Yeah I hear ya, that En Enfer fellow in the Canadian Broadband forums is being quite obtuse. He believes IPTV is a parralel service to NetFlix and should be as cheap.
said by 34764170:
Netflix is sometimes referred to as IPTV because it comes in over an IP network. Rogers / Comcast are now delivering VOD services over a hybrid QAM/IP setup and call it IPTV. But what is *usually* meant by IPTV is actual broadcast TV a la Bell FibeTV / Telus Optik TV / AT&T U-Verse.
Does that make it crystal clear?
I think I was pretty clear on it before hand but thanks for the further clarification.
I've referred to NetFlix has VOD service in another thread and that it is worlds apart from a true IPTV service where you get local news, public channels, live sports events, airings of current TV show seasons (not waiting til the boxed sets are out) and anything else a TV subscription gives you that NetFlix does not. NetFlix is more of supplement.
Well actually, its a digital replacement to BlockBuster really. It's a digital library.