1.) Describe the term ‘interactive TV’.
The term ‘interactive TV’ is the new way of watching TV. It involves the use of your own telephone wire to download what you want to watch directly from the Internet via broadband.
2.) Explain the reasons why interactive TV is now called TV 2.0.
Interactive TV is now called ‘2.0′ due to that, usually 2.0 stands for the new or second most advanced type of this piece of technology. For example, there are certain websites/web-tools which are known as ‘2.0′. There is also the ipod where they called the second one the ‘2nd Generation’, which basically means the newer and improved one.
3.) Outline the positives and negatives of implementing interactive TV.
Positives;
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You are able to watch anything you want, when you want.
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Its more convenient for everyone.
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In general, the world is advancing with more technology to make peoples lives better.
Negatives;
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If people have a slow Internet connection, it will be slow when they download videos or TV shows.
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People sill have to buy a certain box to be able to use the internet to download shows for the TV.
4.) Apple released recently Apple TV – Take 2. Describe the reasons why it needed to be changed.
Apple just admitted that the first Apple TV didn’t quite work out. It had a few things that need a few changes so this year it’s back with a new model that can access iTunes directly, and streams movies from the new rental store in both DVD quality and HD with 5.1 surround. The YouTube selection has also been expanded to 50M videos, there’s now Flickr support in addition to mac, and what’s more, the entire UI has been revamped. The new single menu interface offers quick search of all available titles, and includes access to 600 TV shows, as well as your iTunes library and HD podcasts.
