VIDEO: Are the Days of Cable TV Numbered?
Now, even Sony and Microsoft are going to offer original programming.
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With the rumor of an Apple-built cable box — which would stream live video and have DVR functions — and news that both Sony and Microsoft are going to offer original programming, it seems like now, more than ever, everyone is trying to re-invent TV!
In this brief — yet lively — video, our experts discuss if this is the beginning of the end for cable television and if consumers are even ready for it.
What about you, readers? How much longer does cable have and are consumers ready for it? Tell us all about it, in the comments below!
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The best thing is that I watch a lot less TV now and do things that are more important in life. I think people spend too much time focused on being entertained and not enough on education and current events. Just because your finished with highschool and college doesn't mean you should be through learning.
However, the convenience of NetFlix, Hulu, and Amazon VOD significantly reduce the need to look for pirated entertainment for a lot of people like me. I understand the desire of these companies to "lock in" customers, but isn't that why we are trying to get away from cable?
The internet has been a great equalizer in being able to provide personalized content, all these roadblocks do is slow people down, and it's counter productive to the future.
Cable is so 20th Century...