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Felicia May 15th, 2015

From Cathode Ray Tubes To LED Flat Screens To Modern Curved Television

The word Television is from the ancient Greek word  “tèle” means “far” and the Latin word “visio” means “sight”. Television is a device or a form of technology that receives and transmits moving images or otherwise known as “movies” that are sometimes monochrome or black and white and at other times in full color.

Old CRT TVThe moving images that it receives from a nearby broadcasting station is projected in three dimensions by the cathode ray tube or “CRT” and it also has an audio decoder to reproduce the sounds from the transmitted radio signals through the audio speakers. It is mainly used for entertainment, information and education. It is also referred to as a television set, television transmission or television program.

Unlike the internet where it is still struggling to compete with TV even nearing the completion of its third decade since it was made for public use; TV took over print media and radio broadcasting overnight! The world quickly catch on and before we knew it, TV had become a global phenomenon. Today there are approximately 4.7 billion units of television throughout the world and they range from the old cathode ray tubes to the flat LCD and plasma screens and all the way up to the latest LED curved TVs. In fact, there are more TV sets than computers in the world today and it seems computers and the internet has yet to surpass TV’s dominance in the mainstream media world.

Here are some of the latest innovations on television today:

The various innovations that companies have developed today makes television almost unrecognizable except for developers and providers adding the suffix “TV” at each new idea that they conceived. Apparently it’s no longer just about a broadcasting station and the box with moving pictures in it! In order to understand what these innovations are allow me to break it down to you in bite sizes. TV nowadays could be…

1) 3DTV – is a semi-total immersion television system that uses multiple techniques such as multi-view display, stereoscopic display,  2D-plus-depth, and other forms of 3D display which makes the object on the TV screen appear to have dept and form just like real objects are. In other words it makes viewing movies on a 3DTV seem realistic! It is one notch below holograms as you will need a specially-designed 3D glasses in order to see the images projected from this type of TV set. The benefits of having a 3DTV is that it makes learning more fun for kids who wants to learn about space and the universe or what’s in our oceans at the comfort of their living rooms. Watching movies that are heavily incorporated with CGI (computer generated imaging) takes you right in the middle of it, which is a completely different experience than just watching the same movie from an ordinary TV. One way 3D images are produced is by offsetting the images and separating them to each eye (left and right), then use passive color filters and a light source to project the image in a singularity all the while the 3D glasses help solidify the images from the viewer’s perspective.

3dtv from Mitsubishi

2) Cable TV – CATV or cable television is a system that delivers TV programs through the use of coaxial or fiber-optic cables. Those who wish to subscribe to TV programs offered by CATV companies has to pay for them and that’s why cable television has been a major success back in the 1980’s and 1990’s. The benefits of subscribing to a cable TV network is that you’ll have hundreds of channels and vast TV programs to watch all day everyday; while the disadvantage is that due to the fact that TV shows and movies are sometimes played more than 3 times a day, you will get bored eventually. The take-away is that when you have a busy schedule and you absolutely need to catch up with the episodes of your favorite TV shows or when there’s some very interesting shows that you need to take down notes from.

3) HDTV – or otherwise known as high definition TV or hi-def TV is a modern LED TV from Samsunginnovation that came out in the latter years of the first decade of the new millennium. HDTVs has a resolution display between 720p – 1080p which is basically 0.92 megapixels to 2.07 megapixels and that’s like more than 5 times normal! In February 2008 the FCC ordered all TV broadcasting frequency in the United States be set to high definition standards, because the federal government will use all the lower bandwidths exclusively. Perhaps the best benefit that HDTV brings is that you won’t ever have fuzzy signals again.

4) Smart TV – is a cross-between TV and internet as it has the attributes of both. Examples of Smart TV include Apple TV, Amazon TV, Google TV, MeeGo, Plex, Roku, Samsung, TiVo and more! Companies that offer Smart TV programming requires users to buy a set-top-box which is some sort of a receiver (much like cable and satellite TV systems) where you can get exclusive access to paid TV programs. Besides gaining access to TV programs you can also get games, internet access and special offers through the Smart TV vendor which is even better than ordinary TV.

5) Satellite TV – it’s  almost very similar to cable TV except for 2 things: a) network coverage can extend beyond the US, and b) providers always broadcast in HD bandwidth which is very desirable for subscribers. TV programs may or may not be the same as cable TV providers offers and severe weather conditions can disrupt satellite broadcast which is an obvious weakness for satellite TVs. Satellite TV providers also offer a bundled service that includes TV, internet and telephone service.

6) Internet TV – is also called Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) where mainstream media TV and alternative TV programs are converted into digital signals and are offered for either free or paid subscription over the internet through video streaming technology. Advantages of internet TV is that you can access it from your desktop home computer, your laptop computer, your tablet computer and even your smartphone. And what’s not to like about mobile TV watching your favorite shows while you’re on the go? Absolutely nothing! Another thing that you may like about internet TV is that you can participate in their forum discussions in real time as a fan and sometimes even interact with the stars and other people involved in creating and developing these shows.

Curved Samsung TV

7) PPTV – another emerging digital television is known as peer-to-peer television or PPTV. It is very popular in Asia, particularly in China, Korea, Thailand and other nearby countries – this is because the technology was developed in Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China. For now the system is mostly compatible with Microsoft’s Windows OS (operating system) and you can watch TV shows, movies, sports, news and other special coverages right off of the browser. If it will be marketed worldwide, then we may see it soon on other platforms.

Other possible future TV innovations include holographic imaging and virtual reality TV although it may take years for us to see it into fruition as the marketing aspect of these innovations is such a huge obstacle to get around with. Still, the number of innovations that has so far been developed are leaps compared to what we had just a decade ago which are very impressive. Whatever your preference is you can be sure that you will absolutely enjoy these wonderful new innovations for TV.

Mishka Nov 26th, 2014

Netflix Is Now More Than A Third Of Peak Internet Traffic

Research firm Sandvine’s bi-annual report has revealed that Netflix accounts for more than one-third of peak internet traffic in North America during evening hours.

Netflix takes a third of the internet capacityNetflix was reported to have a 34.21% share of traffic in the first half of 2014. This number has now risen to 34.89% in the second half of the year, according to Sandvine. This is the highest figure for Netflix.

Internet Service providers, like Comcast and Verizon, have long argued that Netflix pay for the dominating bandwidth it uses attributed to heavy internet usage.

Netflix is not the only tech company to see gains in internet usage share. Facebook had an increase from 1.99% to 2.98%. Netflix’s biggest competitor, Amazon Video, also increased their share from 1.9% to 2.58%. YouTube saw an gain of 13.19% to 14.09% in traffic share. iTunes and bitTorrent on the other hand saw both their shares lower to below 3%.

These figures don’t include Internet usage on mobile devices using cellular data networks. In that department, YouTube is in the lead with a 19.75% share, closely followed by Facebook having a 19.05% share.

Steve Nov 15th, 2014

Twitter Prepare Video Creation Feature For Users

While it may seem a little strange for a company so completely embedded in their popular Vine mini-clip brand to make their own video streaming platform, Twitter have done just that, announcing they plan to have a ‘native video service’ in place on their microblogging site as of next year.

twitter_video_iconThe social media giants claim that their newest upcoming feature is one that will provide tweeters with the capability of filming, editing, and posting short videos via the official Twitter app, with designs on launching it in ‘early 2015′, according to official sources, who claim it will be amongst a number of new ‘standalone apps’ for the brand.

One of those ‘official sources’, Twitter’s vice-president Christian Oestlien, said of the plans in the company’s announcement on the feature yesterday (12 November): “We also want to give [users] as many tools as possible to create and, or share great content themselves. Imagine the power and impact of Twitter on world events and personal experiences as they unfold in real time on our platform through video.”

Looking to perhaps take over somewhat from the YouTube embeds that currently dominate the site for supporting video content (but act as a compliment to Vine rather than competition), will Twitter’s own-brand video platform be something that can become #1 in this regard at least, or would starting a new video brand with such expectations against a dominant force, even on their own website, just be setting someone up for a fall?

Steve Nov 13th, 2014

Amazon Prime Will Keep Prime Pricing For 4K Streaming

In their ongoing competition in the subscription streaming market with Netflix, underdogs Amazon will look to initiate any advantage they can get, even if it is the sum total of $1.

amazon_4k_logoThough not quite that insignificant, their latest plan is to attempt to lure customers in over Netflix by offering slightly cheaper 4K streaming content on Prime Instant Video, with the claim that when they begin introducing Ultra HD titles to their platform, it will be at no additional cost to consumers.

With Netflix currently charging users a slightly higher amount on their pricing scale for 4K access above regular HD, it is something which could prove to be a slight advantage for Amazon in their battle for subscribers, but there will still be the overhanging issue of the number of people currently with access to 4K, and their opinions on whether or not Amazon’s slate of content is preferable to Netflix’s.

Amazon Digital Video’s vice-president Michael Paull said of the plans: “Amazon Prime members will have access to a great selection of Ultra HD content on Prime Instant Video at no additional cost.”

Joining ‘unlimited photo storage’ (Europe-only) as potential draws for users to Amazon Prime (a collective of retail and digital media services) or just Instant Video over Netflix, will slightly cheaper 4K work with a relative degree of effectiveness in their competing markets around the world?

Steve Nov 13th, 2014

YouTube Prepare For Music Subscription Service

The still unusual-sounding idea of YouTube being the one of the places to go to for Spotify-style music subscription streaming is close to reality now, with the Google-owned company announcing their intentions of the paid-for spin-off brand this week.

youtube_music_keyIt was revealed that the planned music subscription service by YouTube is set to be formally revealed next week, under the name of ‘YouTube Music Key’, which will be offered in the form of a free ad-supported and and a paid-for ad-free option (including additional features for options such as ‘download to device’), the latter being at rates of around $9.99/month but changing to £ or € depending on their currently-available locale.

That location, initially, will be limited to invite-only YouTube users in the USA, the UK, Ireland, Finland, Italy, Spain, and Portugal, who will receive the option of a future 20% discount on their subscription rates for signing up to the beta trial launching soon. It is also noted that people with memberships of Google Play Music All Access will be able to cross-use the respective services, with a YouTube Music Key account allowing them to go the other way as well.

Following a recent arrangement with indie music record label agency Merlin (who manage over 20,000 labels) earlier this week, to go with existing music streaming deals with media giants Sony, Warner, and Universal, those users will have a range of music to choose from should they join, even if there is free (if ‘ad-supported’) access to most of the same songs should the user just knock the web address back to its more basic form.

YouTube are positive about the potential of their spin-off, though, and summarised their launch, stating: “Starting today, you’ll see a new home just for music on your YouTube app for Android, iOS and on YouTube.com that shows your favourite music videos, recommended music playlists based on what you’re into and playlists of trending music across YouTube.”

YouTube spokesperson Matt McLernon added: “Overall, we rely on the information that we get from our partners, or from the video uploader. So there are very specific cases like members of the music community, say a label or a publisher, where it’s very clear that it’s music, but the thing that makes YouTube so unique in the music space is, not only is there the traditional music side that everyone knows and loves, but with 300 hours of music and video coming to YouTube every minute, and much of that being music, there’s this whole spectrum of what people call music, or consider music, or share as music.”

We want it to be from both sides – we rely on the information the uploader puts in their YouTube video, but we also want to be an active part in that. This is the same concept of what we use to determine recommended or related videos. All the different signals that we’re aware of that would tell us people are playing these videos in the same way that they would play these types of music videos.”

An overview of what they plan to offer can be seen below:

 

As YouTube attempt to dispel the myth that music streaming and video streaming do not traditionally go together under the same brand:

Steve Nov 12th, 2014

Vodafone Plan TV Services

Joining the likes of EE recently in terms of mobile/internet service providers who believe they can cut it in the other field of telecommunications, TV, Vodafone have announced their intention of offering both TV and home broadband services in the UK as of ‘spring 2015′.

vodafone_logoWhether that will be two ventures that cross streams with their intention and delivery remain to be seen, but it is known for the broadband service that the company are set to take on BT alongside their own ‘business fibre network’ in order to provide an alternative package deal option on the market for customers, according to BBC News.

On the TV, side, though, plans remain a little more secretive, with no details yet as to what they will offer with regards to services or content, or potential manufacturing or delivery partners.

Looking to at least claim a part of a market that Sky clearly lead the way in (followed by Virgin Media, BT, and now EE), could Vodafone have what it takes with their currently vague plans to go home-based with a TV platform (and broadband) in 2015?

The stock market seems to think so at present, with the company shares rising by over 5.5% following the news of their future plans breaking, but will it continue to have such boosts following launch, or will they have been better off sticking to mobile phones? If potential users or investors want a preview of what might be to come, the company may offer an antipodal guinea pig for examination…

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