[opendtv] Re: Apple, Google Seek TV
- From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2010 07:29:10 -0400
At 4:59 PM -0500 9/29/10, Manfredi, Albert E wrote:
I don't see the contradiction.
He is saying that even if we might be using the same large display
for TV program viewing and for web browsing, when we watch TV
programming, we don't want interactivity. Which I've suspected to be
the case from day 1, when people kept hyping up "interactivity" as
being a byproduct of "digital TV."
Perhaps you are right, but this still does not make sense. Using
Apple TV or whatever Google comes up is functionally little different
than using a cable STB, or programming and using a PVR. You use a GUI
to select a program, then sit back and watch it like any other TV
program.
And I disagree that people will not do interactive tasks while
watching a TV program. We often go to the computer to get additional
information or check facts while watching TV. While this does not
take place on the big screen, it still involves interaction while
watching TV. This is likely to be even more prevalent when people
have a second screen - tablet - that supports browsing and other
interactive apps while linear programming is running on the big
screen.
AND THEN THERE ARE GAMES...
A report this morning says that the new Apple TV box can support
apps, as it is virtually identical to the iPad and iPhone and runs
iOS 4. The only real difference is that the screen resolution is
lower than the iPad, which means that apps and games will need to be
tuned to run on it. And it has an additional flash RAM slot that is
not currently being used. So I would expect that the next version
will run apps and allow web browsing...
You've mentioned this many times, but I don't see the relevance. For
one thing, in my home, we NEVER do this. And for another, I don't
see that it changes anything. Some people keep the radio on all of
the time, some do not. Some use TV in a similar way as those
background radio people use radio.
Different strokes...
You are still stuck in the '80s...
Regards
Craig
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