Comments on: Nearly a Year without Television http://www.philiphodgetts.com/2007/01/10/nearly-a-year-without-television/ Philip Hodgetts' random thoughts and items of interest on where the industry is at, and where it might be going today and into the future. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:17:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Philip http://www.philiphodgetts.com/2007/01/10/nearly-a-year-without-television/#comment-9478 Philip Wed, 21 Feb 2007 18:22:12 +0000 http://www.philiphodgetts.com/2007/01/10/nearly-a-year-without-television/#comment-9478 With Dish and a PVR I never saw a commercial unless it was one I wanted to watch. And I'm not really happy paying a subscription *and* seeing advertising. It should be one or the other. I have no problem with advertiser supported television or micropayment for what I want to watch. As long as the total spend is about $55-70 a month. Philip With Dish and a PVR I never saw a commercial unless it was one I wanted to watch.

And I’m not really happy paying a subscription *and* seeing advertising. It should be one or the other. I have no problem with advertiser supported television or micropayment for what I want to watch. As long as the total spend is about $55-70 a month.

Philip

]]> By: JeffDM http://www.philiphodgetts.com/2007/01/10/nearly-a-year-without-television/#comment-9475 JeffDM Wed, 21 Feb 2007 15:47:19 +0000 http://www.philiphodgetts.com/2007/01/10/nearly-a-year-without-television/#comment-9475 What this argument leaves out is the discussion of ads. Sure, Dish gets you 640 hours a month, but a good share of that is supported by ads, and that's why it's economical. Apple doesn't sell you shows with those ads. The ads can be skipped, but it's still a distraction from the show. What this argument leaves out is the discussion of ads. Sure, Dish gets you 640 hours a month, but a good share of that is supported by ads, and that’s why it’s economical. Apple doesn’t sell you shows with those ads. The ads can be skipped, but it’s still a distraction from the show.

]]> By: Jeff Handy http://www.philiphodgetts.com/2007/01/10/nearly-a-year-without-television/#comment-9464 Jeff Handy Mon, 19 Feb 2007 14:24:13 +0000 http://www.philiphodgetts.com/2007/01/10/nearly-a-year-without-television/#comment-9464 "For Dish’s $55 a month I get access to (in theory) 640 TV hours a month, not 40." For me, downloading shows via iTunes is about quality, not quantity. We do have the most basic of basic cable. So, we still can get the shows that we enjoy. There are literally only two shows we like to download via iTunes: The Office and Heros. Because we are selective about our choices, I wouldn't describe them as disposable. We like watching when we want. And when Apple TV finally comes out, we'll be able to watch "where" we want as well. “For Dish’s $55 a month I get access to (in theory) 640 TV hours a month, not 40.”

For me, downloading shows via iTunes is about quality, not quantity. We do have the most basic of basic cable. So, we still can get the shows that we enjoy. There are literally only two shows we like to download via iTunes: The Office and Heros. Because we are selective about our choices, I wouldn’t describe them as disposable. We like watching when we want. And when Apple TV finally comes out, we’ll be able to watch “where” we want as well.

]]> By: Chris http://www.philiphodgetts.com/2007/01/10/nearly-a-year-without-television/#comment-9463 Chris Mon, 19 Feb 2007 14:11:43 +0000 http://www.philiphodgetts.com/2007/01/10/nearly-a-year-without-television/#comment-9463 I couldn't agree more. I believe this goes with music too. I think the perfect model for both music and video's has been created at allofmp3.com. You choose the file format and the bitrate and are charged for bandwidth rather than on a per song basis (not to mention there's NO DRM). A song ends up costing 15c for a AAC 190k file. I spend SO much more on music than I ever have before because price isn't an issue. In my mind it would be a win win for the record companies if they supported this kind of model - customer spends more money and are very satisfied that they didn't feel like they got ripped off and since it's so cheap why spend the time to find it on bittorrent, it's not worth the hassle. I couldn’t agree more. I believe this goes with music too. I think the perfect model for both music and video’s has been created at allofmp3.com. You choose the file format and the bitrate and are charged for bandwidth rather than on a per song basis (not to mention there’s NO DRM). A song ends up costing 15c for a AAC 190k file. I spend SO much more on music than I ever have before because price isn’t an issue. In my mind it would be a win win for the record companies if they supported this kind of model - customer spends more money and are very satisfied that they didn’t feel like they got ripped off and since it’s so cheap why spend the time to find it on bittorrent, it’s not worth the hassle.

]]> By: Curtis N. http://www.philiphodgetts.com/2007/01/10/nearly-a-year-without-television/#comment-9439 Curtis N. Wed, 07 Feb 2007 23:24:27 +0000 http://www.philiphodgetts.com/2007/01/10/nearly-a-year-without-television/#comment-9439 "It’s not television, because television is easy and this is not easy." I think that's what makes something valuable. If it's easy, is it really worthwhile? Sure, I'll use my Easy button when available, but it's the things that I work for which I have a long-term appreciation, and will enjoy the most. “It’s not television, because television is easy and this is not easy.”

I think that’s what makes something valuable. If it’s easy, is it really worthwhile? Sure, I’ll use my Easy button when available, but it’s the things that I work for which I have a long-term appreciation, and will enjoy the most.

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