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How MythTV Detects and Flags Commercials
peterdaly writes "Automatic commercial detection is the "killer app" feature that none of the commercial DVR's dare to include. MythTV's automatic commercial detection does a great job of properly separating commercials from content. Here's how the commercial flagging works."
Automatic commercial detection is the "killer app" feature that none of the commercial DVR's dare to include.
A sentence that (I think) neatly points up the big problem with the USA's legal system...
You're not wrong, but you miss the point.
Consumers are tired of the commercial bombardment. And many of us are already paying to watch TV -- through payments to the cable company or to the satellite company. From the consumer's point of view, we're paying for the show, and then the viewing experience is degraded with non-content.
TV networks are in dire need of a better marketing model that better serves the consummer of their product.
The availability of this technology is a threat to the existence of less innovative networks. And it should be. Creative destruction is a good thing.
Why not use volume? I think it would be a good addition. Anyone trying to NOT wake up their significant other, or a small child while watching TV has noticed this. The Volume for the commercials is much louder than that of the shows. I can't tell you how many times the 'kids' have been woken up because I was out of the room when the commercial came on, and it was LOUD.
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