On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 1:20 PM, Jo-Erlend Schinstad <joerlend.schins...@gmail.com> wrote: > Den 28. nov. 2011 21:55, skrev Ian Santopietro: >> >> What about taking a cue from existing set-top boxes (i.e. DirectTV)? Don't >> worry about user accounts at all (From an end-user perspective, and >> content-wise), and allow access to content below a certain maturity Level. > > There are more reasons why I want to have different users. For instance, you > should be able to pause whatever it is you're playing, go away, let others > use the TV, and when you come back, you just press play. > > But using a big screen only for TV is a big waste. I have a netbook, and > it's nice for its purposes, but being able to just connect to a big screen > and use it without any cables would be a huge gain. It would make all > netbooks and laptops more valuable, not only providing a bigger screen, but > also more processing power that would otherwise not be used at all. > > Jo-Erlend Schinstad > > -- > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-tv > Post to : ubuntu-tv@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-tv > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >
I could see the big screen as an extension of the netbook, but that sounds like something solved via a plugin. As for the multiple user scenario, I think while it's a neat idea, it's a fringe use case. -- Thomas Mashos -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-tv Post to : ubuntu-tv@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-tv More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
