The home entertainment market is consolidating around the smart TV, with the TV now being the most commonly used platform for accessing video content, according to Parks Associates.
Consumers are being re-trained to use remote control devices with voice to interact with smart TVs.
For example, to search for a movie on Amazon Prime Video remote, a consumer holds the remote’s microphone button, names a TV show or movie title and rapid speech recognition instantly provides the result on screen.
From the article "Smart TVs Join The In-Home Digital Voice Race" by Chuck Martin.
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