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Can the TV Screen Compete With the PC Screen?

Since the advent of the Internet it was apparent to most that it would have a substantial impact on other entertainment and media vehicles (I.E. Newspapers, Magazines, TV). If you’ve spent any amount of time around the communications or media industries you know that everyone has proclaimed the death of the TV.

Thanks to the Internet, the TV has become less and less important. Well at least to some.

While it is true that the Internet has put a dent in the TV “mind share” of millions, TV isn’t dead. Nor does it seem that the TV is ready to roll over and die.

Today’s TV is not the one trick pony it use to be.

Brands around the world have finally started to smarten up and are now coming out with TV’s and ancillary components that make the TV much more, well, PC like. Take for example, Skype’s work with LG and Panasonic to bring Skype to your TV.

It’s not just the TV manufacturer’s either. Cable companies are now offering the almighty “triple play” and integrating call screen pop’s to alert you of an incoming call.

Soon cable companies will start offering the quadruple play of Internet, voice, TV and video. Check out FREETALK TV if curious as to what could become a common accessory for your TV in the near future.

Don’t know about you, but this really does sound like TV manufacturers and cable companies working to port current web utility to the TV.

Which leads to the question, “can the TV screen compete with the PC screen?”

The PC has been dominant the last decade. It has put a dent in the  mind share and market share the TV held for the previous three decades thanks to the rise of the Internet.

But the TV still has a strong foot hold in the lives of millions.

If played smart and done well, it’s not a stretch to think that the TV could compete with the PC as the “primary screen” be which people communicate with one another and entertain themselves.

What do you think?

Garrett Smith

Garrett is the former VoIP Supply CMO.

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