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In my social and work bubble nobody I've spoken to about it watches live TV anymore, myself included. News is consumed online (primarily Economist, Guardian and
by FourthProtocol 5y ago
In my social and work bubble nobody I've spoken to about it watches live TV anymore, myself included. News is consumed online (primarily Economist, Guardian and BBC, but not exclusively). TV does XBox, DVDs (I've amassed over 1000¹) and streaming (via Xbox and an old laptop). So of course any dumb disaplay with an HDMI connector will do the job. Sports events often also stream live, or can be watched in the pub. So beyond that, does live TV offer that much value that it merits a Smart TV?
¹ Of course most won't have such a library - but it offers nothing more or less than streaming does.
- damontal 5y agoSports, if you care about sports.
- novok 5y agoEven live sports is special app that fits in well with the streaming lifestyle.
- drdec 5y agoIn my experience, people want smart TVs for streaming, not for watching live TV. The value proposition for the non technical person is that all the streaming apps are available right in the TV and easy to use.
- sixstringtheory 5y ago> [A DVD] offers nothing more or less than streaming does No way! DVDs have all sorts of extra features you can’t get via streaming services, like director commentaries or even feature documentaries. Plus alternate language tracks. Keep that library, sounds valuable!