Digital TV too complex for viewers, says study

Time To Burn said this:

To be sure they are watching the digital channel of say BBC 1 a
viewer would need to select 'info' to see if the 'now and next'
caption appears. I sometimes wonder how many 'digital' viewers are
in fact watching analogue tv by mistake.

A strong case for having an identifying DOG on all digital channels,
if ever there was one.

Please leave. And don't forget to die on the way out.

Bluestars wrote:
CyberSOGA wrote in message
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70% of the population are stupid.

But they are all voters and no politician that hopes to be elected
can ever say that.

Roger

Is it the same 70% that the gov wants to get into university?

Bluestars wrote:
CyberSOGA wrote in message
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70% of the population are stupid.

But they are all voters and no politician that hopes to be elected
can ever say that.

Roger

Is it the same 70% that the gov wants to get into university?

CyberSOGA wrote:
70% of the population are stupid.

Sounds about right to me ...
Isn't this Sky's target audience?

CyberSOGA wrote:
70% of the population are stupid.

Sounds about right to me ...
Isn't this Sky's target audience?

In article ,
says...
To be sure they are watching the digital channel of say BBC 1 a viewer
would need to select 'info' to see if the 'now and next' caption appears.
I sometimes wonder how many 'digital' viewers are in fact watching
analogue
tv by mistake.

A strong case for having an identifying DOG on all digital channels, if ever
there was one.



Nah, it needs to go further. I want a banner across the bottom of the screen
saying "YOU ARE WATCHING DIGITAL TV", and a signer in the corner doing the
same in sign language just in case there's any deaf people too lazy to read
subtitles like you are to pick up the freaking remote and press the 'i'
button.

It's perfectly obvious when you're watching analogue. Occasionally my Mum sets
'1' on the VCR instead of the SCART input and setting the Sky box accordingly,
but she'll get used to it as she hasn't had the digibox for long.

If she records from Sky, she'll get an anamorphic 16:9 picture where people
look correctly-proportioned. If she records from analogue, she'll get a
14:9-cropped picture with an entire cast who look related to Cyril Smith.
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In article ,
says...
To be sure they are watching the digital channel of say BBC 1 a viewer
would need to select 'info' to see if the 'now and next' caption appears.
I sometimes wonder how many 'digital' viewers are in fact watching
analogue
tv by mistake.

A strong case for having an identifying DOG on all digital channels, if ever
there was one.



Nah, it needs to go further. I want a banner across the bottom of the screen
saying "YOU ARE WATCHING DIGITAL TV", and a signer in the corner doing the
same in sign language just in case there's any deaf people too lazy to read
subtitles like you are to pick up the freaking remote and press the 'i'
button.

It's perfectly obvious when you're watching analogue. Occasionally my Mum sets
'1' on the VCR instead of the SCART input and setting the Sky box accordingly,
but she'll get used to it as she hasn't had the digibox for long.

If she records from Sky, she'll get an anamorphic 16:9 picture where people
look correctly-proportioned. If she records from analogue, she'll get a
14:9-cropped picture with an entire cast who look related to Cyril Smith.
--

Dom Robinson Gamertag: DVDfever email: dom at dvdfever dot co dot uk
/* http://DVDfever.co.uk (editor)
/* 940 DVDs, 259 games, 33 videos, 67 cinema films, 69 CDs, laserdiscs & news
/* star trek nemesis, bringing down the house, phone booth, human nature
"Everyone's a winner!" - Newsgroup troll 'Time To Burn' on the lack of choice
foistered upon viewers by broadcasters who don't watch their own output

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"JP" wrote:


"Jonathan Buzzard" wrote in message
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Martin Angove writes:
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(Jonathan Buzzard) wrote:

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"Bluestars" writes:

CyberSOGA wrote in message
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What's more worrying is that these same people who can't work out
how to
change a channel are probably driving cars...

and electing governments to act for them.


I would like to put some multiple choice questions on the ballot paper.
If you dont get a decent mark, then the vote does not count. At least
that way only the people that have the faintest clue what the
issues are, will be able to make a difference.


Kinda discriminates against those who are illiterate but who are
perfectly capable of understanding the issues :-)


Might provide an incentive for them to learn to read


Or suffer vision impairment.

Well, I nearly added VI people to the original question, but then I
thought that there must already be a way for them to vote so that isn't
really a problem.

Having said that, I've really no idea how it works. Does anyone?

Hwyl!

M.

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In message ,
"JP" wrote:


"Jonathan Buzzard" wrote in message
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In article ,
Martin Angove writes:
In message ,
(Jonathan Buzzard) wrote:

In article ,
"Bluestars" writes:

CyberSOGA wrote in message
...
What's more worrying is that these same people who can't work out
how to
change a channel are probably driving cars...

and electing governments to act for them.


I would like to put some multiple choice questions on the ballot paper.
If you dont get a decent mark, then the vote does not count. At least
that way only the people that have the faintest clue what the
issues are, will be able to make a difference.


Kinda discriminates against those who are illiterate but who are
perfectly capable of understanding the issues :-)


Might provide an incentive for them to learn to read


Or suffer vision impairment.

Well, I nearly added VI people to the original question, but then I
thought that there must already be a way for them to vote so that isn't
really a problem.

Having said that, I've really no idea how it works. Does anyone?

Hwyl!

M.

--
Martin Angove: http://www.tridwr.demon.co.uk/
Don't fight technology, live with it: http://www.livtech.co.uk/
.... I'm dangerous when I know what I'm doing.

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Tony Walton wrote:

austin500 wrote:
"Martin Angove" wrote in message

70% of the population are stupid.


pedantic

70% of the population *is* stupid.

/pedantic


Are stupid sounds better.



even-more-pedantic
I suspect it's also correct. % means "per cent", or "out of a hundred".

So "seventy out of a hundred are stupid", "seventy" being plural. To
say "seventy out of a hundred is stupid" would be incorrect.
/even-more-pedantic


Hmmm, interesting point, and one which I am in no way qualified to
answer. My original reasoning was that 70% referred to a group of
people...

....I defer.

Hwyl!

M.

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Don't fight technology, live with it: http://www.livtech.co.uk/
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