February 2012
38 posts
January 2012
26 posts
Schoolboy Q - “There He Go”
“patio with a mother fuckin’ view”
I think I’ll get one and chop it in half like they do that Maybach in that Otis video. That’s wealthy.
Scarface - My Block
One of the greatest beats of all time.
Rick Ross - “Stay Schemin” (feat. Drake and French Montana)
“bitch you wasn’t with me shootin’ in the gym!”
Aubrey kind of goes in on this one.
But the online TV content providers have it worse. Yes, there is a business in delivering content via TVs. It will seem very cool that when you hit a button on your remote a list of distributors like Amazon, Hulu , Netflix and others will pop up for you to watch. Some folks will make good money with it. But it still won’t be the competitor to TV that everyone predicts. Why ? Because just like no one took the time to change the blinking 12:00 on their VCRs back in the day, having to hit the internet button on the remote, or even worse, the input button on the remote will not be the path of least resistance for watching tv. Believe it or not, it will be far too much hassle for most people when compared to just turning on and watching TV the old fashioned way. And on top of that, distributors like Dish, Directv, Charter, Comcast, etc are working hard to improve their guide experiences which will be faster and easier than their online counterparts.
And last but not least, MOCA, DLNA and good old fashioned wi fi is always going to be a hassle. No one has perfect wi fi at their apartment or house. It always screws up. That may be acceptable to a price sensitive market. But when people want to see Tebow Tebow, buffering just wont cut it.
And let me be the first to describe how Twitter will negatively impact online delivered live TV . Compare the latency of twitter to your phone or Ipad or even TV to the latency of online video over the net to your house, through your house and to your TV. The latency of the video because of all the buffering that is done to reduce interruption of the video will mean that your video feed is behind what you are getting on twitter. Not a problem for ondemand,but not good for communal experiences. So if you all want to watch SharkTank and tweet and FB about it with your friends, its only going to work when you watch on a regular tv feed.
He’s pretty spot on here. I’ve been using the Internet and Roku to get my tv fix for about six months now, although it works just fine and I’m very happy with it (especially the money saved), the user experience can be a little frustrating.
Some interesting thoughts on what content distribution companies mean to tv in this column, which sound pretty promising.
Rick Ross - “New Bugatti” (feat. Diddy)
“The whole city screaming where that boy Diddy at?”
We need more Diddy mixtape appearances.
Juicy J - “Real Hustlers Don’t Sleep” (feat. SpaceGhostPurp & A$AP Rocky)
“real hustlers don’t sleep, we takin’ naps”
Fiend aka International Jones - “Coupe Top Back”
