| happydolphin said: ... I think so, Rol. Traditionally TVs are about shutting your brain off, but more and more we're entering a multi-connected era where you can do everything at any moment at the click of a button while combining different source of content (dual-monitors, multiple devices, multiple apps, multiple services). People want to be in control of their content more and more and the iPad is an example of that need being addressed. At the touch of a finger you can open, close, move flip, stretch, drag without effort and without delay and I believe that's really desired in our uber-technological society. The apple TV tried doing that but it is not nearly the same experience as what we saw in Microsoft's presentation. You can almost control your windows like a windows system by using gestures, that's big. With almost minimal cost they are going to pull this off I believe it will be very attractive. In contrast, back in 2008 they showcased a device called the Microsoft Surface (before the 2012 "Surface"). It was planned to cost some 2000$ or something like that I'm not sure anymore. The thing is that they can now achieve that to a degree with Kinect, which is really impressive. |
sorry to be butting into you and rol's conversation...
..let me ask this. if xbone didn't play games but only did live tv, skype, ect would you pay (an assumed) $400 with a yearly subscription fee? cause i wouldn't.
xbone takes the tv that i already have and routes this through a console to deliver the same live tv i've always had. it doesn't allow me by channels ala cart or anything,.. just to same old tv i've always had but is solves the "problem" of hitting the source button. now to that xbone can also show some internet enabled content at the same time. so that means what to you? 'cause to me that's pretty much the same experience as say watching american idol while using the american idol app. ...except that it's on my tv in a sort of picture-in-picture format. i'm not sure about you but i'd personally rather use an ipad or laptop like i'm already doing.
i dunno, not all the ideas are bad. ..but at the price i just can't see disrupting the market. i see it as being a value add to gamers who want to buy a gaming machine anyways and will enjoy the extras (like the web browser already on my ps3).
edit: and btw i'm watching tv right now (always sunny) while browsing and chatting you up. i'm really quite okay with my setup right now.
