Intel's Internet TV Box

[The_Sheff]

So how long are people going to let it slide then?

For the HBO Go access, all you need is a password and you're good to go. They don't even verify shyt else as far as I know.

But the people who want it without going through a cable provider want it because they don't have it on cable. So really, if they offered it to those people they would open themselves up to another market. Most subscribers of HBO don't even use the application for HBOGo... so the shyt is being wasted in a lot of cases.

The business model is not going to fly, and someone will come up with something to shake things up. But even when that happens, I don't see people abandoning cable all together, mainly because they're just too used to it.

You need need a passcode you only get by being a subscriber. The first screen you see when you try and use the app is a verification screen. And if your passcode is out of date you have to get another which it does by going through your cable provider.

There is a large contingent of people who want HBO Go without having to go through cable, myself included. Its very expensive to have to pay for cable and then HBO on top of that to get to the content you want.

Most of the people who subscribe to ESPN dont use the Watch ESPN app, but that doesnt mean that app isnt wanted by a substantial amount of people. During college football/basketball season damn near half my Xbox friends list is on that app.

 

[winb83]

This shyt is going nowhere as far as live tv is concerned. The reason cable is so expensive in the first place is because networks wont let you get certain channels without bundling it with a bunch of other shyt. If you want MTV its like 10 other channels they make you include in the package. Viacom isnt going to give Intel a discount or let them break up the channels. Comcast owns NBC, you think Comcast is going to give any channels to Intel at a discount?

this is why you'll never be able to go À la carte on cable and why its filled with a bunch of bs channels nobody watches or wants.