[opendtv] Re: iPad remote for Comcast

  • From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 17 May 2010 12:03:41 -0500

Craig Birkmaier wrote:

> You both are missing the forest for the trees.
>
> The iPad is much more than a remote...at least Bert did acknowledge
> that it can also function as a "TV set" if you are mobile.

The bigger picture is really simple, Craig. Comcast is trying to ride the iPad 
hype wave, that's all. Might as well create an app for the iPad to control your 
refrigerator for all the sense this makes. This is all about finding some 
excuse to use the iPad. It doesn't have to make sense.

> Are you suggesting that TV manufacturers provide remotes that offer
> the equivalent functionality to this iPad APP?

Of course not. I'm suggesting that the TV monitor is already available, in this 
case, and that monitor gives you far more screen real-estate than any iPad can. 
So use it.

The TV itself, or in this case the Comcast STB, can incorporate whatever 
software is needed to do the searching. What makes you think you need a 
separate iPad just for this remote control function?

> What do you do, if while sitting on the couch you decide that you
> want to load some content onto your tablet to watch while commuting
> to work or flying across the country?

What do you do if you want to snack on an ice cream while watching, Craig? Do 
you expect the remote control to make you an ice cream?

If you want to capture the show and watch it later on, say, the iPad, that's a 
whole other issue than using the iPad as a remote control. There are any number 
of ways that function can be provided.

Bert
 
 
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