After reading about the many negative articled about GTV and experiencing myself how "beta" GTV really is, I wanted to blog about what is not being said. One of the biggest deals with GTV is not that you can search the TV and Internet at the same time, it is that you don't need a PC to run apps. GTV, once it is released with a simple UI, simple remote (Sony's is painful), and easy configuration, will enable the "disconnected" and generally less computer savvy to access and use apps. The TV is the trusted and familiar friend for the disconnected in our communities. A PC is a major technology to learn even with The Video Professor.
It is not just consumers, but also businesses that will find value in a GTV-based app. The simplified interface, ability to access it in more places, the impact of using the 10 foot UI for presentations...these will all appeal to some. I would guess that the access issue will prevail for business use.If I can do all my business via TV and cell phone, I may just skip lugging that laptop through carry on.
Although PC prices are low. They are not lower than TVs. If you only need the Internet for email, facebook, playing Farmville and to check your stocks, wouldn't you just get a GTV? I would contend that it is not the TV content providers that should fear GTV (they still have the avenues for getting paid with GTV), but the PC makers are left behind (at least for those "lite" Internet/app users).
