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The NewTeeVee live conference, hosted this Thursday, was where Netflix CEO Reed Hastings shared his opinion on the near-future of television. "The real breakthrough will be in remote controls. The video game generation is comfortable with pointers (like the one from Nintendo's Wii video game) for the TV. Remember, it was a revolutionary event when we went from PC to the Mac and let go of tab keys in favor of the mouse. It was incredibly radical. What will be a similar transition is when we abandon the remote with 54 buttons and go to a simple pointer." He also said that the next-generation boxes will have internet browsers, video codecs, and powerful processors, in addition to Wii-like controllers.
The idea wasn't met with all smiles, however. Some audience members groaned at the ideas. "Putting the Web on TV has a bad rap," Hastings said. "The idea was tried and it failed 10 years ago." He makes a good point. Today Web TV is completely more practical compared to the first tries, when dial-up was the norm and the user interface was just beginning to be developed out. Nowadays, broadband connections makes streaming HD video possible and better UI's are being made every day. Getting the internet on TV will also help out video websites like Youtube, Hulu, and Joost, where tons of content lies.
Source: CNET
The idea wasn't met with all smiles, however. Some audience members groaned at the ideas. "Putting the Web on TV has a bad rap," Hastings said. "The idea was tried and it failed 10 years ago." He makes a good point. Today Web TV is completely more practical compared to the first tries, when dial-up was the norm and the user interface was just beginning to be developed out. Nowadays, broadband connections makes streaming HD video possible and better UI's are being made every day. Getting the internet on TV will also help out video websites like Youtube, Hulu, and Joost, where tons of content lies.
Source: CNET