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1 edit | A pipe dream Until....
1. Content you want to watch can be easily found.
2. The technology exists where you can watch it anytime you want.
3. The technology is easy to plug in and go.
4. The content is 720p, 1080i, or 1080p
5. All streams are 100% legal
6. The output to the TV is easy.
You won't see the cord cutting happening widespread. Case in point, I love live sports. What I don't love is trying to find these live sports streamed over the internet. The Versus debacle on Directv is a good case in point. If I wanted to watch hockey on Versus, I had to find a stream for it. Browsing all over the place for the streams and then finding something that would lose its picture was just not acceptable.
So now, here I am hearing about all the cord cutting going on. The fact of the matter is that its all economy driven right now. Until all of the above things happen, you won't see any widespread cord cutting.
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1 edit | or any entire generation of couch potatoes dies off and the next generation of couch potatoes comes forth..
i'm probably an expection, but of all the people I know only those over the age of 30 have cable/satellite. everyone else does netflix, hulu, filesharing, usenet, or goes outside. |
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 BF69Premium
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Camden, TN | reply to Nightfall
said by Nightfall:Until.... 1. Content you want to watch can be easily found. 2. The technology exists where you can watch it anytime you want. 3. The technology is easy to plug in and go. 4. The content is 720p, 1080i, or 1080p 5. All streams are 100% legal 6. The output to the TV is easy. You won't see the cord cutting happening widespread. Case in point, I love live sports. What I don't love is trying to find these live sports streamed over the internet. The Versus debacle on Directv is a good case in point. If I wanted to watch hockey on Versus, I had to find a stream for it. Browsing all over the place for the streams and then finding something that would lose its picture was just not acceptable. Yeah the streams you found sucked because they were illegal. The NHL offers legal broadband streaming. |
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I only know one couple who've cut the cord. They have OTA and TiVo. Cutting the cord is a much easier proposition for people who can still get HD network channels off air.
I would have no problem cutting the cord (I can wait for shows to come out on DVD before I watch them), but compared to my other bills, my satellite TV is relatively cheap and convenient. It's a luxury I don't need to give up.
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said by BF69:said by Nightfall:Until.... 1. Content you want to watch can be easily found. 2. The technology exists where you can watch it anytime you want. 3. The technology is easy to plug in and go. 4. The content is 720p, 1080i, or 1080p 5. All streams are 100% legal 6. The output to the TV is easy. You won't see the cord cutting happening widespread. Case in point, I love live sports. What I don't love is trying to find these live sports streamed over the internet. The Versus debacle on Directv is a good case in point. If I wanted to watch hockey on Versus, I had to find a stream for it. Browsing all over the place for the streams and then finding something that would lose its picture was just not acceptable. Yeah the streams you found sucked because they were illegal. The NHL offers legal broadband streaming. For $160 for the season AND blackout rules apply.
Remember, the whole idea behind cord cutting is to be able to view the same content on the TV like we do with DVRs today at the same quality level for free or at least a very limited cost. I don't know many people who would drop that kind of money to watch in a crappy format over the internet. Not only to the content providers need to get their crap together, but the internet speeds as a whole need to go up and the caps need to disappear.
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said by BF69:The NHL offers legal broadband streaming. For out-of-market games only. |
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said by ArrayList:i'm probably an expection, but of all the people I know only those over the age of 30 have cable/satellite. That is because they are the ones with jobs; houses; and HDTV's. Those under 30 are living in their parent's basements jobless or underemployed and using a PC screen to watch things. |
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Canyon Country, CA | reply to ArrayList
Local TV comes in mighty handy when the mountains are on fire and you want to know where it's going next. I'm terrain sheilded and must use cable TV to watch my local channels.
There's a trend not mentioned of people in their late teens finding the internet quaint. Stuff goes in cycles. Plug and play rules. |
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said by Linklist:said by ArrayList:i'm probably an expection, but of all the people I know only those over the age of 30 have cable/satellite. That is because they are the ones with jobs; houses; and HDTV's. Those under 30 are living in their parent's basements jobless or underemployed and using a PC screen to watch things. are you being serious? or are you just trolling? I was being serious. I own my home. I choose to save over $1200/year not owning a tv and subscribing to cable. I do have an 1080p capable monitor that plays blu ray just fine. I know many under 30's that live on their own (condos, apartments, etc) that have hdtv's too. they just choose to watch ota.
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said by DavePR:Local TV comes in mighty handy when the mountains are on fire and you want to know where it's going next. I'm terrain sheilded and must use cable TV to watch my local channels. can you get AM radio? i would imagine that there are plenty of emergency am stations that can announce that stuff. |
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said by ArrayList: I know many under 30's that live on their own (condos, apartments, etc) that have hdtv's too. And I know many that are not living on their own.
»en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boomerang_Generation
He cites Canadian census statistics showing that, in 1981, 27.5% of Canadians aged 20–29 lived with their parents; in 2001, the figure had grown to 41%. In United States the proportion of adults ages 20 to 34 living with their parents has increased from 9% in 1960 to almost 17% in 2000. The Japanese have an interesting name for it: Parasite Single:
»en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasite_single
According to a 1998 survey by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, about 60% of single men and 80% of single women between the ages of 20 and 34 live with their parents.[citation needed] These numbers have been steadily increasing since 1976. It appears to be a world wide situation in industrialized countries. |
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| ah. i forget about those people. I graduated years back with many many of them. Thanks for reminding me. Took me about a decade to forget that people are that unambitious.
I think of mom's and dad's that pay for every last thing for their kids. For christs sakes people teach your children some damn independence. sink or swim. whats it gunna be? |
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I think you may find a correlation between the numer of 'parasite singles' and the size/cost of government. In the old days, it was possible to own a home, nice car and have the wife stay home and raise the children, all while having enough left over to save for the future. Oh, eh, income tax back then was less than one percent and property taxes... $12/year.  |
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said by BF69:Yeah the streams you found sucked because they were illegal. The NHL offers legal broadband streaming. It's still no comparison to broadcast HD game coverage. It's great in a pinch, but it is only an acceptable alternative to broadcast HD if your standards are very low. |
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said by bt:said by BF69:The NHL offers legal broadband streaming. For out-of-market games only. Blackouts is the biggest reason why I am not going to cut the cord. When the sports leagues decide to drop their stupid blackout rules and put more of the games online. I'll cut it. |
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said by espaeth:said by BF69:Yeah the streams you found sucked because they were illegal. The NHL offers legal broadband streaming. It's still no comparison to broadcast HD game coverage. It's great in a pinch, but it is only an acceptable alternative to broadcast HD if your standards are very low. This is the same for every stream I have found. Yes, I can watch Lost in HD right on ABC's website. No, I can't put it on my HDTV without getting some kind of TV out card or cable from my PC. As you said, its great in a pinch, but not where it needs to be.
The real cord cutting will happen eventually, but it will probably take 10-20 years.
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BF69Premium
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Camden, TN | reply to Nightfall
The expectation of getting everything for FREE is the biggest hinderance to getting more content online.
AND blackout rules apply. I live out of market. So for me $2 a game does not seem that outrageous. |
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said by Nightfall:said by espaeth:said by BF69:Yeah the streams you found sucked because they were illegal. The NHL offers legal broadband streaming. It's still no comparison to broadcast HD game coverage. It's great in a pinch, but it is only an acceptable alternative to broadcast HD if your standards are very low. This is the same for every stream I have found. Yes, I can watch Lost in HD right on ABC's website. No, I can't put it on my HDTV without getting some kind of TV out card or cable from my PC. So what if you have to spend less than $100 on a card and HDMI cord? People pay that for just ONE month of cable. Also last time I checked ABC is a BROADCAST network surely you have a ABC station near you. |
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BF69Premium
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Camden, TN | reply to espaeth
said by espaeth:said by BF69:Yeah the streams you found sucked because they were illegal. The NHL offers legal broadband streaming. It's still no comparison to broadcast HD game coverage. It's great in a pinch, but it is only an acceptable alternative to broadcast HD if your standards are very low. No my standards are not low. If paying $1000 a year or more in cable bills is worth getting hockey in the "HD" that is acceptable to you then more power to you. |
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join:2004-09-30
Santa Clara, CA | reply to tjb122982
said by tjb122982:Blackouts is the biggest reason why I am not going to cut the cord. When the sports leagues decide to drop their stupid blackout rules and put more of the games online. I'll cut it. You'll wait forever.
The purpose of the blackout rules is to insure that they have fans in the stadium to watch the game live. |
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