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Charter/Spectrum says they will soon allow customers to use the newest AppleTV to replace their Spectrum set-top box. That would be something to look forward to in the future if we could substitute the crappy, low-end boxes used by TV services with our own. We would potentially get faster operation, better operation, and not have to pay the $10/mo fees to rent a worn out POS from the TV service provider. They would need to allow for DVR recording though, otherwise it would be a no go for me. I rarely see anything worth watching, but then when I do there always seems to be multiple shows airing at the same time. DVR is a must.
I would also like to see Alexa and other similar devices be able to control media streaming services like Sling, DirectvNow, Playstation Vue, Hulu, Netflix, etc. There is some capability already for Hulu and Netflix, but not enough. But at any rate, they need to drastically improve the ability of Alexa type systems to interact with other services. Plus the one thing that will always be problematic is that these voice command services are connected to huge retail services, so more likely than not they will always push their paid services into the forefront.
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