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That would be the right direction. From my understanding, there are devices like that now but the price points are higher up front and technical to set up. A pl
by AJ007 12y ago
That would be the right direction. From my understanding, there are devices like that now but the price points are higher up front and technical to set up. A plug and play approach with a monthly lease could work (assuming you can't actually make one for $30.) The bigger issue is, can this model scale and survive 5 years out? If it can not, it may be better to pull the plug.
This is a bigger loss to the TV stations than it is to Aereo users. How many Aereo users are going to go out and re-connect their televisions? Even if they do, the limitations can only reduce their viewing time. Friends who still have antenna televisions or were using Aereo largely did so because their wives liked to watch stupid reality TV shows. I never connected an antenna to my television. I have not had cable for three years. Broadcast TV stations could not make me a viewer if I was paid to watch. Between Netflix, Amazon, iTunes, Hulu, Youtube, and Twitch why would I choose to watch broadcast? It is only a matter of short time before the mass market sees it this way as well.
- esturk 12y agoJust curious, do some of these devices work directly with a desktop/laptop device? Or possibly even a dongle for tablets/smartphones? I remember seeing HKTV having these dongles which are fairly small and works pretty well with mobile devices. Maybe they can try that route.
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- mikeryan 12y agoBetween Netflix, Amazon, iTunes, Hulu, Youtube, and Twitch why would I choose to watch broadcast? It is only a matter of short time before the mass market sees it this way as well. reply A few main reasons the mass market won't see it your way. 1. Sports - you can't generally stream sports in your local market. 2. TV shows don't hit those services usually until a year or so after their original air date. 3. There's a lot of TV viewing that happens more on a 'browsing' basis. Food Network, DIY, Discovery, a lot of the viewing that happens on these networks are because folks are just bored and scanning the channels. Non serialized shows like cooking or The Daily Show, have a hard time transitioning to the services you mentioned. 4. Cost effectiveness. Once you add up the cost of many of the services you mentioned the cost of monthly fees and individual show rentals is going to get very close to your normal cable bill.
- mynameisvlad 12y agoTV shows on Hulu come out the day after (and usually on the network's website as well) except for some like Fox, who put it under subscriber-only for a week.