VOD : Netflix/Streaming Services

[passingbat]

Originally Posted by muppetman11

They do show in HD only On Demand (720p) looks ok on my 55" set , but to be honest I struggle to understand why anyone would watch the live channels with the exception of sport.

Must admit though I wouldn't use for Sport.

Agree; given that sky are pretty quick to add a broadcast show to catchup, why would anyone watch a live SD stream with 15 to 20 minutes of adverts?

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by passingbat

Agree; given that sky are pretty quick to add a broadcast show to catchup, why would anyone watch a live SD stream with 15 to 20 minutes of adverts?

That's what I think too, but even this forum has plenty of contributors who think linear channels are here to stay and they continue to watch them.

I do think that people will realise eventually how inefficient this method of viewing is, but they need to admit this to themselves before they eventually accept it and change their viewing habits.

On demand and streaming videos are the way of the future.

[theone2k10]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

That's what I think too, but even this forum has plenty of contributors who think linear channels are here to stay and they continue to watch them.

I do think that people will realise eventually how inefficient this method of viewing is, but they need to admit this to themselves before they eventually accept it and change their viewing habits.

On demand and streaming videos are the way of the future.

Very rare i watch anything live unless it's sport but linar tv isn't going anywhere anywhere soon, on demand will certainly continue to grow but linar will still be here in the foreseeable future, i do think we may see changes to linar tv though such as more product placement and less commercial adverts.

[denphone]

You keep playing that same record OB and one day you might just convince yourself.

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by denphone

You keep playing that same record OB and one day you might just convince yourself.

I hear you Den, but you've still not explained why watching 20 minutes of adverts every hour is a good use of your leisure time.

Would you not prefer to be watching programmes rather than ads?

Maybe you just like watching commercials. In which case, fair enough.

[SnoopZ]

Originally Posted by steveh

Try this link: http://www.amazon.co.uk/NOW-TV-Month...8630542&sr=8-2

From some links it shows as out of stock.

I was going to order this but they want £5 shipping which put me off as the Tescos link lets you add to basket then says it is not in stock!

[harry_hitch]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

I hear you Den, but you've still not explained why watching 20 minutes of adverts every hour is a good use of your leisure time.

Would you not prefer to be watching programmes rather than ads?

Maybe you just like watching commercials. In which case, fair enough.

Come on OB, the ads will come to streaming sooner rather than later. What will make me chuckle is if streamers cant skip through them though.

Streaming can become king for all I care. As long as I have the choice to keep using an STB with record, FFW, and rewind, I will be happy.

That being said, I still don't think streaming will be future.

Oh, you can already watch programmes without ads - it's called the BBC, but that is something else you to change - which ironically will have to show adverts to help fund it if you had your way. That in itself is equally ironic, considering your hatred of adverts

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

Just checked, Richard, Demand 5 works perfectly well on my Smart Sony TV.

That's good to hear, in case they ever do actually show something worth watching

Originally Posted by steveh

LCDs still have a slightly slower response time to change state compared to plasmas so there's greater motion blur. OLED TVs are solely LED and outperform both but it has taken a long time for the technology to get to the point of screens without a high failure rate of dead pixels and a suitable price point.

http://www.whathifi.com/news/oled-tv...u-need-to-know

Do you know when OLED TV's will be on sale at a reasonable price?

Originally Posted by passingbat

A box + 3 months Entertainment via that offer is £14.99. It doesn't really compare with £19 for a box and six months.

How Amazon and Tesco can do better deals than the company that makes the product, is beyond me, but it seems to happen a lot.

That happens a lot, you'd think that going to the manufacturers own website (like Samsung) would be cheaper as they cut out the middle man- but not so.

[theone2k10]

Originally Posted by harry_hitch

Come on OB, the ads will come to streaming sooner rather than later. What will make me chuckle is if streamers cant skip through them though.

Streaming can become king for all I care. As long as I have the choice to keep using an STB with record, FFW, and rewind, I will be happy.

That being said, I still don't think streaming will be future.

Oh, you can already watch programmes without ads - it's called the BBC, but that is something else you to change - which ironically will have to show adverts to help fund it if you had your way. That in itself is equally ironic, considering your hatred of adverts

Verizon and Comcast have released STBs that stop you from fast fowarding the adverts, expect similar devices in the UK within next 4 or 5 years.
Streaming companies will probablly follow HULUs example one price for a comercial plan say £8p/m and a higher costing plan for no commercials say £12p/m. HULU currently do this commercial plan $7.99p/m (£5.20) and none commercial $11.99p/m (£8.25).

[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by SnoopZ

I was going to order this but they want £5 shipping which put me off as the Tescos link lets you add to basket then says it is not in stock!

Amazon have a lightning deal at the moment Now TV (new box) with 3 months Entertainment or two months movies £9.99. Ends in an hour or so I think.

[SnoopZ]

Originally Posted by SnoopZ

I was going to order this but they want £5 shipping which put me off as the Tescos link lets you add to basket then says it is not in stock!

Just picked up the Now TV box with 6 month entertainment pass and free shipping from PCworld if people are still after this as the other 2 links are out of stock! Other pass options available at good prices.

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/tv-dvd...39929-pdt.html

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/search...-criteria.html

[passingbat]

Originally Posted by theone2k10

Verizon and Comcast have released STBs that stop you from fast fowarding the adverts, expect similar devices in the UK within next 4 or 5 years.
Streaming companies will probablly follow HULUs example one price for a comercial plan say £8p/m and a higher costing plan for no commercials say £12p/m. HULU currently do this commercial plan $7.99p/m (£5.20) and none commercial $11.99p/m (£8.25).

People are now used to add free content from Netflix and prime and Hulu have reported success from their add free option. People have come to expect it now and will be prepared to pay a little extra for it. I think Harry is wrong; I can't see an add free option from streaming services disappearing.

And the Tivo Bolt has functionality to skip adds completely.

https://www.tivo.com/discover/

[theone2k10]

Originally Posted by passingbat

People are now used to add free content from Netflix and prime and Hulu have reported success from their add free option. People have come to expect it now and will be prepared to pay a little extra for it. I think Harry is wrong; I can't see an add free option from streaming services disappearing.

And the Tivo Bolt has functionality to skip adds completely.

https://www.tivo.com/discover/

I opted for the ad free version of HULU it's worth it imo, the tivo bolt looks like a cracking piece of kit too.

[harry_hitch]

Originally Posted by theone2k10

Verizon and Comcast have released STBs that stop you from fast fowarding the adverts, expect similar devices in the UK within next 4 or 5 years.
Streaming companies will probablly follow HULUs example one price for a comercial plan say £8p/m and a higher costing plan for no commercials say £12p/m. HULU currently do this commercial plan $7.99p/m (£5.20) and none commercial $11.99p/m (£8.25).

If the STB's do stop FFW through ads, that will suck. But Tivo bolt will let you skip them anyway. If the worst comes to the worst, I will simply choose to keep an STB that allows me to ffw through ads for as long as I can.

I simply refuse to believe HULU (or anyone) will be able make more money through non-ad subscriptions than advertisers. You can not tell me that they could get more than the £3.05 per month per customer which they currently charge. Ad free viewing is just a rouse to get people buying streaming services, when the subscription figures are high enough, they will pull the rug out from under the ad free viewing.

[steveh]

Originally Posted by passingbat

And the Tivo Bolt has functionality to skip adds completely.

But only for certain channels as it relies on employing people to manually mark the start and end of blocks of ads.

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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

Do you know when OLED TV's will be on sale at a reasonable price?

Panasonic suggest 2-3 years. LG just invested over $8bn in a new plant to make them with rumours suggesting the iPhone will be moving to them in 2018. http://www.theverge.com/2015/11/27/9...ry-8-7-billion

There's a proper OLED TV thread here: http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/26...-oled-tvs.html