Comments on: Electronics giants to roll out “Internet TV Sets” http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/08/03/electronics-giants-to-roll-out-internet-tv-sets/ General interest observations and true web-log. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:46:20 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: James Hill http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/08/03/electronics-giants-to-roll-out-internet-tv-sets/comment-page-1/#comment-237529 James Hill Fri, 04 Aug 2006 14:49:34 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=6448#comment-237529 I'm glad the Blame America First crowd has a thread all their own on this blog. What is happening in these third world countires that uses all that bandwidth? It's not IPTV, they don't have it yet. What infrastructre behind these technologies could support the broad user base that would adapt it in the US, and where else is it in place in the world today? You guys are playing the chicken-n-egg scenario the wrong way. First the need for bandwidth happens, then the bandwidth is rolled out. It's <i>never</i> played out the other way in any of these countries. I’m glad the Blame America First crowd has a thread all their own on this blog.

What is happening in these third world countires that uses all that bandwidth? It’s not IPTV, they don’t have it yet.

What infrastructre behind these technologies could support the broad user base that would adapt it in the US, and where else is it in place in the world today?

You guys are playing the chicken-n-egg scenario the wrong way. First the need for bandwidth happens, then the bandwidth is rolled out. It’s never played out the other way in any of these countries.

]]> By: Smartalix http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/08/03/electronics-giants-to-roll-out-internet-tv-sets/comment-page-1/#comment-237352 Smartalix Fri, 04 Aug 2006 11:36:12 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=6448#comment-237352 Don't forget there are markets outside of the US, many much farther along in their broadband efforts. To gauge success of this on how well our networks function is a limited view. There are already high-end personal electronics that aren't even released to the US market due to consumers' general lack of technical saavy and providers' support. Are we watching the beginning of even more separation between the US and other electronics markets? At what point will we be so behind in our infrastructure and acceptance that we become a secondary market? Don’t forget there are markets outside of the US, many much farther along in their broadband efforts. To gauge success of this on how well our networks function is a limited view.

There are already high-end personal electronics that aren’t even released to the US market due to consumers’ general lack of technical saavy and providers’ support.

Are we watching the beginning of even more separation between the US and other electronics markets?

At what point will we be so behind in our infrastructure and acceptance that we become a secondary market?

]]> By: Strange http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/08/03/electronics-giants-to-roll-out-internet-tv-sets/comment-page-1/#comment-236802 Strange Fri, 04 Aug 2006 01:14:21 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=6448#comment-236802 The only reason this stuff won't work is the speed. Get those jerks in the telecos to stop messing around with the net neutrality issue and put those lobbying money where they should be: improving the internet environment. (especially internet SPEED) It's a pity that the Senators are so technophobic that they chose to ignore that their citizens are a couple of years behing many countries technologywise. I don't really care who does it, but there should be at least one company providing someing close to 50Mbps at a reasonable price to at least the metropolitan areas by 2008. If not, we will be seeing the downfall of the US. The only reason this stuff won’t work is the speed.

Get those jerks in the telecos to stop messing around with the net neutrality issue and put those lobbying money where they should be: improving the internet environment. (especially internet SPEED)

It’s a pity that the Senators are so technophobic that they chose to ignore that their citizens are a couple of years behing many countries technologywise.

I don’t really care who does it, but there should be at least one company providing someing close to 50Mbps at a reasonable price to at least the metropolitan areas by 2008. If not, we will be seeing the downfall of the US.

]]> By: Angel H. Wong http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/08/03/electronics-giants-to-roll-out-internet-tv-sets/comment-page-1/#comment-236655 Angel H. Wong Thu, 03 Aug 2006 22:40:06 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=6448#comment-236655 You guys do realize that those TVs will be a huge hit for two reasons: a) There are TV shows up there that are already highly interactive. b) 40mbps internet access is as common as dialup is down here in Latinamerica. You guys do realize that those TVs will be a huge hit for two reasons:

a) There are TV shows up there that are already highly interactive.

b) 40mbps internet access is as common as dialup is down here in Latinamerica.

]]> By: Hal Jordan http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/08/03/electronics-giants-to-roll-out-internet-tv-sets/comment-page-1/#comment-236613 Hal Jordan Thu, 03 Aug 2006 22:05:38 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=6448#comment-236613 Still, it's nice to have an option that we could reject. Still, it’s nice to have an option that we could reject.

]]> By: ECA http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/08/03/electronics-giants-to-roll-out-internet-tv-sets/comment-page-1/#comment-236596 ECA Thu, 03 Aug 2006 21:44:31 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=6448#comment-236596 The US isnt ready for it. The Net isnt Big enough or powerful enough. If they try it, it will COST you MORe then cable/Sat TV. The US isnt ready for it. The Net isnt Big enough or powerful enough.

If they try it, it will COST you MORe then cable/Sat TV.

]]> By: Peter Rodwell http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/08/03/electronics-giants-to-roll-out-internet-tv-sets/comment-page-1/#comment-236572 Peter Rodwell Thu, 03 Aug 2006 21:16:08 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=6448#comment-236572 Great - but who's providing the programming to watch on these sets? Great – but who’s providing the programming to watch on these sets?

]]> By: Stephan Sokolow http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/08/03/electronics-giants-to-roll-out-internet-tv-sets/comment-page-1/#comment-236498 Stephan Sokolow Thu, 03 Aug 2006 19:53:05 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=6448#comment-236498 Sounds like the VoIP phones out there. (you tell it a directory server or, in the case of VoIP offered by your cable or DSL company, just let a DHCP-like system do the job) Either way, good to see them running Linux. I can confirm from personal experience that their argument for doing so is sound. (not to mention the benefit of not being chained to Microsoft by a restrictive license agreement in the best case, and close-source software in the worst) Sounds like the VoIP phones out there. (you tell it a directory server or, in the case of VoIP offered by your cable or DSL company, just let a DHCP-like system do the job)

Either way, good to see them running Linux. I can confirm from personal experience that their argument for doing so is sound. (not to mention the benefit of not being chained to Microsoft by a restrictive license agreement in the best case, and close-source software in the worst)

]]> By: Anon http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/08/03/electronics-giants-to-roll-out-internet-tv-sets/comment-page-1/#comment-236491 Anon Thu, 03 Aug 2006 19:38:36 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=6448#comment-236491 This kind of sounds like specialized webtv. Youtube at full screen - not too compelling. This kind of sounds like specialized webtv. Youtube at full screen – not too compelling.

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