Wednesday, February 2, 2005
New York Times on the Future of Television
Posted by Filip Norrgard in "ARTICLE" @ 01:00 AM
"Millions of viewers are now watching illegal copies of television programs - even full seasons copied from popular DVD's - that are flitting about the Internet, thanks to other new programs that allow users to upload and download the large files quickly. And entrepreneurial souls are busily concocting even newer applications, including one that searches the Internet for illegal copies of any television shows you may desire and automatically downloads them to your computer. These high-tech tricks address desires that have become standard in an age of instant media gratification: the desire to watch what you want, when and how you want it."
This NYT article brings up how MythTV PVR and BitTorrent are changing the way of watching television and the sales of TV DVD collections. If the studios decide to roll out a legal way of downloading their offering, then I would be willing to pay for such a service (if it works nicely). The TV DVDs are just too expensive on this side of the pond for me to even consider buying them, so I hope that a download service would be more reasonably priced. ;)
This NYT article brings up how MythTV PVR and BitTorrent are changing the way of watching television and the sales of TV DVD collections. If the studios decide to roll out a legal way of downloading their offering, then I would be willing to pay for such a service (if it works nicely). The TV DVDs are just too expensive on this side of the pond for me to even consider buying them, so I hope that a download service would be more reasonably priced. ;)
