Nuovi set top box – New York Times

Il New York Times scrive sull’evoluzione dei decoder della TV via cavo (molte volte piu’ diffusa in USA di quanto non sia la tv satellitare da noi): Basic Black Boxes Face Competition – New York Times.

At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last week, makers of set-top boxes exhibited devices with a host of new features: more hard-disk space for storing digitally recorded TV shows, easier-to-navigate program guides, connections to Web sites, DVD burners and video games.

Se qualcuno pensa di riuscire a tenere il set top box chiuso… i DVD recorder hanno aperto la falla.

Consumers can buy those alternatives at regular retail outlets, including the newest high-definition version of TiVo. It sells for $800 (with a $20 monthly fee) and can replace the box that cable and satellite providers lease to customers

parte un mercato anche per i ricevitori, non solo quello che ti da l’editore televisivo.

The Federal Communications Commission has set a deadline of July 1 for all cable operators to make their services work with boxes from all third-party manufacturers, and last week it rejected a request from Comcast to extend the deadline.

Di questo avete già letto qui.

Joshua Goldman, chief executive of Akimbo… “Consumers will buy their own device if they feel like they are not getting the services they want from their television operators.”

Aha! la consumer electronics spinge i servizi  fuori dal controllo degli operatori.  mi sembra di averlo già visto scritto … 😉  (in cima alla pagina nella banda rossa…)

Because they are essentially giving the boxes away, the industry’s focus, not surprisingly, is on keeping the cost of the equipment low.

But now new players are offering more sophisticated alternatives to cable boxes.

Se non c’e’ mercato, le funzioni sono il minimo comune denominatore che minimizza i costi soddisfacendo la massima quantità di persone e non c’e’ sviluppo.

Last week, Apple also joined the fray with Apple TV, a slick silver box that connects to the television and displays programs and movies that have been downloaded from iTunes. It goes on sale next month for $299.

Aha! non si parla dell’iPhone. Qualcuno si é accorto di questa "congiunzione astrale" tra decisione comcast, annuncio Apple e annuncio Netflix.

At the Las Vegas show, just as many visitors swarmed around Motorola’s new set-top boxes as its latest mobile phones.

Capito l’antifona ? Aliceeeeeee ? apri e crea mercato che conviene anche a te!

Padmasree Warrior, the chief technology officer of Motorola, said… “Enough people are experienced with time-shifting that there’s a demand that the industry dynamics change”

On. Ministro Gentiloni, il momento é giusto per il passo giusto con la RAI.
Per quanto conti,  ha tutto il mio supporto per l’articolo 6 e credo di qualche altro amico che legge questo blog.

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