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Originally Posted by SilentKnight
Just my opinion - but I'm doubting broadcast TV will be obsolete in my lifetime - I think there's still plenty of people who prefer having their news and entertainment spoon-fed to them in the old-school ways.
The internet is still a comparatively new medium among the older generation and requires a bit of interaction - as opposed to merely plopping down in an easy chair and turning on the boobtube box.
My wife and I are polar opposites that way. She'll sit and watch TV all day and night - she DVR's her favorite shows. Me...I seldom watch TV anymore at all. I'm online the vast majority of my waking hours.
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Seems that the content delivery systems has been shifting towards online downloads. Look at Netflix
I also notice that all of the cable channels and broadcast channels offer you the option to download your missed show onto your laptop, iPad, phone or download the content into your DVR system for viewing at your leisure.
Im not a huge TV guy either, but I do follow technology and I am seeing a definite shift shift on the way content gets delivered. The development of H.265(Not H.264) compression algorithm, will make it where you can actually stream 4K content. And to add the new internet download speeds that are available?
Keep in mind broadcast TV only sends 720p HD where download streaming pay per view services are at 1080p HD.
So do you see broadcast TV sending 4K files for viewing before internet Tv content sources?
Just Dave