Originally Posted by Telly Bear (Post 35442693)

I completely agree, Companion Apps or "Second screen" devices are the future.

Originally Posted by Telly Bear (Post 35442693)

I completely agree, Companion Apps or "Second screen" devices are the future.

Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35442696)

Well it seems that where thy master goes the loyal servant seems to follow and like thy master he is very much wrong again.;):D

Originally Posted by richard1960 (Post 35442691)

Not quite sure i agree mate i think companion devices will be an important source of extra info, but i still think TV apps red button will still be important simply for the reason not everybody will want a plethora of devices.

Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35442692)

No MM l think you underestimate the fact that there are many people who do like Red button interactive services and TV apps and l for one expect this area to continue to grow in the coming years and it will certainly not die in my humble opinion.

Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35442724)

I'm not meaning short term however looking longer term it offers a much more easy and intuitive way of viewing extra content , social feeds , replays etc without compromising your TV viewing on the main screen. Try googling Smart glass , Microsoft and Xbox are also getting in on the act , VM are to release the excellent TIVO iPad app and Sky have teamed up with Zeebox , even the BBC were looking into it.



I agree the red button has certain uses , match choice being one however my problem is when going from a HD broadcast and pressing red you have a delay for everything to load , then you switch to say driver cam and are presented with a poor quality SD feed , that's why I believe the companion devices are better as it allows you to keep the main HD broadcast on your TV without waiting then switching to SD.

Originally Posted by Telly Bear (Post 35442729)

On Sky driver cam via the red button is in HD.:D

Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35442741)

Wrong again.:p::D

http://www1.skysports.com/formula-1/...ns-His-Answers

Originally Posted by andy_m (Post 35442742)

An hd camera wouldn't cope with the stress it would be under attached to an f1 car.

Originally Posted by Telly Bear (Post 35442675)

No real details just that BT are planning to offer interactive features to customers on its infinity network. I would assume the same as Sky's red button though.

Originally Posted by spiderplant (Post 35442751)

I'd hope a "technically superior network" can do rather better than a one-way broadcast with dial-up.

Originally Posted by andy_m (Post 35442769)

So to prove that driver Cam is in hd you've chosen a link to a random article over the link Den posted which is Sky, themselves, saying that it isn't?

Originally Posted by andy_m (Post 35442793)

Well that's a better argument than a link to a hack piece on a consumer website, and I haven't seen it so I can't really argue back, but it still doesn't answer why Sky themselves say it isn't, nor why it's not in hd on the BBC (who, by the way, are responsible for the suggestion that an hd camera wouldn't last on an f1 car) despite it presumably being the same feed provided by Formula One Management (except probably for the British and German races, I guess). Both Sky and the BBC say this feed isn't in hd.

Originally Posted by Telly Bear (Post 35442799)

Well I Now Do Understand People Debating Everything Needing Proof Here Or Needing Explaining, over and over but I'm always right ;)