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How Internet TV Gear Can Stay in the Picture

August 27, 2009

What will be the factors that determine the success or failure of connected entertainment devices? HDTVs and set-top boxes with the ability to directly access Web content from providers like Blockbuster and Netflix are hitting the market, but what will it take to make consumers tune in, and what will content owners need to see before they allow their shows and films to run through these channels?

From the article, "How Internet TV Gear Can Stay in the Picture" by Kurt Scherf

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