Re: [Ubuntu-tv] Welcome

2011-11-23 Thread Thomas Mashos
On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 4:31 AM, Will Cooke wrote: > ** > > -- > Ubuntu - Linux for human beings | www.ubuntu.com | www.canonical.com > > On Mon, 2011-11-21 at 16:34 -0800, Thomas Mashos wrote: > > * Content. I'm seeing a large push toward Internet content (both > streaming and downloaded). T

Re: [Ubuntu-tv] Welcome

2011-11-23 Thread Will Cooke
On Tue, 2011-11-22 at 18:21 +, Christian Giordano wrote: > 1) Define TV > Despite I guess we all know which kind of features such product might > offer (based on Google TV, Apple TV, Boxee etc), I find quite > interesting the fact that in certain context when we refer to TV we > only mean

Re: [Ubuntu-tv] Welcome

2011-11-23 Thread Will Cooke
-- Ubuntu - Linux for human beings | www.ubuntu.com | www.canonical.com On Mon, 2011-11-21 at 16:34 -0800, Thomas Mashos wrote: > * Content. I'm seeing a large push toward Internet content (both > streaming and downloaded). That said, recorded content is still king > (for quality). MythTV is

Re: [Ubuntu-tv] Welcome

2011-11-22 Thread Christian Giordano
Hi Will, there are a couple of interesting discussions I would like to raise. *1) Define TV* Despite I guess we all know which kind of features such product might offer (based on Google TV, Apple TV, Boxee etc), I find quite interesting the fact that in certain context when we refer to TV we

Re: [Ubuntu-tv] Welcome

2011-11-22 Thread Antti Kaijanmäki
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 21.11.2011 19:18, Will Cooke wrote: > So, what do you think the television of the future will look like? > Will we continue to have a big screen in our living room? Big screens are not going away. With on-demand movie rentals and on-line movie sto

Re: [Ubuntu-tv] Welcome

2011-11-22 Thread Thomas Mashos
On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 12:42 AM, Will Cooke wrote: > ** > > On Mon, 2011-11-21 at 17:18 +, Will Cooke wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > > > Sorry folks, I should have also mentioned #ubuntu-tv on Freenode. Please > drop by. > > Cheers, Will > > > -- > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-

Re: [Ubuntu-tv] Welcome

2011-11-22 Thread Will Cooke
On Mon, 2011-11-21 at 17:18 +, Will Cooke wrote: > Hi everyone, > Sorry folks, I should have also mentioned #ubuntu-tv on Freenode. Please drop by. Cheers, Will -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-tv Post to : ubuntu-tv@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad

Re: [Ubuntu-tv] Welcome

2011-11-21 Thread David Jordan
Hi all, I would like to see Ubuntu TV as not just a device for playing live and recorded content but also as a focal point for social and collaborative applications. The environment I envision is one where several people each have their own input devices like Ubuntu phones, tablets, and PCs, and e

Re: [Ubuntu-tv] Welcome

2011-11-21 Thread Markus Burrer
Am 21.11.2011 18:18, schrieb Will Cooke: > > So, what do you think the television of the future will look like? I don't know how it should look like, but I know what's most important to me. Boot up time and stability. I have an ordinary Sony Bravia TV. It taktes more than 20 seconds to turn it on

Re: [Ubuntu-tv] Welcome

2011-11-21 Thread Thomas Mashos
On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 9:18 AM, Will Cooke wrote: > ** > Hi everyone, > > I just thought I'd send out a quick "Hello" email to let you know a little > bit about what we're thinking about from a TV perspective. > > First of all I would encourage you to have a listen to the TV session at > UDS earl