Jean-Marie Le Guen (NPA Board): “The concept is still very fuzzy”
What are the main findings of this survey? The first lesson is that the connected TV has a good mind awareness in France since 45% of respondents answered “yes” to the question “have you heard about ? ”
Another lesson: if 49% of households are now connected, only 29% are in fact, about three out of five of those who have the opportunity.
The big surprise of the study is that today the first gateway connection between television and the Internet, it is the video game consoles. It’s actually quite logical, because the consoles are the first installed base of machines connectable. They are already available to the consumption of leisure (games, music, movies, television) and they are installed under the TV with a single wire to connect . Another trend: the Blu-Ray, more and more, will be connecting to the Internet. And there, use the equipment and go faster than the TV.
TVs connected or connectable, box of Internet access providers now Blu-ray players and game consoles. This proliferation of devices does not contribute does not maintain a confusion among the general public? course. The perception of the TV connected by the public is one of the problems emerging from the study. The concept is still very unclear. The term is known, but what is really behind, earnings user, is little understood.
There is a lot of people who buy a TV log on or a console, do not connect. In fact, it is clear that a significant proportion of people do not even know they have a possibility to connect, as this was not a problem when buying.
TV makers do not always facilitate the task of consumers in this area, with offers not always easy to read … It is a fact, but we say also that it is a hyper competitive market, low-margin, where it is difficult to maintain a sustainable advantage
in terms of innovation.
TV connected arose first as a way to upgrade the high-end TVs and the entire range. Manufacturers must also differentiate the neighbors. As a result, each has developed its own overlay software, and content providers now find themselves forced to rewrite their applications for each brand. In fact, it must be interoperable, but not too much to differentiate the neighbor.
