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July 20, 2004
Portable video user analysis:
Portable video user analysis: I had been skeptical about pocketsized video displays for many of the same reasons noted in Richard Shim's CNET article (video is a foreground task and cannot fit into as many places as background music, etc). But with all the talk recently in internet video distribution I'm starting to wonder whether there's greater advantage in scanning, previewing and sorting video away from home... as your video choices increase, would it be worthwhile to alter your daily schedule to get some foreground time to evaluate things for later viewing? I'm not sure, still on the fence... do you have any strong thoughts along these lines...?
Posted by John Dowdell at July 20, 2004 04:44 PM
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I'm pretty much doubting them being as an instant success as the iPod and mp3 players. Part of me believes that Microsoft is pushing the video players only because, deep inside, they know they aren't going to win the audio battle.
However, I was stuck over the course of a month in a hospital ICU with my newborn daughter... and a portable video player would have been nice (no tv in the waiting rooms). But outside of that, i'm doubtful I would ever use one.
The biggest hurdles are price and the "base" computers not being able to support capturing video or being used for that function. I personally think video players should be made to interface with Tivo and similar devices...
Posted by: David Bisset at July 20, 2004 07:02 PM