Norway
land mass=324220 km*2
population density=14.3 ppl/km*2
USA
land mass=9629091 km*2
population density=31.6 ppl/km*2
We have entire areas of the US that Norway could fit into that make the type of infrastructure you have in smaller countries nearly impossible. For instance Montana has a population of 974,989 and an land mass of 376 978 km*2. That's less than 3 people per square kilometer or less than 20% the population density of Norway. And in this case unfortunately economies of scale do not apply. It's not like Hong Kong where people are stuffed in crackerbox apartments getting 10GB fiber for $50 a month.
I have 6 Netflix capable devices:
3 windows based (Netbook/Laptop/Desktop) netflix was not a purchasing decision (duh)
Sony PS3(won it at work) netflix a plus
XBox360 - purchased for gaming but netflix a plus
Sony Dash - purchased only for its Netflix and i got it for half price.
The same thing is happening with a few of the studios going PPV on FaceBook, or doing VOD through DirectTV "Home Premiere". DirecTV has announced the launch of Home Premiere nationally. They will offer movies 60 days after theatrical release at a price of $30.
Since NetFlix doesn't even serve it's own content(previously relying on Akamai and now soon to be Level3) the jump to ISP where they have no owned infrastructure is a deal breaker. Even Verizon figured this out trying to invest enough money in FIOS where there was an established competitor and what did they end up doing? Installing half of the equipment and then bailing on their franchise agreements by selling out to Frontier in those areas.
I have 3 PC's, a PS3, A XBox 360 and a Sony Dash. All have slightly different GUI's, but I have 2 of the PC's, the PS3, & the 360 all hooked to 42" LG 120Hz 1080p tv's of the same model and the PS3 seems to give the best picture quality IMHO.
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Norway land mass=324220 km*2 population density=14.3 ppl/km*2 USA land mass=9629091 km*2 population density=31.6 ppl/km*2 We have entire areas of the US that Norway could fit into that make the type of infrastructure you have in smaller countries nearly impossible. For instance Montana has a population of 974,989 and an land mass of 376 978 km*2. That's less than 3 people per square kilometer or less than 20% the population density of Norway. And in this case unfortunately economies of scale do not apply. It's not like Hong Kong where people are stuffed in crackerbox apartments getting 10GB fiber for $50 a month.
Look at what is happening with the cable companies coming out with live stream apps for devices like the Ipad and what does the content owner(the broadcast network) do? Tell them they don't own the content and they don't want it delivered that way. http://www.twcableuntangled.com/2011/04/we-filed-a-request-for-declaratory-judgment-with-viacom-this-afternoon/ Also see:GoogleTV http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_TV
I have 6 Netflix capable devices: 3 windows based (Netbook/Laptop/Desktop) netflix was not a purchasing decision (duh) Sony PS3(won it at work) netflix a plus XBox360 - purchased for gaming but netflix a plus Sony Dash - purchased only for its Netflix and i got it for half price.
The same thing is happening with a few of the studios going PPV on FaceBook, or doing VOD through DirectTV "Home Premiere". DirecTV has announced the launch of Home Premiere nationally. They will offer movies 60 days after theatrical release at a price of $30.
Since NetFlix doesn't even serve it's own content(previously relying on Akamai and now soon to be Level3) the jump to ISP where they have no owned infrastructure is a deal breaker. Even Verizon figured this out trying to invest enough money in FIOS where there was an established competitor and what did they end up doing? Installing half of the equipment and then bailing on their franchise agreements by selling out to Frontier in those areas.
I have 6 devices connected to my Comcast service and can count on both hands the number of times I've gotten anything less than 4 bars/HD quality.
I have 3 PC's, a PS3, A XBox 360 and a Sony Dash. All have slightly different GUI's, but I have 2 of the PC's, the PS3, & the 360 all hooked to 42" LG 120Hz 1080p tv's of the same model and the PS3 seems to give the best picture quality IMHO.