[opendtv] Re: Silverlight future
- From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2013 00:11:41 +0000
Craig Birkmaier wrote:
> The majority of Netflix streams are delivered to TVs, via Game consoles,
> Roku, Apple TV, et al. Streams to PCs were about 42% earlier this year and
> declining rapidly, as mobile devices, especially iPads, are gaining share
> rapidly.
My bet is that Netflix is streamed mostly from devices that easily connect to
TV sets. So for the average technically challenged individual, that would be
boxes like game consoles and Roku or AppleTV. Meaning, boxes that are
incomprehensibly and deliberately crippled, but that this average consumer
thinks are the "only game in town" for viewing Internet content on TVs.
At the end of last year, the winner was Sony PS3.
http://www.webpronews.com/playstaion-3-is-the-most-used-netflix-streaming-device-2012-12
Apparently, you need to buy something extra for the Xbox to stream Netflix,
which most likely explains why Sony won:
"While Xbox owners have had Netflix streaming for longer, however, a
subscription to Xbox LIVE is required to access the service on Microsoft's
console, explaining the PlayStation's Netflix prominence."
Even that unnecessary and uncalled for obstacle is astounding. Seems really
hard to believe, in this age of connected everything, that people put up with
these shenanigans as if there were no other option for them.
I would expect for competent tablets to take over from the mostly
content-consuming ones, in the future, at which time possibly more of this
streaming will be done from those PC/tablets, unhindered, as it can be today
from PCs. I would expect for instance that USB 3.0 would permit easy connection
of such tablets to TVs, for the Netflix movie experience. Then again, we've
seen plenty of times in the past how people will let themselves be maneuvered
into limited and unsatisfying systems, by whatever special interests are
pushing these.
FWIW, if I had to buy a new system that was 4K-compatible today, and unhindered
by unnecessary obstacles, my first choice would be Dell's Alienware.
http://www.dell.com/us/p/alienware-x51-r2/pd?oc=dpcwxy33h&model_id=alienware-x51-r2
Specifically, with the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 video card. Not for gaming, but
because it's a really competent machine. For the time being, i.e. before HDMI
2.0, 4096x2160, and of course 3840x2160, at 60Hz is only available through the
Displayport interface. (Assuming such content would be delivered by the
networks anytime soon.)
Bert
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