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That makes me laugh.. As it so happens, I actually used a webtv when they were first announced. The problem wasnt a lack of apps. Around the same time I also co
by rgbrenner 10y ago
That makes me laugh.. As it so happens, I actually used a webtv when they were first announced. The problem wasnt a lack of apps. Around the same time I also connected a computer to a tv.
It's difficult to understate just how terrible attempting to use a computer on a tv screen is.
- hueving 10y agoIsn't that just a UI problem? The different between the iPhone and PDAs was the improved UI.
- rgbrenner 10y agoPart of it.. but not entirely. To me there's something very irritating about trying to focus on details (like a mouse pointer, or reading a page of text) from a distance. There's also the low PPI and size of tv screens; the viewing angle of the TV; the fact that your keyboard and mouse are sitting on your lap or whatever surface is near you (that's not at the proper height); that your chair/couch was designed for relaxing, and not sitting up and typing. A small part of the could be fixed with a different UI.. but its still a bad experience.
- camhenlin 10y agoNo it is a resolution problem and a distance-from-the-tv problem. Text is basically unreadable, or if it's large enough to be readable, you can hardly fit anything on the screen