Comments on: Cox to Test Video-on-Demand with Ad-Skipping Disabled http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4373 Independent Tech News and Product Reviews from former VP and head of CNET.com and Longtime Computer Shopper Columnist, Alice Hill author of the popular "Hard Edge" column. Originally named AliceandBill.com. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:57:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Kevin K. http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4373#comment-465417 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:13:43 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4373#comment-465417 Even on live TV, I never watch the ads. That's what the mute button is for. All you have to do is stare blankly until the show comes back on and turn the sound back up. Recorded shows have the ads skipped for sure but removing the ability to skip them would end up with one of two choices. Watch TV as we've done from the early days (thankfully we have mute buttons) or not watch at all. Either way, the "ad revenue" they think they are getting still won't exist in my household. Even on live TV, I never watch the ads. That’s what the mute button is for. All you have to do is stare blankly until the show comes back on and turn the sound back up.

Recorded shows have the ads skipped for sure but removing the ability to skip them would end up with one of two choices. Watch TV as we’ve done from the early days (thankfully we have mute buttons) or not watch at all. Either way, the “ad revenue” they think they are getting still won’t exist in my household.

]]> by: bryan http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4373#comment-179517 Mon, 14 May 2007 19:17:58 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4373#comment-179517 what box you ahve won't matter, it's done on the software side of things, so holding on to your old box won't get you around this, unfortunaly advertising is a neccisary evil, and eod does cost money what box you ahve won’t matter, it’s done on the software side of things, so holding on to your old box won’t get you around this, unfortunaly advertising is a neccisary evil, and eod does cost money

]]> by: Lewis http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4373#comment-177398 Sat, 12 May 2007 06:09:34 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4373#comment-177398 There is nothing on TV worthy of watching an ad. Read a book, rent a dvd, play a game, cruise the net. There is nothing on TV worthy of watching an ad. Read a book, rent a dvd, play a game, cruise the net.

]]> by: Dave http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4373#comment-175975 Thu, 10 May 2007 14:49:20 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4373#comment-175975 Bad idea. The few people who actually do skip the ads (fewer than you'd think) are not very receptive anyway and will simply turn the thing off. More likely winner is to start putting the commercial as part of the show. NBC did this well with Vegas and Fox is way ahead of the game with "24". Bad idea. The few people who actually do skip the ads (fewer than you’d think) are not very receptive anyway and will simply turn the thing off.

More likely winner is to start putting the commercial as part of the show. NBC did this well with Vegas and Fox is way ahead of the game with “24″.

]]> by: 上海翻译公司 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4373#comment-175911 Thu, 10 May 2007 13:50:15 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4373#comment-175911 This is good This is good

]]> by: Freud http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4373#comment-175702 Thu, 10 May 2007 09:23:02 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4373#comment-175702 thank heavens for picture in picture and multi-feed inputs. :-) thank heavens for picture in picture and multi-feed inputs. :-)

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