The service , codenamed “ Spectrum ” and “ Xcalibur , ” is one of several experiment the cable colossus is conducting as it bet to the time to come and the inevitable overlap of TV and internet . accord tothe WSJ , the new boxes can access a “ handful of Web video ” and some societal connection , though they do n’t offer full web browsing like Google TV . Still , the WWW video attend to by the Modern box seat , as well as live TV , DVR and OnDemand mental object , is fully searchable with a new “ mobile and in writing ” interface .
I ’m of two minds about this ! On one paw , I ’ve got it in my school principal that it would be really nerveless to watch Vimeo video on my TV ; on the other , I bed there ’s no mode in hell that Vimeo is admit in the “ smattering ” of World Wide Web videos Comcast ’s deigning to answer to my telly . And that ’s fundamentally the rub here — cable companies , whose dinosaur corner occupy some space in all of our idiot box rooms , have unparalleled access to put internet on our TVs with little headache or ironware . But that ’s blend in to be the internet on their terms , and we ’ve seen how they ’re not afraid tothrow their heftiness around to protect their interest .
https://gizmodo.com/comcast-is-bullying-netflix-partners-into-paying-a-toll-5701746
Comcast says they ’re not sure if or when they ’ll launch the mega - box , though it ’s toilsome to opine that serving up just enough internet content to keep the Google TVs and Apple TVs and Rokus of the world out of living way is n’t part of their maestro plan . At least there ’s that fluent port to expect forward to ! [ WSJ ]
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