Craig Birkmaier wrote: >> Told you so. >> >> It's easier and more intuitive to do whatever searching you want >> to do on the same screen, or perhaps at a time when you're not >> trying to follow what's going on in the show. > > How did you come up with this conclusion? I was responding to your notion that the second screen would be a remote control. If a second screen is used at all, it is instead used for things unrelated to streaming the show on the TV set. That was the point of the article, and that has been my point all along as well. (Or at least, NOT to force people to HAVE to use a tablet, in order to stream Internet content to their TVs.) ----------------------------- http://advanced-television.com/2013/04/12/second-screen-not-turning-on-viewers/ Second screen not turning on viewers TV viewers are not often using apps on second screens that are designed to enhance engagement with TV, according to a study by NPD Group. The research firm said that while multitasking is common, US viewers ***aren't use their second-screen devices to interact directly with apps designed for the TV programmes they are watching.*** . . . ----------------------------- Bert ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.