On 23/08/12 11:45, Andy Partington wrote:
- We currently provide the LOVEFiLM Video on Demand service on various models of Samsung and Sony TV and Blu-Ray players Why would I want to go and replace my brand new HD TV jsut so I could stream movies from pre selected outlets? This is a waste of my money, adds senseless waste and extremely short sighted.
People replace their HD TV with "Smart TV" for a number of reasons, not just to get that one app. Putting NetFlix, Youtube etc onboard is a 'value-add' for the manufacturer.
I have an HDTV in my lounge and will likely replace it when an Ubuntu TV comes out because mine is 'only' 720p and I'd quite like a 1080p one, plus mine is plasma (power hungry) and large and ugly. So it's not just about whether it has netflix or not which influences the buying decision.
- We are looking to expand the number of devices in the future, but only for devices or platforms we have a direct commercial relationship with This was two + years ago. http://developer.lovefilm.com/forum/read/82486/1
So no new players on the market in those 2 years, makes sense. There's Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft with their consoles and a wealth of TV and set-top-box manufacturers, but not many new ones. Google Chrome OS is probably the newest along with a few smaller far-east upcoming TV manufacturers.
They one day maybe there will be Ubuntu TV with commercial arrangements with NetFlix bringing it to our platform?
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=80342 Loads of posts all over about it, and I think some people have had a bit of success in getting somethings working but until it's official or at least stable I'm not going to pay for it.
Agreed. Me neither. Cheers, -- Alan Pope Engineering Manager Canonical - Product Strategy +44 (0) 7973 620 164 alan.p...@canonical.com http://ubuntu.com/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
