JakCrow
join:2001-12-06
Palo Alto, CA
| reply to ropeguru
Re: Terrible conclusions
How are you supposed to be surfing with these slow-assed cable boxes that sometimes even miss changing the channel, and which a Comcast employee said herself to me once that the tuner box "isn't meant for channel surfing"?
Why do people "channel surf"? Cuz there's 30 channels of crap in between the shows they like! That's why! |
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ropeguru
Premium
join:2001-01-25
Bridgeport, WV
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| reply to dotditdot
VALUABLE??? The only reason people channel surf is because of all the CRAP programming that is put out now a days, and when you do have a couple of programs you like you have to flip flop because of all of the advertisements that you are bombarded with. |
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dotditdot
@northropgrumman.c
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I gets better. They deem that channel surfing is now an integral part of watching tv (and something that viewers find very valuable), and that a la carte programming would reduce channel surfing, therfore tv "viewership" would go down! Wasn't that part of the point in a la carte? |
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dotditdot
@northropgrumman.c
| I just read the report, and they deem that a la carte isn't worth it, because out monthly bill would rise based on the national average amount of channels each person receives. Sucks for those of use who only want 2 or 3 channels (the report concludes that people who would purchase 9 or less channels would face a reduction in their bills). The report goes on to say that *any* form of a la carte would result in additional expenses for the operators.
On top of that, they deem that video on demand and DVRs and increased broadband adoption will enable viewers to choose their own programming, whenever they want... |
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