Re: FN-FORUM the internet & TV

date posted 5th January 2002 13:48

At 11:54 05/01/2002, you wrote:
>I was wondering if anyone knew of any developments in the internet/tv world
>and weither companies such as Bush will be producing an 'Upgrade' to the
>internet tv and set top box which they produced???

Digital TV is already available in this country. you can get Internet on
some of them. Check NTL for details.


>will there be an internet tv set top box which has Flash/java compatability.

There already is.

>I'm interested because i can see families using the internet increasingly
>less in the future and i am concerned about weither we are going to make
>money in the future.

You are the only person I have heard about that cannot see the iTV and dTV
revolution coming a mile off. Families will increasingly use the Internet
in a variety of different mediums, some of which they won't even realise is
the Internet.

>Surely being able to view the web on the TV is essential!! for future
>success.

Not just the WWW but other Internet related activities too.

>Studentsart.com and others are even avoiding flash etc so that it is
>viewable on the Bush TV
>but without flash there is no inlet for entertainment????

That statement shows your limitations.

>Does anyone have any future news on this?

Try searching google and seeing what other people are doing. In the
meantime I'll be busy pioneering some stuff that you will read about in 18
months and think to yourself "I wish I'd thought of that".

Mike