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Connecting the Big Tube to the Big Screen

I like the ITU's explanation of 'broadband'. What surprises me is that there has been little push by firms to come up with a consumer-friendly setup to connect the Big Tube to the Big Screen.

PayTV (especially in Australia) is an absolute rip-off. There is simply not enough content. Meanwhile, there is so much content on the Net but it is expensive to buy all the equipment and difficult to obtain the know-how to set up a Big Screen with a PC for watching Net content.

If I had a Net business, I would work out the least expensive way to setup the Big Tube to the Big Screen and package the equipment with a Net plan so that I would never have to be 'broadcast at' again - I could simply 'tune-in' or find what I wanted when it suited me.

In the meantime, I would be interested in any ideas on how people are veiwing Big Tube to Big Screen content. I just hope it happens in my lifetime and is not thwarted by the interests of those who wish to keep me stuck with free-to-air television programs which are little more than Big Ads.
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  1. There were some posts to /. about converting TV to Flash to make smaller file sizes while maintaining adequate definition.

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  2. "it is expensive to buy all the equipment and difficult to obtain the know-how " - Really? I don't think so...
    http://www.apple.com/au/appletv/

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  3. Thanks - Apple TV is not quite what I had in mind, but will have to check it out. I must admit to 'overlooking' all things Apple, I grew up with PCs.

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