Comments on: CES Scorecard: What You Need to Know http://newteevee.com/2008/01/10/ces-scorecard-what-you-need-to-know/ NewTeeVee Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:46:17 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Macworld Anticipation Kills Thousands (But They’ll Bounce Back Tomorrow) - GigaOM http://newteevee.com/2008/01/10/ces-scorecard-what-you-need-to-know/#comment-226357 Macworld Anticipation Kills Thousands (But They’ll Bounce Back Tomorrow) - GigaOM Tue, 15 Jan 2008 01:03:48 +0000 http://newteevee.com/2008/01/10/ces-scorecard-what-you-need-to-know/#comment-226357 <p>[...] clear that at least some of Apple’s announcements will be video-oriented. That’s certainly what happened at CES last week. So hey, if we have to place bets, that’s what we’ll do — we bet [...]</p> [...] clear that at least some of Apple’s announcements will be video-oriented. That’s certainly what happened at CES last week. So hey, if we have to place bets, that’s what we’ll do — we bet [...]

]]> By: Bill G http://newteevee.com/2008/01/10/ces-scorecard-what-you-need-to-know/#comment-223395 Bill G Sat, 12 Jan 2008 02:53:38 +0000 http://newteevee.com/2008/01/10/ces-scorecard-what-you-need-to-know/#comment-223395 <p>There may be millions of TiVo customers enjoying their boxes on a daily basis, but my guess is far south of 1 million actually have them connected to the Internet.</p> <p>TiVo itself has only 1.7 million subscribers with its boxes out there [as opposed to DirectTiVo boxes which cannot connect to the Internet].</p> <p>Of those 1.7 million boxes, many are older models that can't connect to the web.</p> <p>My guess is that no more than 500,000 TiVo's are connected to the web.</p> There may be millions of TiVo customers enjoying their boxes on a daily basis, but my guess is far south of 1 million actually have them connected to the Internet.

TiVo itself has only 1.7 million subscribers with its boxes out there [as opposed to DirectTiVo boxes which cannot connect to the Internet].

Of those 1.7 million boxes, many are older models that can’t connect to the web.

My guess is that no more than 500,000 TiVo’s are connected to the web.

]]> By: kamRA http://newteevee.com/2008/01/10/ces-scorecard-what-you-need-to-know/#comment-223066 kamRA Fri, 11 Jan 2008 21:44:00 +0000 http://newteevee.com/2008/01/10/ces-scorecard-what-you-need-to-know/#comment-223066 <p>re: Xbox 360... on our show, Epileptic Gaming, we've been talking a lot about the Xbox becoming a home-entertainment system and when it comes to whether that is something that can be done in the real-world remains to be seen. The most I use my Xbox for besides gaming is DVD playing, but to be honest, I prefer the PS3 functionality over the Xbox. One thing that I wish was mentioned in the above article is the current XboxLive issues plaguing Microsoft. They claim the issues are resolved, but the service was effectively out for almost 3 weeks straight. Digital Distribution is still in its infancy if you ask me... so I'd prefer to get my entertainment the old-fashioned way... over copper coaxial lines & through physical media (like DVDs).</p> <p>/end rant</p> re: Xbox 360… on our show, Epileptic Gaming, we’ve been talking a lot about the Xbox becoming a home-entertainment system and when it comes to whether that is something that can be done in the real-world remains to be seen. The most I use my Xbox for besides gaming is DVD playing, but to be honest, I prefer the PS3 functionality over the Xbox. One thing that I wish was mentioned in the above article is the current XboxLive issues plaguing Microsoft. They claim the issues are resolved, but the service was effectively out for almost 3 weeks straight. Digital Distribution is still in its infancy if you ask me… so I’d prefer to get my entertainment the old-fashioned way… over copper coaxial lines & through physical media (like DVDs).

/end rant

]]> By: Eric Susch http://newteevee.com/2008/01/10/ces-scorecard-what-you-need-to-know/#comment-222423 Eric Susch Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:33:53 +0000 http://newteevee.com/2008/01/10/ces-scorecard-what-you-need-to-know/#comment-222423 <p>I think you're dead wrong about the Panasonic-YouTube thing. Anything that makes it easy for regular people to get into the habit of accessing online content directly from their TVs is a positive thing. It's huge.</p> <p>Sure YouTube isn't HDTV but there is a tremendous value to watching it in your living room. You can share the experience with other people. I have an AppleTV and I have to say that watching a YouTube video with my wife in the living room is much more fun than watching it by myself at the computer. Yea, it's not HD but I don't expect it to be. It's completely watchable even on my 82" screen. We watched three YouTube videos and talked about them just last night.</p> <p>I think a lot of people would enjoy watching YouTube in the living room. They just don't know it because the only relatively easy way to do it now is with AppleTV. Demand for a service won't come until people try it and get used to it. Once they're used to it then they'll start to demand a higher quality image.</p> <p>I guess what I'm saying is, you have to build it before they will come.</p> I think you’re dead wrong about the Panasonic-YouTube thing. Anything that makes it easy for regular people to get into the habit of accessing online content directly from their TVs is a positive thing. It’s huge.

Sure YouTube isn’t HDTV but there is a tremendous value to watching it in your living room. You can share the experience with other people. I have an AppleTV and I have to say that watching a YouTube video with my wife in the living room is much more fun than watching it by myself at the computer. Yea, it’s not HD but I don’t expect it to be. It’s completely watchable even on my 82″ screen. We watched three YouTube videos and talked about them just last night.

I think a lot of people would enjoy watching YouTube in the living room. They just don’t know it because the only relatively easy way to do it now is with AppleTV. Demand for a service won’t come until people try it and get used to it. Once they’re used to it then they’ll start to demand a higher quality image.

I guess what I’m saying is, you have to build it before they will come.

]]> By: jamiegau http://newteevee.com/2008/01/10/ces-scorecard-what-you-need-to-know/#comment-222115 jamiegau Fri, 11 Jan 2008 06:54:23 +0000 http://newteevee.com/2008/01/10/ces-scorecard-what-you-need-to-know/#comment-222115 <p>I would place the Microsoft efforts as Class A. Not so much because they are doing anything more then we expected them. But that they have slowly continued forward with a model that has changed very little. (Slow and steady can win the race.)</p> <p>This slow development in Microsoft strategy is starting to bare fruit. It is starting to get traction. It is starting to get the wider consumer community aware of Video coming from the Internet.</p> <p>Personally I think the Microsoft model is hugely floored and will eventually fail in its current form. Still, Microsoft has also showed signs of giving a little here and there to keep them in there. This could be a potent combination of Microsoft plays this right. (For example, DivX and Xvid support now on Xbox360).</p> <p>So I say its a Class A event not because of what Microsoft is doing, but the ramifications of such a big company doing it, plus the amount of money Microsoft is likely to spent on consumer awareness and marketing in the coming year.</p> <p>James</p> I would place the Microsoft efforts as Class A.
Not so much because they are doing anything more then we expected them. But that they have slowly continued forward with a model that has changed very little. (Slow and steady can win the race.)

This slow development in Microsoft strategy is starting to bare fruit. It is starting to get traction. It is starting to get the wider consumer community aware of Video coming from the Internet.

Personally I think the Microsoft model is hugely floored and will eventually fail in its current form. Still, Microsoft has also showed signs of giving a little here and there to keep them in there. This could be a potent combination of Microsoft plays this right. (For example, DivX and Xvid support now on Xbox360).

So I say its a Class A event not because of what Microsoft is doing, but the ramifications of such a big company doing it, plus the amount of money Microsoft is likely to spent on consumer awareness and marketing in the coming year.

James

]]> By: Frank Sinton http://newteevee.com/2008/01/10/ces-scorecard-what-you-need-to-know/#comment-222107 Frank Sinton Fri, 11 Jan 2008 06:44:33 +0000 http://newteevee.com/2008/01/10/ces-scorecard-what-you-need-to-know/#comment-222107 <p>Great roundup. Thanks!</p> <p>I will have to research more about the Web-to-TiVo thing. I'd love to put my already great personal RSS feed from mefeedia.com (where i already am subscribed to 250+ RSS feeds) into my TiVo. How open is it going to be to ANY RSS feed?</p> Great roundup. Thanks!

I will have to research more about the Web-to-TiVo thing. I’d love to put my already great personal RSS feed from mefeedia.com (where i already am subscribed to 250+ RSS feeds) into my TiVo. How open is it going to be to ANY RSS feed?

]]> By: Alan http://newteevee.com/2008/01/10/ces-scorecard-what-you-need-to-know/#comment-222055 Alan Fri, 11 Jan 2008 05:31:28 +0000 http://newteevee.com/2008/01/10/ces-scorecard-what-you-need-to-know/#comment-222055 <p>Re: Tivo...</p> <p>Can we all get on the same page and recognize the difference between "Internet" or "Web" TV, and "IPTV"? I think most of us now use "IPTV" to refer specifically to video delivered over closed IP networks managed by service providers (ie AT&T U-Verse), not just any video over IP. Yes?</p> Re: Tivo…

Can we all get on the same page and recognize the difference between “Internet” or “Web” TV, and “IPTV”? I think most of us now use “IPTV” to refer specifically to video delivered over closed IP networks managed by service providers (ie AT&T U-Verse), not just any video over IP. Yes?

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