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by shoota 5352 days ago
Changing the user agent unblocks most of that content. Although most websites streams at 480i and look pretty miserable on an HDTV.
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90% of the sites have streaming blocked by Flash ID, not User Agent, which is not changeable.
When the new update comes out just install a hacked version of the Flash player again problem solved.
It's not that easy. The first-gen Google TVs were extremely hard to jailbreak. The Revue was the only one jailbroken and it required soldering.
Installing the hacked version of Flash does not required root access. On my Honeycomb tablet its as easy as installing any non-market APK.
the real trick is to have playOn send your G-TV the stream.