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Nobody wanted a set-top box that just plays what all the other set-top boxes already offer. And for the TVs with it built in, that's nice and all, but is old h
by Legion 15y ago
Nobody wanted a set-top box that just plays what all the other set-top boxes already offer.
And for the TVs with it built in, that's nice and all, but is old hat at this point. Plenty of manufacturers like Vizio have their own built-in software for accessing the same content providers.
- ajross 15y agoI think you have this backwards. What do people want then? I mean, my TiVo is getting old and it's time to look for a replacement. I'm looking around the field and as you point out, they're all pretty much the same. I want OTA TV capture and a reasonable interface to streaming content (currently using Netflix, but I'd be happy to jump ship). It's a commodity market. No one cares about the UI[1], they want the content. So while I certainly agree that Google isn't going to get a huge win on this, they will certainly be a player. [1] Though it has to not suck. I'd be very suspicious of a streaming app packaged with my TV. Google has a rather better track record of producing solid consumer software than, ahem, Vizio.
- r00fus 15y agoIsn't Boxee's latest pivot (no longer available as software-only, support for Live TV) a big move in this direction?
- herval 15y agoIMHO, the UI will play a huge role in whichever solution comes out and dominates the market. TVs are everywhere, yet most users find them hard to deal with (even switching inputs is "hard", let alone doing stuff such as recording content)...
- herval 15y agoIMHO, the UI will play a huge role in whichever solution comes out and dominates the market. TVs are everywhere, yet most users find them hard to deal with (even switching inputs is "hard", let alone doing stuff such as recording content)...