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TV (Follow Up)
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[Bill Davis] “Trends in human behavior follow paths of self-benefit.”
Yes.
Not many can see the 27in display I’m working on in my office but I bought it so “I” could see it.
I buy for me. As do most.
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Andrew,
This was not a dig at you at all.
Just my view that these discussions tend to start with “TV” as the target.
That’s what’s changing – and we all know it.
“Home imaging” is, IMO, moving beyond what broadcast used to be.
I don’t know if the purported Apple TV will reflect this – or not.
But I do wonder how many hours are spent with humans watching TV rez, verses computer rez overall.
That’s what I think is changing so fast.
“Before speaking out ask yourself whether your words are true, whether they are respectful and whether they are needed in our civil discussions.”-Justice O’Connor
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[Joseph W. Bourke] “You’ve got generations of people who are constantly in contact, sending funny cat videos and jokes they didn’t even write themselves, to people who are so bored and lonely that they actually think that this faux communication constitutes “connection”.
“Well sure.
But in the early days of TV, you had Howdy Doody and Ed Sulivan too. Arturo T and the NBC orchestra were the exceptions rather than the rule.
TV matured.
On-line will as well.
Cat videos will never disappear – but with the cost of content production down, there will obviously be new chances for more people to connect with the content they wish – and quality will have it’s place.
I can not just talk to or text with – but see and even send content to – my wife via my iPhone or iPad. It’s a richer connection, IMO.
Just up to all of us to figure out how to use it sensibly.
“Before speaking out ask yourself whether your words are true, whether they are respectful and whether they are needed in our civil discussions.”-Justice O’Connor
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Bill,
Have you look at the link posted by Walter?
(https://gigaom.com/video/tv-replacement-cycle/)
It happens that in the USA 30% of the households still having SD TVs, and this after the manufacturers stopped long ago selling them and after years when people has easy access to cheap money to buy whatever they wanted.
i don’t say that 4K TV won’t arrive or that Apple won’t make them, but I think that will take time.You are right that we are in the era of information, but we are also in the era of mobility, and a big 4k screen represents the opposite. In the end TVs are old and the only they can do is get bigger and with more things to watch. About picture quality, except professionals, people don’t give a damn. Just look at the Bluray market penetration;
https://multimediajay.wordpress.com/2012/01/17/finally-25-disc-market-penetration-for-blu-ray/
rafael
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There is certainly convergence happening but I don’t think things like playing video games, watching TV shows, movies and, especially, live sports are going to fade into the background when it comes to TV purchases. Sure, TVs will take on secondary abilities and maybe turn into the internet appliance that was first envisioned as WebTV back in the 90’s but I think watching content will still be job #1 for the living room TV.
And no need to always be waiting around on Apple. For example, MS and the 360 are doing some very interesting things. If you have a Kinect you can use voice and gestures to control the 360 including voice search. So, if you say “Law and Order” it will pull up the TV show Law & Order, you can then pick the episode you want to watch and which service you want to watch it from (Netflix, Hulu+, etc.,). The next iteration of Internet Explorer 11 is also coming to the Xbox and it will be fully Kinect-enabled as well.
MS also recently unveiled its new feature called SmartGlass which is simliar to, though more expansive than, Apple’s AirPlay. MS describes SmartGlass as more of a platform than an app (so devs are free to have at it) and it will be available for iOS, Android and Windows 8 mobile devices. SmartGlass could enable your mobile device to do a variety of things such as become a home theater style remote, become a keyboard & track pad to control IE on the Xbox, stream media to/from other SmartGlass devices, be used as a primary or secondary controller for a video game and act as a contextual 2nd screen (ex. you are watching Game of Thrones or a football game and relevant info, scores, bonus media, etc., is streamed to your device).
MS says it will be out later this year and an SDK was just recently made available to devs.
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[Andrew Kimery] “MS says it will be out later this year and an SDK was just recently made available to devs.”
I hope they get it right.
I’m saying this as a guy who tried to watch a movie in my living room via NetFlix last night.
Unfortunately, that particular TV happened to be set up for Wii and so my kid convinced me to just access the Netflix interface via Wii remote.
That’s a fine interface for virtual bowling – but about the dumbest human movie watching control construct imaginable.
The process drove me out of the living room and onto my iPad – where NetFlix actually works well.
Two polar opposites processes to meet the same customer desire – and it underscored to me how critical the whole user interface deal is.
FWIW.
“Before speaking out ask yourself whether your words are true, whether they are respectful and whether they are needed in our civil discussions.”-Justice O’Connor
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[Rafael Amador] “You are right that we are in the era of information, but we are also in the era of mobility, and a big 4k screen represents the opposite. In the end TVs are old and the only they can do is get bigger and with more things to watch. About picture quality, except professionals, people don’t give a damn. Just look at the Bluray market penetration;”
Rafael,
We agree here.
The one area where i think 4k stands any chance is if that resolution turns out to be an optional use for the central device that provides other services in a household media center scenario.
I can see people opting for a central high-rez screen as the main information portal for their homes – I just think it’s got to do a whole lot more than just display high-rez movies.
And my last Sony TV purchase confirmed that. It does 50 things that no TV I’ve ever purchased previously could do via WiFi and Cable access.
If the 4k movie resolution ALSO gets me better internet text display, for example – then I can see the value.
It’s kinda like the Apple push toward the retina displays. More rez isn’t particularly “necessary” – but there’s not much downside to having it if you don’t have to pay a whole lot extra for it.
“Before speaking out ask yourself whether your words are true, whether they are respectful and whether they are needed in our civil discussions.”-Justice O’Connor
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I haven’t used Netflix on the Wii, but I’d make safe bet that using an Xbox or PS3 controller is even worse. Ugh. There’s a reason standard universal remotes are optional buys for those systems.
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[Andrew Kimery] ” haven’t used Netflix on the Wii, but I’d make safe bet that using an Xbox or PS3 controller is even worse. Ugh. There’s a reason standard universal remotes are optional buys for those systems.”
iOS and Microsoft to the rescue
https://9to5mac.com/2012/06/13/control-your-xbox-with-iphone-with-the-updated-my-xbox-live-app/
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