Television
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Conditional access:
Television plays little part in the video game sector, as can be seen by the previous task, however there a few points i wish to discuss. The first is conditional access. In terms of TV, this is where a TV provider, such as Sky, allows you to watch certain television programming, but not others, or alternatively you are given a certain amount time, such as a month subscription, to be able to watch the show. How this is carried out is through a system which has only recently become a thing. And this is the use of cards. In a Sky box, there is a slot in which a card is inserted, the information within this card informs the Sky box which shows are unlocked to the user. This means that you would need to upgrade to watch certain shows, such as buying the Sky Movies package, allowing access from otherwise blocked Sky channels. In this case all of the Sky Movies channels.
Television plays little part in the video game sector, as can be seen by the previous task, however there a few points i wish to discuss. The first is conditional access. In terms of TV, this is where a TV provider, such as Sky, allows you to watch certain television programming, but not others, or alternatively you are given a certain amount time, such as a month subscription, to be able to watch the show. How this is carried out is through a system which has only recently become a thing. And this is the use of cards. In a Sky box, there is a slot in which a card is inserted, the information within this card informs the Sky box which shows are unlocked to the user. This means that you would need to upgrade to watch certain shows, such as buying the Sky Movies package, allowing access from otherwise blocked Sky channels. In this case all of the Sky Movies channels.
ETV:
Enhanced Television for short, this is pretty much any interactivity the user has with the TV. With technology evolving at an alarming rate, so has the options you have whne it comes to TV, as we now the ability to pause and rewind live TV, record programs straight to the box, and stream things to the TV such as BBC iPlayer or the Sky Movies Store. TVs are now becoming more and more common to have the ability to connect to the internet, opening up even more options to do, such as share what you are watching over social media websites, or browse the internet on the big screen.
Enhanced Television for short, this is pretty much any interactivity the user has with the TV. With technology evolving at an alarming rate, so has the options you have whne it comes to TV, as we now the ability to pause and rewind live TV, record programs straight to the box, and stream things to the TV such as BBC iPlayer or the Sky Movies Store. TVs are now becoming more and more common to have the ability to connect to the internet, opening up even more options to do, such as share what you are watching over social media websites, or browse the internet on the big screen.
ITV
Interactive television is really common within TV technology now, as this is where apps can be used on the TV. Apps such as accessing streaming services on the big screen. Youtube and Netflix are two popular options within his category, as they allow us to watch shows or videos without the need of a timetable. This more flexible way of watching is slowly evolving the way we use our TV's, and it also effects the way we play video games too, as we can now play for as long as we like, without having the need to stop because a TV show is playing which we cannot record.
Interactive television is really common within TV technology now, as this is where apps can be used on the TV. Apps such as accessing streaming services on the big screen. Youtube and Netflix are two popular options within his category, as they allow us to watch shows or videos without the need of a timetable. This more flexible way of watching is slowly evolving the way we use our TV's, and it also effects the way we play video games too, as we can now play for as long as we like, without having the need to stop because a TV show is playing which we cannot record.
Well that's it, there's a bibliography too located at the top, with all my sourced sights, not including my own personal knowledge. I hope i have successfully and comprehensively explained both hardware and software within the gaming platform. Thanks for reading.