Why is TV shit?
Why is the experience of using a TV just soooooo bad even down to the UI? I mean really some of these companies Samsung, Sony, LG and Sky are huge companies they can afford at least one good software designer and one good hardware designer right?
Or is there so much red tape at these companies they cant even make an easy to use remote?
You know what my perfect remote is ...
...we can make this screen into whatever we want. This screen can learn that I never press the red button only use volume and the on/off button showing me only the buttons I need and not the buttons that the company wants me to press.
In fact it was one of the reasons I cancelled my Sky subscription (not to mention its ludicrous price) it was just not the easiest thing to use and didn't really give me what I wanted. It drove me crazy flipping between channels searching for something to watch. Isn't the idea of channels crazy? It's all wrong who cares that Archer is on FX I care about the show not the channel. Which is why TV in its current form will die a much deserved death and things like Netflix and iPlayer will take over. We don't want entertainment ruling our lives waiting for Monday so you can watch the next episode or having to record it while you are out. I know people think that Sky+ is amazing but its still relies on you remembering to record something. What if you find out afterwards its a great show and should watch it? Plus TV is not recorded on tape anymore it's digital so get everything online so we can watch it whenever we want. The BBC really showed networks how it should be done, even though what would make it even better is allowing me to see everything they have ever done, that would be amazing.
Then there is the whole piracy thing which isn't just people trying to get things for free, its people screaming we want this content but you are too dumb to give it to me the way I want it. Do you really think there would be as much piracy in the world if as soon as something was done in the cinema you had it on Netflix for example? Imagine how awesome that would be I don't want to own a DVD it takes up space and I am only going to watch the film a couple of times. This is why Spotify and Netflix are so great you get access to all this great content and can explore and find new things. I know networks and publishers want the revenue that DVDs bring but sooner or later customers are going to get bored of grabbing their ankles.
Personally I now have Netflix, YouTube, 4OD, BBC iPlayer and a range of other on demand services and have never been happier or richer for that matter with the added moral high ground of doing everything legally.
What reaffirmed that I made the right decision is that today it rained all day so I stayed in with my fiancée and just watched the entire series of Bojack Horseman and we loved it. No channel hopping just watching the show we wanted to watch when we wanted to watch it. The only downside I guess was that we watch it all.
Or is there so much red tape at these companies they cant even make an easy to use remote?
You know what my perfect remote is ...
In fact it was one of the reasons I cancelled my Sky subscription (not to mention its ludicrous price) it was just not the easiest thing to use and didn't really give me what I wanted. It drove me crazy flipping between channels searching for something to watch. Isn't the idea of channels crazy? It's all wrong who cares that Archer is on FX I care about the show not the channel. Which is why TV in its current form will die a much deserved death and things like Netflix and iPlayer will take over. We don't want entertainment ruling our lives waiting for Monday so you can watch the next episode or having to record it while you are out. I know people think that Sky+ is amazing but its still relies on you remembering to record something. What if you find out afterwards its a great show and should watch it? Plus TV is not recorded on tape anymore it's digital so get everything online so we can watch it whenever we want. The BBC really showed networks how it should be done, even though what would make it even better is allowing me to see everything they have ever done, that would be amazing.
Then there is the whole piracy thing which isn't just people trying to get things for free, its people screaming we want this content but you are too dumb to give it to me the way I want it. Do you really think there would be as much piracy in the world if as soon as something was done in the cinema you had it on Netflix for example? Imagine how awesome that would be I don't want to own a DVD it takes up space and I am only going to watch the film a couple of times. This is why Spotify and Netflix are so great you get access to all this great content and can explore and find new things. I know networks and publishers want the revenue that DVDs bring but sooner or later customers are going to get bored of grabbing their ankles.
Personally I now have Netflix, YouTube, 4OD, BBC iPlayer and a range of other on demand services and have never been happier or richer for that matter with the added moral high ground of doing everything legally.
What reaffirmed that I made the right decision is that today it rained all day so I stayed in with my fiancée and just watched the entire series of Bojack Horseman and we loved it. No channel hopping just watching the show we wanted to watch when we wanted to watch it. The only downside I guess was that we watch it all.
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