions in official Google UK store they have few times per year promotions, you can send to parcel motel in northern Ireland and Irish credit card should works too, last time I was buying Chromecast via Google store and used parcel motel and it worked.

Out of curiosity, do you know many who do video calling ? I don't have Facebook, and as much as I have tried to get friends to do a video chat on whatsapp no one ever seems pushed - might just be my circle.

The high horse brigade · 08-05-2019 3:32pm

jogdish wrote: »

Out of curiosity, do you know many who do video calling ? I don't have Facebook, and as much as I have tried to get friends to do a video chat on whatsapp no one ever seems pushed - might just be my circle.

Jesus no, you video call family who are away, I've never video called a friend, nor would I want to. I'm away regular for work and video call home every evening. I've a sister in New York I've been video calling her weekly for 10 years.

luckyluke87 · 08-05-2019 3:36pm

jogdish wrote: »

Out of curiosity, do you know many who do video calling ? I don't have Facebook, and as much as I have tried to get friends to do a video chat on whatsapp no one ever seems pushed - might just be my circle.

Actually my whole family and friends are using Skype messenger whatsup and Google duo
Google duo is mostly pre installed on most android smartphones and it's easy to use you have to confirm your phone number and that's it.
For me the worst quality is on messenger it freezes convection every few minutes loosing signals etc. But sometimes people don't want to install another app.

Kintarō Hattori · 08-05-2019 3:59pm

I'm looking forward to this. I have 3 Nest cameras and the smaller Hub so it should slot in nicely.

luckyluke87 · 08-05-2019 4:21pm

luckyluke87 wrote: »

Google just announced nest hub max with camera that's what I was waiting for, if course you have kill switch for camera so nobody will spy at you
Nest hub max will be 250 dollars.

Sorry for wrong info but nest hub max will be available for 229 dollars not 250. Just watched the verge video.

luckyluke87 · 08-05-2019 4:54pm

Kintarō Hattori wrote: »

I'm looking forward to this. I have 3 Nest cameras and the smaller Hub so it should slot in nicely.

I have one question, if you have 3 nest cameras could you record and send to cloud something like Google drive automatically and when space in cloud is full is it possible to overwrite it?

RunDMC · 09-05-2019 7:59am

luckyluke87 wrote: »

I have one question, if you have 3 nest cameras could you record and send to cloud something like Google drive automatically and when space in cloud is full is it possible to overwrite it?

No, at the moment you need a Nest Aware subscription to record video which is stored for 5-, 10- or 30 days, depending on your subscription. You also need a subscription for each camera.

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micks_address · 09-05-2019 9:13am

RunDMC wrote: »

No, at the moment you need a Nest Aware subscription to record video which is stored for 5-, 10- or 30 days, depending on your subscription. You also need a subscription for each camera.

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i wonder with the nest max camera, its going to be fixed sort of tilted at an angle looking up so not sure of the value of it as a indoor security camera? i have a nest indoor iq and its great - already have a home hub and its great for seeing who's at the door etc when someone presses the nest hello doorbell. i might replace with a max as ill be in the states over the summer anyway and might move the hub to the bedroom as an alarm clock..

Kintarō Hattori · 09-05-2019 11:38am

A 127° field of view is pretty decent but a lot of what it would see is dependent on where abouts in a room you'd place it. It's not going to be a replacement for a dedicated nest indoor camera but it's a nice supplementary option.
We have a nest indoor for the toddlers room and we keep an eye on her when we're sitting on the sofa in the living room in the evening. So having the Nest Hub Max already in the living room doing the same role but with the addition of its own camera will be nice while away on holidays.

whatawaster · 10-05-2019 12:13pm

micks_address wrote: »

i wonder with the nest max camera, its going to be fixed sort of tilted at an angle looking up so not sure of the value of it as a indoor security camera? i have a nest indoor iq and its great - already have a home hub and its great for seeing who's at the door etc when someone presses the nest hello doorbell. i might replace with a max as ill be in the states over the summer anyway and might move the hub to the bedroom as an alarm clock..

They showed off a duo call during the keynote and made a point that if you move around the room the camera will follow you and automatically keep you in focus. So I'm guessing it has a pretty wide viewing angle, and i'm sure it is tilted down to offset the angle of the hub itself.

jogdish · 05-07-2019 6:56pm

So this morning around 2am asked my Hub to play the radio, unable to play local/rte/bbc any radio at all, unable to tell me the time, unable to give driving directions etc.
About an hour later all working fine,

jogdish · 21-08-2019 12:36pm

Not sure if this is hub specific, but I have my home hub and I ask it to play the radio, plays no issues.

However the Google Home app says the hub is not connected and does not see it playing anything, this becomes an issue since I cannot cast to my home hub, nor adjust the volume via the phone screen.

Seems to be random and a power on/off usually 'fixes' the issue.

Sheep Shagger · 21-09-2019 1:35pm

The max is £100 more than the original, anyone have the max yet and of so is the extra 3 inch screen size and camera worth 100 pounds?

https://www.johnlewis.com/google-nest-hub-max-hands-free-smart-home-controller-with-10-inch-screen/p4391263?searchTerm=Home+hub+max

micks_address · 22-09-2019 12:43pm

Anyone have the nest hello and home hub? When someone pressed the doorbell the video feed used to show on the home hub. It doesn't any more. I can say hey Google show me the front door and I can see the video

T-b0n3 · 23-09-2019 8:33am

micks_address wrote: »

Anyone have the nest hello and home hub? When someone pressed the doorbell the video feed used to show on the home hub. It doesn't any more. I can say hey Google show me the front door and I can see the video

I have both and the video feed still shows on the hub if someone rings the bell.

Kintarō Hattori · 25-09-2019 12:34pm

Sheep Shagger wrote: »

The max is £100 more than the original, anyone have the max yet and of so is the extra 3 inch screen size and camera worth 100 pounds?

https://www.johnlewis.com/google-nest-hub-max-hands-free-smart-home-controller-with-10-inch-screen/p4391263?searchTerm=Home+hub+max

Thinking of getting it next month so unless someone replies to you before me, I'll let you know when/if I get it.

micks_address · 25-09-2019 12:51pm

I had do not disturb set to on on the home hub..all set now

T-b0n3 wrote: »

micks_address wrote: »

Anyone have the nest hello and home hub? When someone pressed the doorbell the video feed used to show on the home hub. It doesn't any more. I can say hey Google show me the front door and I can see the video

I have both and the video feed still shows on the hub if someone rings the bell.

JDxtra · 27-09-2019 8:49am

21% off the UK Google Store today (including the Hub Max). However, they don't ship to Ireland and it can be hit and miss if they process orders for shipment through the likes of Address Pal etc. though.

micks_address · 27-09-2019 9:13am

JDxtra wrote: »

21% off the UK Google Store today (including the Hub Max). However, they don't ship to Ireland and it can be hit and miss if they process orders for shipment through the likes of Address Pal etc. though.

Tempted but might wait till black Friday.. would be Xmas gift for myself so bit of time yet. Already have three nest aware subscriptions... I assume this would need another to get the best out of the camera?

Kintarō Hattori · 27-09-2019 9:21am

JDxtra wrote: »

21% off the UK Google Store today (including the Hub Max). However, they don't ship to Ireland and it can be hit and miss if they process orders for shipment through the likes of Address Pal etc. though.

You awful human being

I don't really have the funds for it this month but with £45 off it was hard to resist. Hopefully they deliver now.

micks_address · 27-09-2019 9:35am

Did you use parcel motel or address pal?

Kintarō Hattori wrote: »

JDxtra wrote: »

21% off the UK Google Store today (including the Hub Max). However, they don't ship to Ireland and it can be hit and miss if they process orders for shipment through the likes of Address Pal etc. though.

You awful human being

I don't really have the funds for it this month but with £45 off it was hard to resist. Hopefully they deliver now.

JDxtra · 27-09-2019 9:39am

micks_address wrote: »

Did you use parcel motel or address pal?

I've used the Google UK Store a few times (including for the Nest Hub) and never had an issue - I normally use Address Pal. I've put an order in for the Max, so will let you know if it is accepted and shipped.

JDxtra · 27-09-2019 9:43am

micks_address wrote: »

Tempted but might wait till black Friday.. would be Xmas gift for myself so bit of time yet. Already have three nest aware subscriptions... I assume this would need another to get the best out of the camera?

Personally, I don't think I'll add a subscription to the Max (if they ship it to me!). A dedicated Nest Camera would be better, but I'll see how it looks first - the fixed camera angle would be main issue.

jogdish · 27-09-2019 10:00am

I think there is also a Google hardware event October 15th, (not a 100% sure ) so perhaps shifting old stock .

Kintarō Hattori · 27-09-2019 10:06am

jogdish wrote: »

I think there is also a Google hardware event October 15th, (not a 100% sure ) so perhaps shifting old stock .

Perhaps but the Nest Max is a new item so a £45 discount is pretty sweet and I can't see it being much lower than that on Black Friday.

Kintarō Hattori · 27-09-2019 10:09am

micks_address wrote: »

Tempted but might wait till black Friday.. would be Xmas gift for myself so bit of time yet. Already have three nest aware subscriptions... I assume this would need another to get the best out of the camera?

I have 3 Nest cameras at the moment so the Nest Max is a nice addition to the range. The subscription allows you to go back and look at events that happened in the past, create clips etc. Even with a subscription I'm not too sure how useful that would be on this. In saying that, if you have a subscription with them already they give you a discount for additional devices so a 5 day subscription for this would work out about €30 for the year.

micks_address · 27-09-2019 12:08pm

Kintarō Hattori wrote: »

micks_address wrote: »

Tempted but might wait till black Friday.. would be Xmas gift for myself so bit of time yet. Already have three nest aware subscriptions... I assume this would need another to get the best out of the camera?

I have 3 Nest cameras at the moment so the Nest Max is a nice addition to the range. The subscription allows you to go back and look at events that happened in the past, create clips etc. Even with a subscription I'm not too sure how useful that would be on this. In saying that, if you have a subscription with them already they give you a discount for additional devices so a 5 day subscription for this would work out about €30 for the year.

Yeah I have the hello, indoor iq camera and standard outdoor camera at the back of the house all running subs. Starts to add up after a while. I have a home hub already so not sure I really need the max.. the bigger screen would be nicer to see who's at the door when the bell is rung.. id imagine there will be as cheap around black Friday. I picked up the hub for 99 pounds on black Friday. Think it was 139 lost price.. anyhow I'll try and avoid this thread for the rest of the day

JDxtra · 27-09-2019 12:26pm

Max is on the way!

Kintarō Hattori · 27-09-2019 2:53pm

JDxtra wrote: »

Max is on the way!

Same here, whoop whoop. Now all I have to do is endure the wrath of the missus.

It's arrived in Parcel Motel Dublin already so it'll most likely be Monday when I get my grubby hands on it.

Kintarō Hattori · 28-09-2019 11:29pm

I can't believe how quick it arrived. I got a message this evening that it was in my local parcel motel. It's sitting here now on the sideboard looking comically large. The home hub was a perfect size for the little sideboard by our sofa. The Max dominates it.

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