01-09-2012, 09:26 PM
RAMd®d wrote:
I just got a tv hooked up to Comcast's doohickie... blah, blah, blah
Really? That's what you're going with?
More than a fews people would look at a Comcast whatever or a Roku and say "HUH?!" "WHAT Tab A, WHAT Slot B??" let alone know about Plex and where to find it. Let's not pretend that if something had gone awry with your installs, the first thing you'd do is call India for some hand holding. Let's own up to the fact that your familiarity with tech gear, limited as it may be (doohickie, whatzit) would be enough for you to try to figure it out and maybe even ask questions here or Google for info, before gnashing of teeth and uncontrollable wailing set in.
Comcast modems may just about be a household phrase, but WDS, Netflix and Hulu on TV, and TV menus are still Greek to a lot of folks. I can't tell you how many TVs I've scene in the homes of friends with the picture still at Pop! setting used in store demos, and maybe with just a liiiiitle too much orange in the skin tones. Yeah, there are consumers that are more TV tech savvy, but I don't think they're a significant percentage of the viewing audience.
I think *most* people in the market for a TV today just don't realize what they should know about TVs before they go shopping and are susceptible to information overload and slick sales people. Of course we can laugh at them because we're so much smarter and superior.
If there is an Apple TV (and not an AppleTV) and it does for TVs and TV viewing what the iPod and iPad did for music and tablet computing, I'm in.
Currently, for me, HDTV is 720p (and occasionally 1080p) video served up on my mini and LED ACD. I'd like 1080p on a 42-46" screen, to start. Then I could off my CRT Sony and DTA converter.
So yeah, I'm interested in what this might be, if it ever is.
But it's way too soon for me to take the shot.
Boy, I wouldn't even "have" a HD Tv if you hadn't convinced me to get one.