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netflix has a pretty crappy selection of streaming movies, too, but my point was that saying the cable companies are doing nothing is not accurate. cable compa
by there 16y ago
netflix has a pretty crappy selection of streaming movies, too, but my point was that saying the cable companies are doing nothing is not accurate. cable companies have the technology to offer the same service as netflix and have the advantage of being able to offer newer pay-per-view titles and live sporting events.
- jellicle 16y agoOh, we agree that cable companies "have the technology" and could offer the same service. But they aren't. At all. Not even close. And have no intentions of doing so. Ever. Did I mention that all streamed movies from my cable company expire 24 hours after they start streaming? So if you start a movie at 8PM, watch the first hour until 9PM, and then you come back to it the next day to finish it... well, you better start watching before 7PM the next day, because exactly at 8PM it turns into a pumpkin and disappears. Even if you're in the middle of watching it. Brilliant! Who would ever want to watch part of a movie the next day?
- adamc 16y agoYes, but with Netflix the price is right. Also, amidst all that crap there are a decent number of good movies.
- chopsueyar 16y agoI'm not sure if they do have the technology. Most Comcast boxes (Motorola, Scientific Atlanta) are only decoding MPEG2 digital streams, I believe. It would be quite expensive to roll out to all existing customers a DOCSIS Roku box with a QAM tuner. All the RF stuff makes it more expensive to produce, design, and maintain. Someone else with more knowledge of CATV infrastructure and equipment could please clarify.