tv?

[Gary Huff]

[Bill Davis] “If you’re at your office, you’re paying RIGHT NOW for the capacity that the TV that’s TURNED OFF in your home living room is connected to.”

Not for me. I’ve been cable-free since 2007.

[Clint Wardlow]

And while we are fantasizing about products Apple might give us to complete a total Apple video infrastructure, how about a prosumer camcorder that delivers raw 5k HD and uses a chip based on a Cinerama aspect ratio instead of the old dinky 35mm standard.

[Gary Huff]

[Walter Soyka] “It further strikes me as very un-Apple to have a set-top box instead of a totally self-contained appliance.”

What would it take for you to dump your current TV for an Apple television if it’s $1000+?

[Gary Huff]

[Bret Williams] ” I think Apple has proven that they can compete price wise. The iPad and iPhone may not be the cheapest, but they’re not much more than the competition feature wise, and when you factor in the build quality and interface design people don’t usually go back.”

An Apple television will probably be a lot more expensive than the iPhone/iPad.

[Shawn Miller]

And who will own the transmission methods for this new era of on demand only programming? I just don’t see the cable, satellite or ADSL providers, helping Apple to detroy the current paradigm of broadcast television. And what about the content providers themselves? USA, HBO, Showtime, Cinemax… what’s in it for them?

Shawn

[Walter Soyka]

[Gary Huff] “What would it take for you to dump your current TV for an Apple television if it’s $1000+?”

I wouldn’t dump my current TV today. I just upgraded to HD. (I’m Mr. High Res at work, but I was still rocking a standard definition CRT at home. This brought my family endless amusement… and frustration.)

That said, I will replace it eventually, just as I replaced my old SD tube.

But I only have one TV set in the house, so I’m somewhat rare:
https://gigaom.com/video/tv-replacement-cycle/

Walter Soyka
Principal & Designer at Keen Live
Motion Graphics, Widescreen Events, Presentation Design, and Consulting
RenderBreak Blog – What I’m thinking when my workstation’s thinking
Creative Cow Forum Host: Live & Stage Events

[Eric Santiago]

If iTunes offered up live Sports then cable is done for me.
I pay close to 100 a month on cable alone and honestly only watch sports.
But I still would like the option of seeing others (CreativeCow Creatives) work on the boob tube 🙂

[Gary Huff]

[Shawn Miller] “And what about the content providers themselves? USA, HBO, Showtime, Cinemax… what’s in it for them?”

Less money.

[Walter Soyka]

[Shawn Miller] “And what about the content providers themselves? USA, HBO, Showtime, Cinemax… what’s in it for them?”

[Gary Huff] “Less money.”

Or more reach.

There’s apparently a huge audience that wants the content, but HBO is doggedly pursuing their old distribution model:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2012/05/09/hbo-has-only-itself-to-blame-for-record-game-of-thrones-piracy/

Didn’t Apple win in music by making it easier to buy a song at a reasonable price and in a format people wanted than to steal it?

Walter Soyka
Principal & Designer at Keen Live
Motion Graphics, Widescreen Events, Presentation Design, and Consulting
RenderBreak Blog – What I’m thinking when my workstation’s thinking
Creative Cow Forum Host: Live & Stage Events

[Shawn Miller]

[Gary Huff] “Less money.”

LOL – exactly. I don’t think it’s a coinidence that you can’t access HBO GO content without subscribing to a cable, satellite or ADSL provider.

Shawn