| Someone is in denial I personally do not subscribe to paid TV because the shows I watch, I can get for FREE online (legally). |
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 pnh102Reptiles Are Cuddly And PrettyPremium
join:2002-05-02
Mount Airy, MD | Problem quote:
Sorry Revolutionaries: Internet Video No Threat To Regular TV
I guess this means the revolution WILL be televised.
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Re: Someone is in denial I don't either. I use Netflix streaming via 360 almost exclusively. But understand we're simply in the (fairly vast) minority. We're also technically oriented, and not terrified of connecting a new, strange box to our television. |
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Re: Problem In technicolor! |
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Re: Someone is in denial said by Karl Bode:I don't either. I use Netflix streaming via 360 almost exclusively. But understand we're simply in the (fairly vast) minority. We're also technically oriented, and not terrified of connecting a new, strange box to our television. True and it is only in its infancy state (5yrs or less for most (10yrs for me)). We will see it evolve and advance from the way it is now to the way it will become the standard.
At some point, you will be able to use a remote and switch a "Internet broadcast channel", just like you can for cable (people like to have something which they are a custom to)...
xBox 360 & some Blu-ray Players (built in Internet TV & Radio) are already out for example.
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 baineschile2600 ways to livePremium
join:2008-05-10
Sterling Heights, MI
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2 edits | reply to OldschoolDSL
Eh, this article seems like a David v.s. Goliath issue, but its really not. Obiviously, when big TV companies start to see a more significant revenue decreasing trend, they will try and get in on the action (eg. Comcast buying NBC), instead of halting it.
Big TV, for the most part, has adapted pretty well. Analog, Digital, adding products sucessfully (internet and phone), High Definition, DVR, etc. Every STB I have ever had has a CAT5 port on it, I am assuming for some sort of activation later.
I definitely expect an IP delivery of video service eventually, provided by big cable/fiber (along with some of their owned content as well, of course). |
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| Sports? Yes, ESPN has their ESPN3 broadband streaming service, but that's mainly for nationally televised events and its still not very easy to get that content from your PC to your TV, at least for the average person. In addition, services like MLB.tv and NBA League Pass Broadband still black out your local team. Once local sports can be *easily* piped from the internet to the TV screen the floodgates will open wide... I'm thinking of a Netflix-like TV app for MLB.tv, etc that doesn't blackout local sports... |
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Re: Problem E gad I dont like the sound of that... thats far to advanced for my liking... |
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 DataDocMy avatar looks like me, if I was 2D.Premium
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Greenville, NC | reply to Karl Bode
You mean "Living Color". |
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Re: Sports? One thing I wish my laptop had... an HDMI port... i guess im outta luck... lol thank god for vga... :/ |
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join:2008-11-20
Pleasant Hill, MO | reply to DataDoc
Re: Problem said by DataDoc:You mean "Living Color". Possibly in 3-D(insert weird echo effect from when 3d was first used in movies here) the way things are going. |
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| They will get there $$ no mater what And whom do you get your data connection from?
Att, Verizon, Comcast, TimeWarner, Cable vision, all they will do is just cap the pipes and pile on the overage fees to cover the loses in traditional video delivery ( while laughing all the way to the bank ) |
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| like radio and tv both internet tv and regular tv will coexist.
Still many people in rural areas and even in some cities, broadband is not available or isnt enough for video streaming.
Others just prefer to sit back and watch whatever is on. |
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 thenderScreen tycoonPremium
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2 edits | They must be talking backwards. Internet TV was a competitor ever since portable devices with 4" LCDs existed that could playback a show that could be downloaded on the average connection in 20-40 minutes.
Now televison can even be played on most people's cellphones.
I stopped using the traditional TV system in 2002.
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 El QuintronResident Mouth BreatherPremium
join:2008-04-28
Etobicoke, ON
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| It's coming... but only when it's more convenient What's lacking at the moment is getting the online content to the TV... it's still a fairly convoluted process for an everyday user.
If you take my setup; as I've cut the cord eons ago; here's how I do it...
I have the video server hooked up with a BitTorrent client, SABnzdb+, and Miro.
I can access the video server with RDP and set it to download what I want to watch. When its done downloading it moves the files to a shared folder which I then access from the HTPC in the living room or my WDTV in the bedroom.
It took me a few months to set this up right in my house; to make it fairly intuitive if you're a somewhat competent linux user.
So far lots of TV easily accessible but most certainly not Grandma ready.
What will make it grandma ready is this:
You have one main box that accesses all TV shows, downloads them, plays them on your TV, stores them on an internal drive, and can share them with smaller satellite boxes that are elsewhere in the house; whom can also play them on the TVs they're attached to.
You're only limited by upgradeable storage space at that point.
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Re: Someone is in denial I cut my cable years ago.I will download TV shows to watch them as my reception sucks.The shows I like I go out and buy boxsets each year they come out. |
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| Online TV taking over... will be directly proportional to the use of remotes (instead of pointing devices) to control viewing functions. They don't call us couch potatoes for nothing.  |
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pnh102Reptiles Are Cuddly And PrettyPremium
join:2002-05-02
Mount Airy, MD | reply to DataDoc
Re: Problem said by DataDoc:You mean "Living Color". Homey don't play that.
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Re: Someone is in denial said by OldschoolDSL:I personally do not subscribe to paid TV because the shows I watch, I can get for FREE online (legally). But for how long do you think they'll offer those shows for free with few commercials? |
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said by OldschoolDSL:At some point, you will be able to use a remote and switch a "Internet broadcast channel", just like you can for cable (people like to have something which they are a custom to)... Won't happen until the majority of cable TV settops are provided by the cable company. Most people choose the path of least resistance and rent a box from the cableco. |
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