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[QUOTE="Moontan, post: 641466, member: 166"]
Current over-the-top solutions (Internet streaming) don't scale well in many households. If you expect 5-6 concurrent HD streams then FiOS and U-Verse won't do it for you, neither wil Netflix, Hulu and the like. Only OTA, cable and satellite providers will get you there today.

Live sports (e.g. non-3 ESPN) are another major issue for non-video provider subscribers. This could change if ESPN would sign up with Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, etc., to provide down-rezzed video ... assuming that ISPs would allow such streams through at affordable prices.

If people expect a truly "open" and unlimited Internet experience of 100mbps or better, then they should become comfortable with $100+/mo ISP bills. That's the fee to allow you to stream content as desired... it still doesn't include actual content.

At the end of the day people who like a lot of stuff are better off with the current model. People who want to save some money won't be happy about the actual programming vs. price trade offs. Those that think they can get everything over the top will be shocked by the true Internet infrastructure price.

If you can do without live "cable" sports it may work out for you. For most people here it may only determine where they send their $ to.
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