“The HD, interactive, feedback triangle”
We have written so much about IPTV, and included technical details as little as possible. The main reason for this is that technical infrastructures change so swiftly in this wing of communication. But what remains the same is the philosophy and thoughts about how this communication channel will be used. This is why you encounter more philosophy and ideas than technical details in this book.
While talking about IPTV we have to keep in mind that the television part is in the forefront. IPTV has to be a visually good television concept. When we look at it from this angle, we’re reminded of HD channels which are popular right now. But the highest point you can reach in a television channel is the level the eye can comprehend, so it is not that useful to rise above 24 frames. Yet it is not that easy to create what the eye can comprehend. The 3D technology is what comes to mind. That technology isn’t up to the level in which the naked eye can perceive. To make use of this technology, special glasses which connect to the computer has to be used. 3D technology is a technology which the eye can reach, comprehend and see. Thus, when you look at it from IPTV’s perspective, it will be a part of the differentiation. Nowadays, apart from HD technologies, 3D technologies also attract attention. But the constant need to use glasses is a bother for users. Are 3D applications without glasses impossible? Of course not, but it is a sad truth that development is still in progress about 3D without glasses, and we have to bear with glasses for some time. We should also keep in mind the hologram research which has been going on for 20 years. Serious research is going on in that subject as well.
It’s not easy to know when these technologies will be fully developed and released. But television still is one of the most important aspects of our living rooms. This accessory also has a structure which can be used for the control of our houses in many fields. The remote control enables controls such as turning the light on and off in any part of your house.
When you look at it from this point, one of the most important operation areas of IPTV, the “Home Automation” systems, will be formed with the network connection behind it. IPTV will be able to be the brain of the house. Can this be achieved? Yes, it can. Even though IPTV seems to be a television technology, it also is a service which brings you the opportunities of the internet since it’s also the technology which brings internet to your television. It also isn’t hard for IPTV to create new technologies among HD, HD extra or resolutions larger than 2000, which are soon to be achieved; this is all part of the work. But on the point of differentiation, IPTV will achieve that when integration will be established with home automation systems. As the owner and brain of the house, it will assist the users in many ways.
