Growing up, I loved our old black and white TV.
We had only 3 network channels (WCBS, WNBC, WABC), 2 weak independent stations (WNEW, WPIX) and a fledgling, part time, educational TV channel.
How technology has changed it all !
The latest nail in the coffin for TV networks was hammered in on Monday.
The Supreme Court declined to hear a case about a digital video recorder technology, opening the gate for wider use of DVR systems.
With it, a customer would use a remote control to digitally record a program like “60 Minutes” but instead of storing the show in the customer’s at-home DVR box, the technology would store the show on a faraway Cablevision server.
The technology would let Cablevision convert set-top boxes into boxes with DVR capabilities without requiring an installation or new equipment, opening up broader use of DVR access and commercial skipping tools.
I wonder if TV's pioneers ever envisioned the explosion in TV and web content?
from:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/30/technology/30cable.html?_r=1&th=&emc=th&pagewanted=print
No comments:
Post a Comment