Comments on: Is Sezmi Set to Shake Up the Cable Industry? http://gigaom.com/2010/02/17/is-sezmi-set-to-shake-up-the-cable-industry/ Wed, 22 May 2013 09:47:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Why Net Neutrality Is Too Important to Leave Up to the ISPs http://gigaom.com/2010/02/17/is-sezmi-set-to-shake-up-the-cable-industry/#comment-481198 Fri, 09 Apr 2010 07:02:17 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=42186#comment-481198 [...] and other conglomerates have a lot at stake here. New multichannel services from Move Networks, Sezmi and others promise to use the broadband network to replace traditional cable services. Anecdotal [...]

]]> By: Cut the cable cord? Says who?! Sezmi « The Digitalists http://gigaom.com/2010/02/17/is-sezmi-set-to-shake-up-the-cable-industry/#comment-481197 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 07:44:45 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=42186#comment-481197 [...] it easier for people to cut the cable cord, albeit by replacing it with a new tether.  Sezmi has just launched in L.A., and I’d be dying to try it out if I had a beautiful flat panel TV.  The company does an [...]

]]> By: Jmore http://gigaom.com/2010/02/17/is-sezmi-set-to-shake-up-the-cable-industry/#comment-481196 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:13:50 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=42186#comment-481196 I am a Sezmi user and the service is great for me and my family. They just did a major upgrade so think that the early feedback was pretty good but think that they have fixed most of that, atleast for me. Tivo doesn’t have any actual TV channels, so they are not really an option for me. The Tivo box is also close to $500 plus you need to pay for something every month AND pay for actual TV from someone like cable, right?

]]> By: Ryan Lawler http://gigaom.com/2010/02/17/is-sezmi-set-to-shake-up-the-cable-industry/#comment-481195 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:29:19 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=42186#comment-481195 I hadn’t seen reports of problems with test customers… Where do you suggest I look? As for the difference in SD vs. HD quality — that’s an important point, but you get what you pay for, right? I don’t think anyone who’s paying $20/month for this service will expect it to be equivalent to a $100 cable package.

I should be at the TiVo event — definitely looking forward to seeing what they have to announce.

]]> By: Screenking http://gigaom.com/2010/02/17/is-sezmi-set-to-shake-up-the-cable-industry/#comment-481194 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:43:46 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=42186#comment-481194 Some of the early test customers report tons of bugs with the box. Also, the cable channels are not available in HD since they’re being broadcast via open space on the analog spectrum – in other words, heavily compressed SD channels. Sounds like a pretty poor replacement for cable if you ask me.

I would wait and see what announcement is coming from Tivo on march 2nd – they may have something that will trump Sezmi’s offering.

]]> By: Simon Applebaum http://gigaom.com/2010/02/17/is-sezmi-set-to-shake-up-the-cable-industry/#comment-481193 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:48:42 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=42186#comment-481193 You can hear an interview with Sezmi co-founder/CEO Phil Wiser, airing live last month on Tomorrow Will Be Televised, the Internet radio program covering the TV scene, on replay 24/7 at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/simonapple04, or on podcast, downloadable to any major mobile device, through http://www.ITunes.com and 14 other Web download sites. Wiser has plenty to say about how this alternative distribution system works and the rollout plans. Check it out and offer any feedback you like.

Simon Applebaum
Producer/Host, Tomorrow Will Be Televised
(Mondays/Fridays at 3 p.m. ET/noon PT on BlogTalk Radio)

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