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Now I never worry about it because of Netflix. If only I could get rid of Ads for podcasts.
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2 points. I won't speak for myself, but from what I've gathered from friends: 1. A lot of people seem to like video ads. Movie ads specially tell you 'whats hot', and general ads put you 'in the loop' so to speak. I've tried to install ABV for a couple of people who won't let me because they actually like ads (as in youtube, not the shiny bright popups). This may be true for more people than HN crowd would assume. 2.…
Number 2 is true and very frustrating. I'd like to have a Netflix channel option. Sci-fi channel, horror channel etc. Did you ever call up someone else and tell them to turn to a channel then share in the same experience?
Aside from ads, freedom of choice with respect to just what you watch seem to be the other key motivator. With the capability of streaming and on-demand services, why would any consumer put up with having to choose any channel with a fixed programming schedule? I almost certainly don't want to watch what you're trying to sell. No other industry seems to operate in this manner. When it comes to books, games, music, et…
2 points. I won't speak for myself, but from what I've gathered from friends: 1. A lot of people seem to like video ads. Movie ads specially tell you 'whats hot', and general ads put you 'in the loop' so to speak. I've tried to install ABV for a couple of people who won't let me because they actually like ads (as in youtube, not the shiny bright popups). This may be true for more people than HN crowd would assume. 2.…
This is frustrating because it seems the NFL and television network providers have effectively made games impossible to watch live unless you go through the 'funnel' they want you to go through to watch it. Due to this, I've felt much less freedom of choice to select from what source I choose to obtain live NFL games, in comparison to movies, TV shows, etc, which I can generally end up finding on a streaming service of some kind to buy from.
A plus that I had forgotten about, is the on-demand stuff with a cable package, which is similar to the other streaming services I'm used to (usually no ads, or maybe one at the start of streaming), except it's nice to not have to pay for a season of a show (like I might on Amazon) if the station the show is on was paid for as part of the cable package.
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Same thing with Charter for me. They constantly try to sell me a $7/month addon that will give access to over-the-air channels through cable. I got that with a >$10 HD antenna, so I'm not sure what the value would be. (and I've barely used that...)
I've been trying to (unsuccessfully) research why OTA broadcasts of channels exist in the first place. Why do/would these networks provide their service for free? I thought transmissions were to be encrypted. Am I missing something?
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Yeah... but then you have to live in Albuquerque... I don't know if good TV is worth THAT price. /s But seriously... I don't mind TV on a schedule SOMETIMES (Walking Dead for example was worth catching on Sunday Night... with the following Talking Dead.) But a majority of the time, I'm doing this or that and want to catch something on my on time. I'm not 100% against commercials, personally... but the extreme to whic…
>> But a majority of the time, I'm doing this or that and want to catch something on my on time. That's what a DVR is for. They don't actually make anything off the shelf for OTA in the US, but a bit of software and a DTV peripheral on a computer can provide this. I hear TiVo is still around, but not very popular.