[opendtv] Re: Forget 3D, Web-connected TV's the Thing

  • From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 06:14:14 -0400

At 9:48 PM -0400 8/19/10, Cliff Benham wrote:
Have you ever watched You Tube on a 38 inch 16:9 set?
Sucks is far too gentle a word.


And your point is?

When viewed in an appropriately sized window 360P looks fine. At full screen it looks almost as good as CBS 1080i sports.

But resolutions is a relative thing. YouTube is now allowing 720P uploads. This is all just a matter of bandwidth - there is no real limitation on the quality that can be delivered via the Internet. Many services like iTunes 720P movies and TV shows look just fine when displayed on our 50" DLP display, but are best viewed after downloading because our DSL has limited bandwidth.

What Deborah pointed out is that people are investing in devices and TVs that integrate the Internet. This is a REAL market, not a niche like 3D and Blu-ray.

And keep in mind that there are MANY screens that will be used to watch video. Smart Phones with 3"-4" screens are selling like hotcakes. Apple can't make iPads fast enough to keep up with demand - 360P YouTube videos look great on the 9.7 inch 1024 x 768 display.

And then there is the rest of the Internet. Surfing on the big screen in the family room is now commonplace and will grow dramatically as consumers connect ever more sophisticated devices to the big screen.

There are many folks on this list using PCs connected to their TV today. Many more are connecting Mac Minis, which now have an HDMI output that supports up to 1920 x 1200 resolution.

What do you think will happen when Apple introduces an AppleTV device that has 720P HDMI output for $99, fed from the new data center Apple has built in North Carolina?

Looking at what has been going on with "web video" for the past few years is looking in the rear view mirror.

Regards
Craig


----------------------------------------------------------------------
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.

Other related posts: