From last week’s discussion, I found an article about a new form of news media. Media used to be just radio and television, but now it’s moved to include the internet. The article talks about many devices the internet is using such as Slingbox, Youtube, and CurrentTV. There is still a market for TV but the online market is growing at a faster rate. For our generation, online is number one. However, TV still has a market.
I chose this article because I had heard a rumor that TV would soon be replaced by the internet, and everyone would be able to watch their programs online. I found this very hard to believe. I realize there is a new media out there, and that it is constantly changing, but I’m not sure TV will ever disappear entirely. I think they keep making improvements for TV, such as flat screens, HDTV, and surround sound that keep the TV market alive. Until I can comfortably watch a two-hour movie like I can when I watch my television, I doubt I will ever find the market for online movies appealing. For starters, the screen is much smaller, the sound is not comparable to surround sound, and it’s never really comfortable watching from a computer desk. However, I do believe there is a market for news online. Instant news, and news 24/7 appeals greatly to our generation, and the internet is leading the way. I also find myself checking out videos on Youtube occasionally. I think it is interesting and very entertaining to see home videos made by people just like me, or not at all like me. I think there will be a big market for people being able to express and create their own news and ideas, and again online is opening doors just for this. For me, though, I doubt I will be sitting and watching my favorite episodes or even my favorite movies on my computer versus watching it on my TV. Until computers get bigger screens, better sound, and I can be comfortable while watching, I will stick to my TV.
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I'm pretty sure that there is no way that internet could ever replace the TV entirely. The main reason for this is that it is nearly impossible for a group of people to get together and all gather around a computer, stare at the small screen from a large distance, and stay focused without getting an anurism. Until computers are able to come out with 65 inch high-definition screens, TV is hear to stay.
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February 27, 2007 11:44 PM
Posted on February 27, 2007 23:44
I think that is interesting and has also already begun. If me and my friends miss one of our favorite t.v. shows we catch it later on the interent with headphones. It actually kinda of sad because even last year there were certain t.v shows that me and all my friends would get together to watch and it was something to look forward to every week. This year i found that most of my friends will just miss skip it at the viewing time because they know they can watch it later commercial free. Im not claiming t.v as a social event, when if fact it can sometimes be just the opposite as families tune into t.v during dinner time rather talking, but if t.v goes to the interent then i think this world will start to lack the importance of quality time with peers and family.
Posted by Jackie Wittlinger | February 28, 2007 1:12 PM
Posted on February 28, 2007 13:12
I agree with Mandy that "online is number one [but] TV still has a market." I think that the nicest thing about new internet technologies is the options that it provides. It is definitely nicer and more comfortable to watch a movie/TV show in your living room instead of on your computer, but soon the technologies will be integrated. Soon it will be common to have the option to download our favorite movies on the internet and watch it in Hi-Def on a flat screen in our living room.
Posted by Ben Davis | March 1, 2007 3:36 PM
Posted on March 1, 2007 15:36
The Internet is a developing form of television, and will continue to always rival it.
The internet clearly is not as successful when it comes to watching television shows, because the quality of that show will never measure up to the original broadcast. It's interesting though, how these days television broadcasts can be viewed on the Internet, but television sets can now provide access to the Internet.
Today the Internet and television are still fairly distinct, and they are still too different. The total unification of the two is still not there.
Computers will continue to shape and inform culture, but television has been fundamental to culture for years now, and I believe the struggle to get the digital world primarily on the internet clearly is not going to happen for some time.
Posted by Steph Schneider | March 1, 2007 11:13 PM
Posted on March 1, 2007 23:13
I agree with Jackie because just since last year so many shows have been put on the Internet to watch as re-runs. I feel like this is taking away time that people used to spend together. I know my friends and I love to watch Grey's Anatomy, but since it has switched from Sundays (last season) to Thursdays (this season), when it comes down to it on Thursday night we would rather go out than stay in and watch it. This would not be a anything to question if we didn't get the option to watch it online the next day. Also being from Kansas City last year I would go home on Sundays to do my laundry and my mom and I would watch our Sunday night shows together. Although, now that our show got moved to Thursday, it isn't convient for me to come home on Thursdays and spend time with her. Every week when we talk about the episode she tells me over and over again how she hates that it got moved because she forgets it is on Thursdays and then has to watch it on the Internet the next day. And of course watching a show online is never going to be as good as if you were watching it on t.v. Even though the internet is a great idea for the entertainment business, I think people are going to miss out on quality time of watching certain shows together.
Posted by Ali Mills | March 13, 2007 1:06 AM
Posted on March 13, 2007 01:06