[opendtv] Re: PR: Majority of New HDTVs Powered By ATI
- From: "dalekelly@xxxxxxxxxxx" <dalekelly@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2004 12:59:22 -0500
Dale Kelly wrote:
>*Not* a legacy issue until such a platform is widely available
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Craig replied:
>When I said legacy issue, I was implying that the CE vendors are=20
desperately holding onto the home entertainment "legacy" that they=20
helped to create=2E
Yes, I didn't understand your original intent, which I agree with=2E=20
Original Message:
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From: Craig Birkmaier craig@pcube=2Ecom
Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 09:50:21 -0500
To: opendtv@freelists=2Eorg
Subject: [opendtv] Re: PR: Majority of New HDTVs Powered By ATI
At 11:11 AM -0800 11/24/04, Dale Kelly wrote:
>*Not* a legacy issue until such a platform is widely available and can be=
>implemented and understood (operationally) by the average TV viewer=2E
>However, I do agree that such a system is likely the ultimate solution bu=
t
>not likely in the near term=2E
When I said legacy issue, I was implying that the CE vendors are=20
desperately holding onto the home entertainment "legacy" that they=20
helped to create=2E A legacy of components that can be interconnected=20
and controlled using dumb remote controls that depend on "programming=20
the consumer" not the devices=2E All of the "logic" is inside our=20
heads, not inside the machines=2E
For example, even with a multi-function remote control, you will=20
still need to switch the TV/monitor input manually to the DVD player,=20
and most likely adjust the volume, and possibly the display mode to=20
optimize the presentation=2E These selections will be much the same,=20
every time you decide to switch from watching TV (cable/DBS/OTA) to=20
the DVD player, Tivo, or VCR=2E But this "logic" must be programmed=20
into the user, not the devices=2E
My wife and father-in-law still cannot master these simple=20
"programming steps=2E" So when they want to watch a DVD or tape, they=20
call on me to push the buttons=2E=2E=2E
Now imagine having DVD, Tivo, and VCR icons on your "set-top" along=20
with icons for the TV channels you watch most often=2E=2E=2E
Or a system as smart as my Powerbook, that puts the DVD controller=20
and video window up on the screen when I put a DVD movie into the=20
drive=2E=2E=2E
Regards
Craig
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