Comments on: Scobleized whilst en Vacaciones http://www.livedigitally.com/2007/02/04/scobleized-whilst-en-vacaciones/ Reviews and opinions about consumer technology, gadgets, Websites, new media, services, and more. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:16:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Jeremy Toeman http://www.livedigitally.com/2007/02/04/scobleized-whilst-en-vacaciones/#comment-120070 Jeremy Toeman Sat, 10 Feb 2007 07:45:17 +0000 http://www.livedigitally.com/2007/02/04/scobleized-whilst-en-vacaciones/#comment-120070 Josh, I don't disagree with a vision that has a tremendous repository of 'old' content available for on-demand viewing. Clearly it makes sense. The part I question is on the <b>initial distribution</b> of video - if 40 million people are going to watch an episode of a show 'live' (aka real-time), or have their DVRs record it, it makes much more sense for the distribution method to use a broadcast model. Hence my belief in a hybrid future... And you seem plenty qualified for the debate. :) -jt Josh,

I don’t disagree with a vision that has a tremendous repository of ‘old’ content available for on-demand viewing. Clearly it makes sense.

The part I question is on the initial distribution of video - if 40 million people are going to watch an episode of a show ‘live’ (aka real-time), or have their DVRs record it, it makes much more sense for the distribution method to use a broadcast model.

Hence my belief in a hybrid future…

And you seem plenty qualified for the debate. :)

-jt

]]> By: Josh http://www.livedigitally.com/2007/02/04/scobleized-whilst-en-vacaciones/#comment-119280 Josh Tue, 06 Feb 2007 23:02:47 +0000 http://www.livedigitally.com/2007/02/04/scobleized-whilst-en-vacaciones/#comment-119280 Well, I don't know if I'm quite qualified to debate IPTV/DVR/TV2 with you. But I do ever so love the idea of completely on demand TV that is never at the mercy of a schedule (excepting "release" dates for new shows and live broadcasts). That way, say one night I think, "Man, I really wish I had that episode of the Simpsons when Bart took over Kamp Krusty!" or "There was something Dan Patrick said on Sportscenter 2 months ago that I wish I could remember..." I don't have to wait for it to be on so my Tivo can record it for me (or in some cases--shows never repeat)--I can just surf over to the Simpson's or Sportscenter archives, and watch whatever I want, whenever I want. :) There probably need to be some pretty major advances in infrastructure (the storage and bandwidth for something like this would be immense, I imagine) for this to happen. But I think it will, eventually, slowly... Also, your vacation sounds like it was pretty sweet. Well, I don’t know if I’m quite qualified to debate IPTV/DVR/TV2 with you. But I do ever so love the idea of completely on demand TV that is never at the mercy of a schedule (excepting “release” dates for new shows and live broadcasts). That way, say one night I think, “Man, I really wish I had that episode of the Simpsons when Bart took over Kamp Krusty!” or “There was something Dan Patrick said on Sportscenter 2 months ago that I wish I could remember…” I don’t have to wait for it to be on so my Tivo can record it for me (or in some cases–shows never repeat)–I can just surf over to the Simpson’s or Sportscenter archives, and watch whatever I want, whenever I want. :) There probably need to be some pretty major advances in infrastructure (the storage and bandwidth for something like this would be immense, I imagine) for this to happen. But I think it will, eventually, slowly…

Also, your vacation sounds like it was pretty sweet.

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