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I'll admit I don't "get" internet TV beyond watching video on-demand. I have no first-hand experience with an internet connected TV, but the input devices must
by briandoll 16y ago
I'll admit I don't "get" internet TV beyond watching video on-demand. I have no first-hand experience with an internet connected TV, but the input devices must be just awful. I can barely stand searching for YouTube videos on my AppleTV.
As far as accessibility goes, the Wikipedia mobile web layout is awesome. It's a very slimmed down page where you can expand any section within the page, and functions very well on every mobile device I've ever tried.
And that brings up another point... when I want to read up on something, I'm coming in looking for a specific angle. One or two of those sections contain exactly what I'm looking for. No matter how great the computer voice is at reading the content, it's never going to automatically know what sections I'm most interested in.
So in summary: this is clumsy to navigate on devices most people don't care about (internet TVs?), slow and awkward on laptops, slower and more awkward on a mobile device, demands full attention to listen carefully for the piece of info you actually care about, and takes longer to actually deliver that info vs. skimming text on your own.
That's my opinion, anyway.
- paul9290 16y agoCool .. ive had a computer connected to various TVs for a long while now. I havent had or paid for cable TV in years as the net provides me entertainment I seek for a ton less. Recently, I began using my xbox 360 more and have wished there was an elegant way to search and have it displayed on my tv. Especially when discussing things with friends while were sitting in front of the TV. I think people really want a great Internet TV experience(see a video i made showing one of my INternet TV set ups http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-IryK4wsUM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-IryK4wsUM has 175K views)... we just havent gotten there yet. Qwiki is new and better suited for platforms we dont consume net on currently(the TV .. the car, etc...).