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hopeflicker
Capitalism breeds greed
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join:2003-04-03
Long Beach, CA
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Re: Any other solution?
said by openbox9  :The original question still remains. How will content continue to be developed if nobody is willing to pay for it, either directly, or indirectly via advertisements? Where you watch the content is irrelative. I happen to watch mine on my HTPC that's connected to my main TV, but that doesn't change the economics. Im not here to argue how programmers are going to make money. I simply stated that i prefer to watch my TV from a couch either via STB, burned CD, or any other method. The big issue in this thread is that people dont like to watch ads, and you know what, it's not my problem when when programmers scramble to figure out how to deliver content while making money. I understand they have to show ads, but i dont find one fucking difference in me burning a CD of a show or fast forwarding through my recorded DVR stuff. Either way, Im gonna try be aviod watching Ads.
Tell me, when the advertisements come on your TV, do you get up and leave the room? if so, then i see no difference in what you and I do.
like the RIAA, the producers of TV shows need to find other means of making money, even if it's product placement in shows.
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openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
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| said by hopeflicker :I simply stated that i prefer to watch my TV from a couch I believe that's a given for just about anyone.said by hopeflicker :I understand they have to show ads, but i dont find one fucking difference in me burning a CD of a show or fast forwarding through my recorded DVR stuff. And I never said there was a difference. I was merely trying to follow the OP's post.said by hopeflicker :Tell me, when the advertisements come on your TV, do you get up and leave the room? Nope, I don't watch advertisements  said by hopeflicker :like the RIAA, the producers of TV shows need to find other means of making money, even if it's product placement in shows. I won't dispute that. The obvious method is to charge for the content, but we already know how well that will work. A big swath of consumers have become accustomed to free, and it will be next to impossible to change that short of ramming it down their throats, e.g. forced ads via IPTV streams. | |
TheHelpful1
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join:2002-01-11
Upper Marlboro, MD
| said by openbox9 :Nope, I don't watch advertisements Me neither - My HTPC has beyond TV and it auto-bookmarks before and after recordings and can even burn them to DVD that way 
Off-topic, but I just wanted to add that.
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