All I want is Android style widgets (ie, Google Voice SMS app or RSS feed reader) overlay or with TV inset (like your cable/dish box showing menu + current stream).
GoogleTV's first iteration sucks, but I think the Market alone will change that. There's a netflix app and the Al Jazeera Live app is pretty good. If you get a dozen big names (BBC news, CNN, etc) delivering their content directly to consumers via apps, then it will become a viable replacement for basic cable. Adding the full range of things Android can do, along with their rental service will only be icing on that cake.
All I want is Android style widgets (ie, Google Voice SMS app or RSS feed reader) overlay or with TV inset (like your cable/dish box showing menu + current stream).
Agreed, this would be incredibly disruptive.