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New MoCA Installation Videos on YouTube
New installation videos are now available on YouTube showing how to install MoCA adapters with various connected devices including Internet TVs, Bluray Players, Game Consoles, Slingbox, TiVo, etc… Stay tuned for more videos on MoCA installation, operation and features – subscribe to our MoCABlog YouTube channel today !
Re-United (and It Feels so Good): Cable and CE Go Back to the Alter
One of the (possibly) monumental announcements from CES 2011 came from the Samsung keynote address where leaders from Samsung, Comcast, and Time Warner demo-ed a Smart TV that connected directly to cable TV services through the Internet without a set-top box. That means that cable customers will be able to receive their HD channels on their tablet/iPad, smartphone and connected TV/Bluray using their home networks. Customers will also be able to access on demand movies and the content stored on their DVRs. Verizon also announced a similar service for their FiOS customers.
Anyone who has ever tried to install a CableCard might be skeptical about another Cable-CE partnership, but this time there might be more than lip service. With the explosion of connected devices and the number of tablet PCs shown at CES (estimated at 50), the cable companies are facing a “we better do it or somebody else will” scenario. Streaming video over the Internet is becoming such a commodity and CableCos have been losing customers, so this move seems to make sense as both a defensive strategy as well as an opportunity to increase subscription revenue. For MoCA, the connection to the Smart TV will likely be through the coax cable to both the broadband as well as DVRs so this would be a big boost. Wireless devices could also be supported using MoCA through MoCA-WiFi Access Points installed in rooms where a strong WiFi signal is needed. We’ll see in the next few months whether this is just CES PR or actually will result in some exciting new services for 2011.
Streaming Movies vs Blu-Ray: Who’s Winning?
Streaming movies from services like Netflix, Amazon, Blockbuster and others are becoming more popular every day. The Retrevo Pulse Report on consumer electronics trends shows that people are becoming more interested in connecting their TV to the internet and the demand for connected TVs are becoming stronger. About 23% of the household have their TV connected to the Internet, another 26% would like to be. In addition, over 45% of households either stream movies now or would like to stream movies on their connected TVs or Blu-Ray Players. The study also may indicate that Blu-Ray Player sales will slow as consumers use their TVs to connect directly to the Internet for movie and TV streaming. Either way, more and more Internet TVs and Blu-Ray Players will be connected through MoCA Home Networks for the most reliable video streaming quality available.
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