Comments on: Television Transition http://blog.jeremybell.com/2006/10/18/television-transition/ The personal blog of Jeremy Bell, partner at Teehan+Lax in Toronto Ontario, Canada. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:42:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Jeremy Bell http://blog.jeremybell.com/2006/10/18/television-transition/comment-page-1/#comment-552 Jeremy Bell Sat, 04 Nov 2006 18:24:22 +0000 http://blog.jeremybell.com/2006/10/18/television-transition/#comment-552 To some degree, you're right - Windows Media Center can do much of this already... and with a Media Center Extender, you can wirelessly stream music, photos and video from your computer to your TV. I haven't had the opportunity to test one, but from what I've read the system isn't particularly good. However, the real point is that what Apple's doing with iTV is fundamentally different than what MS is doing with their Media Center. MS has essentially developed a glorified DVR that requires traditional cable, while Apple is looking to leverage the internet and provide the content itself. At least that's my guess. We'll see how this plays out at Mac World in January. To some degree, you’re right - Windows Media Center can do much of this already… and with a Media Center Extender, you can wirelessly stream music, photos and video from your computer to your TV. I haven’t had the opportunity to test one, but from what I’ve read the system isn’t particularly good.

However, the real point is that what Apple’s doing with iTV is fundamentally different than what MS is doing with their Media Center. MS has essentially developed a glorified DVR that requires traditional cable, while Apple is looking to leverage the internet and provide the content itself.

At least that’s my guess. We’ll see how this plays out at Mac World in January.

]]> By: Glenn Bartlett http://blog.jeremybell.com/2006/10/18/television-transition/comment-page-1/#comment-551 Glenn Bartlett Tue, 31 Oct 2006 06:36:47 +0000 http://blog.jeremybell.com/2006/10/18/television-transition/#comment-551 After i posted this comment i went on a bit of a research freak out and i retract the question. Bloody hell Microsoft will never learn. Just another reason to love Apple even more. After i posted this comment i went on a bit of a research freak out and i retract the question. Bloody hell Microsoft will never learn. Just another reason to love Apple even more.

]]> By: Glenn Bartlett http://blog.jeremybell.com/2006/10/18/television-transition/comment-page-1/#comment-550 Glenn Bartlett Tue, 31 Oct 2006 05:43:24 +0000 http://blog.jeremybell.com/2006/10/18/television-transition/#comment-550 Sound like you need to be a serious technophile to even consider this option. I hate to say this (as i'm very Mac loyal) but won't the new Windows operating system (when launched) on a media center be able to handle or fix these issues? Egad, i can't believe i just said that, but the question stands. Sound like you need to be a serious technophile to even consider this option. I hate to say this (as i’m very Mac loyal) but won’t the new Windows operating system (when launched) on a media center be able to handle or fix these issues? Egad, i can’t believe i just said that, but the question stands.

]]> By: Jeremy Bell http://blog.jeremybell.com/2006/10/18/television-transition/comment-page-1/#comment-549 Jeremy Bell Fri, 20 Oct 2006 22:14:23 +0000 http://blog.jeremybell.com/2006/10/18/television-transition/#comment-549 Thanks Scott. I'll be posting a follow up article once I've let everything settle a bit. Oh, and I finally got the remote working... I think I may actually write a detailed review of the TC30, because it could very well be the very best AND very worst universal remote ever made. But I think I'll save that for another day. Thanks Scott. I’ll be posting a follow up article once I’ve let everything settle a bit.

Oh, and I finally got the remote working… I think I may actually write a detailed review of the TC30, because it could very well be the very best AND very worst universal remote ever made. But I think I’ll save that for another day.

]]> By: Scott Weisbrod http://blog.jeremybell.com/2006/10/18/television-transition/comment-page-1/#comment-548 Scott Weisbrod Fri, 20 Oct 2006 17:14:13 +0000 http://blog.jeremybell.com/2006/10/18/television-transition/#comment-548 Insightful and thoughtful post, Jerry. Keep us posted on the continuing experience/transition. Insightful and thoughtful post, Jerry. Keep us posted on the continuing experience/transition.

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