Buzz Out Loud Lounge: Flash 10 coming to all phone except iPhone... ouch.
right cuz who would want to watch hulu or cnet on ur phone..
by robstak - 10/6/09 4:20 PM In reply to: I'm glad.... by skellenersigh
Don't need it
by skellener - 10/7/09 9:19 AM In reply to: right cuz who would want to watch hulu or cnet on ur phone.. by robstakI watch those at home. I like video large.
I suspect there are many that like their video large
by minimalist - 10/8/09 6:44 AM In reply to: Don't need it by skellenerI have an iPhone, about 2 iPods capable of playing video and two laptops. I've tried video on all of them, been amused for about half and hour and then I put them up. Its just not a good experience to me. I don;t even like watching video (longer than 2 or 3 minutes) on my desktop with a 24" screen. If I am going to watch a mobile or TV show I want to be on my couch with a large screen with good quality. If I am not near my TV I just wait until I am. A plane flight might be the one exception and even then I doubt I could tolerate a full length movie.
Doesn't bother me
by Nicholas Buenk - 10/8/09 8:49 AM In reply to: I suspect there are many that like their video large by minimalistI find 24" monitor is as good as any TV, because at the distance you typically sit from a computer monitor. From that perspective, 24" looks as big if not bigger than most TV screens.
I do use my iPod for videos. My 5th gen iPod Video, I found it too small to use for anything other the simpsons and the daily show. But iPhone, I find it's good for most TV shows out there, although a 2 hour movie is a bit much.
Do you have a nice large HDTV?
by minimalist - 10/8/09 10:44 PM In reply to: Doesn't bother me by Nicholas BuenkMy guess is that those who do tend to be less interested in portable video or even sitting in a chair watching their computer or laptop monitor. Especially if you have a nice surround system.
Unlike with music which is extremely portable and gets listened to in a variety of environments, video is a more stationary thing to me. I'm never in such a hurry to see something that I can't just wait till I have the chance to sit on my couch and watch it properly on the big screen. I am just not interested in long form video content on a laptop, desktop or iPhone.
No
by Nicholas Buenk - 10/8/09 11:24 PM In reply to: Do you have a nice large HDTV? by minimalistNever seen the point, who needs to increase the size when you can decrease the distance.
Plus I do not like being away from the computer long enough to watch something. 
I basically use tv card or streaming to watch everything, mostly streaming though because, really 90% of what's broadcasted sucks. And with these viewing habbits, for me podcasts are accessed and consumed in much the same way as TV.
People's situations change though.
by minimalist - 10/9/09 6:27 AM In reply to: No by Nicholas BuenkYou get a larger place, you get married or move in with someone. You might have kids. You stay home more and go out less. You might want to watch together. Most people I know who are really into watching things on their computers are younger and more mobile.
I don't mean this in any way as an insult but I assume you are younger than me? I'm 40. There was a time when I was perfectly happy with a VCR and a 20" TV though.
Yep
by Nicholas Buenk - 10/9/09 11:48 AM In reply to: People's situations change though. by minimalist26
I suspect that this is not so much a sea change
by minimalist - 10/10/09 1:02 PM In reply to: Yep by Nicholas Buenkin viewing habits as it is just the same habits that have always existed manifested via a different medium (streaming video).
I'd be willing to bet that a lot of the 22 year olds who are happy with Hulu on a laptop today will prefer their nice home theater setups in the future. I didn't have a big tv or an expebnsive VCR when I was that age because I couldn't afford it and I moved every few months and didn;t want to haul all that stuff around (in fact I don;t think I had a TV at all) until I was 25 or so, preferring to spend my money on music and going out.
I like streaming Netflix just fine (although I prefer blu-ray when its available) but I still prefer to watch it on a nice big flat panel with kick ass stereo sitting on comfy couch with my partner and our dog.
Age...related to belongings...
by grtgrfx - 10/9/09 6:54 PM In reply to: People's situations change though. by minimalistMy guess why younger people watch more TV on their PCs is that they don't have the money to afford a decent-size living room, a nice couch or a big TV and surround-sound system. Only people who have a decent income and have paid off their student loans can afford to think about home furnishings...usually in their 30s or older.
I, for one, would much rather lounge on my nice soft couch and watch the big-screen TV than sit in my office chair and watch my 24" monitor on the desk. The chair just isn't that comfortable. The fact that the HDTV displays a clearer picture with no banding and fewer jaggies is just the bonus. Oh, and the home theater audio gear in my living room is far superior to the computer monitors I use, good as they are.
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