orourkeda1977 wrote: » There used to be a band called pop will eat itself. T.V is currently eating itself. The standard of content has clearly decreased and shpws no signs of recovery
greencap wrote: » Yes, there will continue to be a 'main screen'. There is a need for a central screen for group gawping at low quality nonsense, and for viewing each others boring cringey pointless recordings and photos. The tv screen will just adapt to information tech, so smart-tv's doubling as computers. tl;dr hybrid computer-televisions will become the norm. youtube, amazon, etc, and desktop apps on the big screen in your sitting room.
sk8erboii wrote: » thats literally how it is already what new TV isnt a smart TV these days?
paleoperson wrote: » You don't need a smart TV, you need a good receiver. I've been using my vu+ solo2 for the past ~5 years to do all the above, you can watch youtube and other stuff on it as well. I would have no use for a smart tv.
sk8erboii wrote: » This the one?http://sat-planet.ie/satellite-tv/receivers/vu-solo2-linux-satellite-receiver-100-original You can buy a smart TV for that price man. Would you not just use the money to buy a 4k HDR smart TV?
paleoperson wrote: » Well first of all like I said I bought mine about 5 years ago when it was pretty much the same price. There are newer models now and obviously they do 4k and are better. I actually got a black market chinese clone knockoff so it was even cheaper again - around the €200 mark. Secondly, you'll definitely have no satellite receiver which is a big part of the value of the vu. Satellite is great for switching channels without delay or as a backup for if you're skint or your IPTV gets cut-off. IPTV is never completely reliable and the picture quality is noticeably worse. I looked around for IPTV on smart tvs and yes apparently it can be done but these boxes have linux systems where you can do everything at a low level. For example you can set up radio stations that have an internet stream to appear as channels. Also there's a lot of ram and processor speed in the boxes that can't be in the smart tv so easily, like what is speed and ram of it? It can't be that good as there's been a bottleneck in computers in recent years and ram/speed increases are not very good. Does it have how you have one channel on in the corner while browsing through the epgs of others? I couldn't ever live without that. Does it have instantaneous switching, recording a few different channels at a time, playing files off your computer over wifi, files you're recording appearing on your computer drive over wifi, etc. Can it play all file and stream types? I severely doubt it can do all of that just as quick, something is going to give somewhere. I've had boxes before that would freeze or just be kind of slow in switching.
sk8erboii wrote: » I know nothing about satellite TVs man. But to give an answer, my smart TV streams 4K content from the web with no hiccups. I imagine its also of higher bit rate than satellite TV
paleoperson wrote: » You can "imagine" all you want but there is no way it could be of anything approaching satellite bitrate. The satellite bitrate is set by the channel. When you stream anything, even SD, it will invariably be of a lower bitrate than satellite because bandwidth is so costly. That's a main advantage of satellite and why watching sports from internet streams is bad by comparison. Even if you somehow in Ireland have the ability to stream 4k like that they wouldn't have it at that high a quality for the majority.
greencap wrote: » i dont know, i don't have a smart tv. :eek:
River Colossal Ruby wrote: » My tv service is being switched off on Monday and has been significantly reduced for the past few months already. Thought I'd miss my lost channels more than I actually do. I tried the Netflix trial but there was little I'd be bothered with. I will probably just make do with the rte and Virgin Media players. I wish you could even pay for access to the bbc iplayer for their drama content. Most people seem to watch more tv than ever now though so I don't think it's dying, just adapting.
FrancieBrady wrote: » I have an add-on for Chrome browser that allows me to watch iPlayer. I am almost sure it is legal but won't post the link to it here
sk8erboii wrote: » You reckon 1080p on satellite is better than 4k streaming?
JDxtra wrote: » It's not.
paleoperson wrote: » Yes, but it may not be noticeable. The difference between 1080p and 4k is barely noticeable, meanwhile you can often tell streaming from satellite. This is notoriously the case for sports and high paced action while tv shows can be fine with lower bit rates.
Lorelli! wrote: » I hope it does. Tv imo is more social. Couch potato has taken on a new level. Years ago you had to watch what was on and you only had so many channels so you all watched it together, you compromised and you anticipated programmes.
sk8erboii wrote: » I disagree on the 4k being not noticeable. Theres a huge difference, though my vision is 20/20. Its a dubious claim, IMHO that 1080p on satellite is better than 4k on streaming considering my internet speed is at physical media levels. It seems to me the only people claiming 4k is not much better than 1080p are old lads or people with eyesight issues.
DS86DS wrote: » Have a 4K TV. Only thing I watch on it is Netflix and YouTube, streamed through Chromecast from the phone. Haven't even bothered with a satellite subscription in years. And why would I, just for Liberal and pro-Globalism propaganda or brain rotting morning talkshow sh!te? I've learned more off of YouTube than I've ever learned off of Soros funded propaganda in the mainstream media. This is the age of the small guy been given a chance.
