Saturday, October 9, 2010

TV Shows and Set-top Boxes

If you look at the current line of set-top boxes like the boxee box, roku, apple tv and google tv that connect to your tv and connect to the internet are shaping the young generation of tv show watchers. We are no longer told when to watch a show. Just like playing mp3's in your car, you do not need the radio station choosing what music you can hear at that specific time. For word of mouth tv shows, the idea is you should be able to stream the first 2-4 episodes to get hooked and then pay x dollars for the rest of the season. A tivo device is not needed since you do not have a subscription to cable or satellite. All of the shows are in the "cloud" so you do not have worry about the nonsense of having enough hard drive space to store your shows. Hopefully the price will be cheap enough per season/show or have monthly cost of having access to all the shows. The next step is for these devices to steam sports in full HD.

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