Smart TV's and Social Consoles

There was a craze less than a year ago on 'Smart' TVs where the viewer was able to access online content though the TV. Personally I did not see much use in this, especially since many 'Smart TV' allowed you to access social media sights such as Twitter and Facebook.

I do find it useful if you are going to use the internet enabled TVs for accessing video content online on sights such as YouTube, Netflix or LoveFilm. The logical thing that you are going to be doing with such a TV would be watching videos, TV episodes, or films.

It's just more hassle if your trying to 'Tweet' about the TV episode that you are watching on Netflix and it is also very distracting for the other viewers that are with you. To be fair it seams all the social activities that we do have now gone apparently according to Samsung with there latest advert. They seem to think that we spend many hours of our lives by our selves in front of the TV asking it what to watch next.

 

Really? Is that what they think that is what we need? Do we want to be lonely and talk to the TV like it is our only friend?

 

It's not only TVs that are stepping away from the initial porpoise of the device. XBox One by Microsoft is the new "Gaming Console" where you can have a Skype call whilst you are watching an episode of Dexter at the same time, and then later you can find out when the next time the Game of Thrones is on. That's not a game console any more, it's an arveerage computer with no mouse or keyboard.

Where is the gaming in that? Also you would have your 'Smart TV' to do that for you anyways.

At least Sony have concentrated more on the experience of gaming with there PlayStation 4. At least that is what is coming across in there advertising. Ok, they are making a thing about there new controller and there is not much significant change in the graphics or speed.

 

The release of the Nintendo Wii U late last year did raise some concerns. One of which is that they almost did not change a thing. They had created a new controller and redesigned the look of the console itself. Other than the two things they had not changed a thing. The game play was the same and the graphics was the same.

 

Personally what I would do is buy the best computer that allows you to add or alter parts to and internet broadband you can afford. Then you would be able to all of the things that the game consoles are able to do and more.