Smartwatch may lead to less tv/films in future (my theory)

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by Tellymon

You are forgetting the number one thing.

Thing of the past mate.

[Scarface32]

Originally Posted by chip75

Japan was enamoured with making TV screens as small as possible in the '70s and '80s (their tiny TVs often pop-up in US movies from that era). It's probably the same with other technology today, they and other tech providers will push the boundaries but it won't be for everyone.

Watching movies on small screens can be considered a diversion, something to eat-up the time. Watching on the big screen is the opposite, it's an event, a thing to savour, something to look forward too.

But Japan never got rid of their larger TVs. Watching a movie on a smartphone is fine, but it will never replace the larger screen. Steel was suggesting that the smartwatch would replace TV screens altogether, which I said is insane and would never happen.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by Scarface32

But Japan never got rid of their larger TVs. Watching a movie on a smartphone is fine, but it will never replace the larger screen. Steel was suggesting that the smartwatch would replace TV screens altogether, which I said is insane and would never happen.

I hope to goodness that never happens but my theories are not as whacky as some would have you believe. Listening to MP3 at bit rates of 128kbps anyone?
I couldn't live without my big screen movies personally. Life would be so much duller without movies.

[bhampton]

Heading back over to the projector forum...

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by bhampton

Heading back over to the projector forum...

It's something we all need to potentially face. For some (over 60) it probably won't affect them but for many like myself the next couple of decades could just get stupid in the case of miniaturisation and mobile devices. If someone has a constant mini tv screen on their wrist does that become a new medium in itself? I honestly believe netflix, itunes etccc will be looking to add a storefront to the smartwatch in the next few years. It's a gimmick now but what if behaviours change and millions of younger people adapt to this teeny tiny screen? I'm guessing there would need to be some form of tablet screen for older people with bad eyesight but can you get my drift?

[Scarface32]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

I hope to goodness that never happens but my theories are not as whacky as some would have you believe. Listening to MP3 at bit rates of 128kbps anyone?
I couldn't live without my big screen movies personally. Life would be so much duller without movies.

MP3? Yuck! I don't listen to anything lower quality than MP4, but I prefer FLAC and ALAC for their lossless goodness.

[chip75]

Originally Posted by Scarface32

But Japan never got rid of their larger TVs.

It was only a small percentage but some people did actually get rid of their larger screens (and they weren't that large to begin with). Sekio brought out a TV watch in 1982. There's probably a word with the technological movement (micro-something) where we try and make things as small as possible before realising their awful and we want bigger sizes again! Back then it was just a fad. I'd imagine now it will be more popular but it will be very unlikely that it will replace our main viewing.

[Jett Rink]

TV's will never stop being produced. There will always be a market for them. A smartwatch is not going to bully the TV out of the market, ever.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by Jett Rink

TV's will never stop being produced. There will always be a market for them. A smartwatch is not going to bully the TV out of the market, ever.

That's what I hope. Maybe the smart glasses or headsets will make all this irrelevant anyway. Admittedly, my theory would require the following:

Desktops to disappear completely
Laptops ditto
Chromebooks
Projectors
Led lcd TV
Oled tv
Computer monitors
Tablets
Smartphones
Convertibles
Ultrabooks
MacBooks
Games consoles
Steam machines (have they already flopped)
Oculus rift and all forms of vr would need to be a complete flop and vanish from the market.



For 2 inch or less screens to be our only form of video entertainment all the above would need to happen? Could it happen and in what time frame? If I was forced into an answer I would say not a chance but that little nagging feeling still lingers.

[Scarface32]

Originally Posted by chip75

It was only a small percentage but some people did actually get rid of their larger screens (and they weren't that large to begin with). Sekio brought out a TV watch in 1982. There's probably a word with the technological movement (micro-something) where we try and make things as small as possible before realising their awful and we want bigger sizes again! Back then it was just a fad. I'd imagine now it will be more popular but it will be very unlikely that it will replace our main viewing.

Like cell phones. They kept getting smaller and smaller, now there are 6 inch Android phones. I remember several years ago, there was a cellphone the size of an average thumb drive folded, so it was about the size of two sticks tall when open (and nearly the same width). It was terrible, you couldn't even see an entire phone number, just 4 digits, 2 per line. I wasn't stupid enough to buy it, but I did handle it when at the Verizon store about, oh I don't remember how many years ago.

It was called the Juke.

[Scarface32]

The ONLY thing I can see replacing the TV is a newer version of the Oculus Rift. The current model is too bulky. Sony also has visors like that, such as the HMZ-T1, but they are twice as bulky and heavy. The form factor of the Oculus Rift is the way to go, it just needs to be smaller.