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Originally Posted by Kumabjorn
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Originally Posted by DMcCunney
Reading's biggest competitor is TV, but you're unlikely to be watching TV while commuting or standing in line for something. You can be reading.
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What about tablet computers with streaming? At this point in time it may not be entirely viable, but with G4 looming over the horizon and Android based iPad competitors getting to market, how long will it take before you can have TV anywhere, anytime? |
That's a good question, though I suspect reading would still have an edge because of the nature of the content. I think it's easier to stop reading at the end of a sentence, close the book, go on about whatever other task you are engaged in and pick up where you left off in the book later than to stop watching a show in the middle. (I would, at least. Others may differ.)
And things like G4 assume you have reception, which won't be universal even in highly developed areas. I can read an ebook on the NYC subway, for example, but can't use my cell phone in the underground portions of the trip. To watch video, it would have to be a file stored on my device.
But ultimately, I'm not really worried by that sort of competition. Folks who read for pleasure in the first place will continue to so, whether it's paper books or electronic versions, and ebook readers will make that more convenient. They read even though TV competes for their time, and I don't see TV streamed to a tablet substantially altering those habits.
But I
am a little surprised I haven't seen a handheld device with streaming video capability specifically pushed as a device for watching YouTube.
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Dennis