Anyone considering dumping ATV for AFTV? Looks like a hit but my only issue is no option to stream from my PC, as I do with my ATV and itunes. Will have to wait for reviews and see how it goes.
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Anyone considering dumping ATV for ATV? Looks like a hit but my only issue is no option to stream from my PC, as I do with my ATV and itunes. Will have to wait for reviews and see how it goes.
Anyone considering dumping ATV for ATV? Looks like a hit but my only issue is no option to stream from my PC, as I do with my ATV and itunes. Will have to wait for reviews and see how it goes.
I'm happy with my ATV and have no plans to buy the Amazon unit. All I am missing from the ATV is the Amazon Video which I get by turning on the xBox
I don't think anyone would dump ATV for FTV (or vice versa), unless they are a hobbyist and want to tinker with a new device. Both devices are still lacking in features to really hit a home run with users. My opinion is that Amazon made this device to get their foot in the door, just like why Apple made ATV. They are primed for the future when/IF they can form a partnership with a big cable outfit to deliver more content.
Where I leave such a partnership will never happen, the cable and satellite company will never sign such a deal.
They may not want to, but will have to eventually. There will come a time where broadband use is higher than Cable TV. Just wait until Google gets the rights to the NFL - that will change everything.
Maybe in Ontario but here in Quebec, Bell and Videotron rules and the NFL is not that popular here. Hockey is, and Bell owns the centre Bell where the Montreal Canadians plays and eventually Quebecor( videotron) will own the future Quebec City NHL Team. I know that in BC they have a lot of choices as for television services provider, but what about Toronto? How many companies are there?
Well that discussion could go on for hours.. and you can make many valid points. I don't necessarily look to Canada for what's happening next. When the NFL's TV rights get sold to Google instead of a major cable provider, that will be the sign of the times is all I'm saying. It's a step in the direction that broadband is moving closer to surpass TV in the US household.
The data suggests that people under 30 are more likely to stream TV content and save on a cable TV bill. As that demographic grows and the older one diminishes, it's only a matter of time until Cable TV goes by the wayside. I'm already in the position to cancel my cable TV bill next year.
As for Canada, the NHL's new TV deal is also moving in that direction although Rogers has their foot in the TV door already so they are taking up both streams. I think it was the right move for them. Surviving on TV alone is risky business over the next 10 years.