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You clearly have not set up TVs for your family. :P TVs nowadays have absolutely atrocious navigation and remote controls, and it seems absurd that everyone ne
by kmfrk 15y ago
You clearly have not set up TVs for your family. :P
TVs nowadays have absolutely atrocious navigation and remote controls, and it seems absurd that everyone needs to educate themselves on what a DVB-B, C, and T tuners are. TVs today are marketed as "it looks great", not "it just works".
Most people can't tell the different image qualities aside, unless they are completely abhorrent (probably because retail stores tend to give cheaper TVs an analogue signal to sell the expensive ones), and it's the reason why we have to suffer the "Dynamic" video setting on our TVs.
That people in select countries will also know that they can get help from the Apple Geniuses probably also helps a bunch - tech support in this regard is a pain in the ass.
Besides, I am sure that the iTVs will be somewhat unlike what we are used to - for one, I have a Panasonic plasma AND a PS3, and I am still left with no TV browser worth the effort.
The hub-like experience is going to be incredibly interesting, but the price and image quality will still be very important to people more in the know about these things like your median HN user.
But I am excited, because it will give everyone a kick in the ass to raise the bar, regardless of whether I buy one.
- astrodust 15y agoThis couldn't be more true. Your typical grandmother is about as confused about modern TVs as you can get. They get bewildered when the TV "stops working" because they pushed a button that did something they can't figure out how to un-do. A typical remote has about fifty buttons on it. I have several and there are buttons on it I have never used, nor can think of any conceivable use for them in the future. Why do I need DVD buttons on my TV remote when it doesn't support the PS3, for instance? When people shop for TVs the most important thing, even beyond picture quality, is can you figure out the menus? What use is a super high-def 120hz screen if it's running your television shows all stretched and blurry anyway because you have the wrong aspect ratio selected?