Posted on 04/22/2013 10:18:21 AM PDT by MichCapCon
Now comes Aereo with a mini-antenna that allows the reception of free, over-the-air broadcasts to anyone with an Internet connection and $8 a month for a subscription fee.
BullShiite , It is NOT an “mini-antenna” it is USB flash drive with software and a “Unlocking key” on it. If you have no internet you get no programming, it is nothing more than Roku without the box and that requires a regula PC.
The history on such things has been that lawyahs will manage to kneecap the emerging technology at the behest of those with financial oxen to be gored.
It’s not receiving programs over the airwaves. It’s receiving them over the Internet. The “antenna” is just a pretense.
1. A signal received by a single antenna can certainly be viewed by more than one person. It can be viewed by as many people are looking at the screen in the room.
2. “ On April 8, Fox’s Chase Carey joined the fray by declaring his network is among those considering switching to a pay-TV model.”
I do not believe the NFL would be STUPID enough to allow a pay-only service to get Super Bowl broadcast rights. I know that FOX would not be so stupid as to give up the sport that gave them credibility as a true network.
3. Why is WNET 13 (National Educational Television) leading the legal challenge? They are public television. They should be unconcerned as they get all their funding from voluntary donations and coreced “donations” from taxpayers. Or DO they?
The times are a changin
True, but to keep it all nice and legal - what you are doing is using Aereo's antennas to access OTA television - they aren't "providing" you with content, just the temporary use of their antennae.
They are a convenient patsy to have lead the charge on behalf of the gov't interests.
Over-the-air reception for $8/mo?
What is wrong with Americans? I have a ~$30 dongle with an antenna connection that provides clear reception for local channels; anywhere in the US/Canooggia/MayHeeKo.
Really, people! Are you so used to buying snake oil that you no longer care about the side-effects?
This is in no way a mini-antenna, should not be referred to as such at all.
A distinction without a difference.
At least in the analog world, weak signals could be watched that were just above the noise floor. Multi-pathing in the analog world only caused ghost signals on the video or an outline of a double picture... offset from the fundemental picture by a small amount... but we could listen to the audio and watch the video through some "snow". Any reception by using the Internet is not over the air nor is it any different than any other online content delivered by many of today's Satellite or Cable channels.
LLS
Can’t you get free over the air broadcasts with a TV? Why do you need the internet?
DTV is using fiber optic feeds on the two local stations (to get their signal)... they told me that the OTA signal was not dependable enough for using.
LLS
$8 is pretty cheap, especially if your already mooching wifi from someone else.
One word.
Sling Box
Joe Biden.
This is cloud TV.
You dont have to own the receiver or antenna. They give you access to them for $8 a month. You only get the free channels. This is going to change everything. This is what netflick should of done. This is the new network.
4G providers and internet providers will celebrate.
Cable and Satellite will go ala carte and allow you to pay $5 for local if thats all you want. Not forcing you to 250 channels of nothing then $5 for local.
Who watches weather or news channels anymore.
They might be surprised at his many people don’t subscribe to their pay TV channels. I certainly won’t. What’s wrong? The $50K - $3.5M per 30 seconds of commercial airtime not making you rich fast enough?
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