Video-On-Demand - future of entertainment?

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Extra homework post for 1B.



Look through the following online video platforms and see what they have on offer. Then write your opinion: Is VOD the future of home entertainment? Provide arguments as well as examples. Word limit 100-120. Deadline: Feb 21, 2011.

onet vod
ipla
iplex
cineman
tvscreen
tvp

and a bit of an overview

P.S. Paste your opinion as a comment and sign your name in the same dialog box. You don't need an account. If you have some questions also put them in the box and I'll answer.

Comments

Anonymous said…
In my opinion VOD is a great idea, which has a big chance to become the future of home entertainment. This is a very useful solution.
You can chill out anytime just by watching a movie which you like.
You can sit back on the couch and don’t worry that you’re too laud laugh or that you’re crying.
If you had missed episode of your beloved TV series, you can watch it on the Internet. You often have the possibility to see the next episode, which is just coming out. In town, such as Zduńska Wola, where there is no cinema, VOD allows you to watch new movies, without taking a trip to Łódź.
So, as you can see, VOD is excellent idea.


Gosia K.
February 14, 2011 at 11:12 PM
Anonymous said…
VOD is an internet television , which gives us opportunity watch movies , serials or TV programmes whenever we want to on our computer or TV screen. We live in the world where almost every family has got the internet at home so everyone can use VOD. The platforms have got perfect offers. We can watch there new movies from cinema, serials and TV shows at any time. A lot of us live in the town and village where isn't the cinema, so films which appears on the silver screen we can see on the platforms. Everybody watches serials and TV shows and very often happens we miss this what we wanted to watch. Thanks to VOD we can still watch something what we miss last night or we can watch programmes before their premiere.It is a very good alternative for people who don't have time or they don't watch television regularly, but with VOD you can watch your favourite programmes whenever you want. Interesting is that the platforms are for people of all ages. Everybody will find something interesting for yourself. From the youngest, who love watching the cartoons, by young people to the oldest . The most important is that internet television is free, you only need to log in. I think VOD is the best idea and it will be the future of home entertaimnent.


Karolina K.
February 17, 2011 at 10:03 PM
Anonymous said…
"The most important is that internet television is free, you only need to log in." this information is incorrect. You can watch here films for a small fee.


Karolina K. (poprawka)
February 18, 2011 at 11:19 AM
Anonymous said…
VoD mean video on demand.Everyone want watch favourite films and serials when have free time or don't learn english, maths and physics.But on tv this entertainment is regulary at 8:30, 7:44 or at diffrent times. Sometimes we haven't got time for watch it. If you switch on computer and write adress website you have many films. You waiting to load and next if you have fast internet, you can watch programme in good quality. However this home entertainment isn't the best. New films are often don't free, you must pay. Sometimes you pay for mounth, sometimes for a few hour, but it is expensive! I think it will be future entertainment, but now it isn't good. I don't find many good films on the websites. In my opinion first need fast internet and many VoD websites where you find good programme. Next must price go down or everything must be free. Then this will be future entertainment and I will wach films on "Video on Demand".

Piotr K.
February 19, 2011 at 8:46 AM
Anonymous said…
In my opinion VOD is future of home television.
I will try bring closer this opinion simple examples from life.
Not each has time In order to choose for cinema observe some movie.
Some people hard working do not have time even on viewing ordinary cable television they bypass by that different, interesting film session or section favorite serials.
Due to such Internet film portals as : ipla, iplex, cineman, tvscreen, tvp and onet rod they guarantee satisfaction spectator and capability observing of given movie, serial, not thinking about already it, that on given hour must be in cinema or sit in couch already before tv set in order to overlook session.
But on film portal each can enter and at any time then, when only have time, willingness and we can observe it arise interest that .
And everything it for nothing, because use of this portal it is included to subscription for internet so, we can use with they just as from other internet portals.
It will suffice only including computer, inscribe given address of part and charm capabilities XXI century there is that between other VOD ! ;)


Manuela S.
February 19, 2011 at 7:53 PM
Anonymous said…
In my opinion, an internet television is a very good move technology. Today almost every home is the internet which helps in use of such programs. Thanks to such inventions, people are sick or disabled can easily watch movies on the Internet. Also, some films and television series airs are in the pores, in which many people are in school or work. Thanks to Internet TV we can watch movies at convenient times for us. It is also an advantage that the use of Internet television is easy, quick and free. I know that VOD is the future of home cinema.


Igor F.
February 19, 2011 at 8:34 PM
Anonymous said…
Thanks to VOD you can watch TV and listen to the radio. VOD is new technology of interactive television. It allows watching new parts of series, sports and films on the Internet. In my opinion VOD is the future of home entertainment. People want to do everything in theirs computers. VOD provides doing something what everyone does everyday, like watching TV. You can watch everything in your language in all around the world. People don't use it now because it isn't popular enough, but they'll use it in the future. A lot of emigrants want to watch films and series from theirs country what they can do by VOD. VOD is the future of home entertainment and television.

Justyna E.
February 20, 2011 at 8:37 PM
Anonymous said…
I think that VOD is a good thing.
VOD is an online television. Allows you to watch the latest movies, cartoons and serials, without leaving home. It is available to anyone at any time. This is a good solution for busy people who do not have time to go to the cinema and living far from cities. VOD allows you to organize a cinema in your home. This is a good way to spend time with family. I also use the VOD. I am very happy with the service. At the beginning I was not sure about VOD, but now I know that it was a good decision. I think that VOD is the future of cinema. In the future, everyone will benefit from VOD.

Ola M.
February 20, 2011 at 9:11 PM
Anonymous said…
I think that VOD is very good idea. Every of us likes sitting with friends and the family before screen of computer look at the films or the serials. We need not go out from house thanks VOD and pay for look round film. VOD
it is for these good solution, which cinemas have not in their cities, and the newest films want to look at. I am happy, that such side is, because can on her to look at these the oldest productions even and serials which are not already emitted. So I think, that VOD is beautiful idea!


Gosia B.
February 20, 2011 at 10:01 PM
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