Television: Past — Present — Future
The television in the past
This television is in the 40’s. In that time remote control isn’t invented yet, so people have to go the front of the television to spin the channel wheel, imagine you have to run back and forward time to change a channel, do you know how hard it is.
It’s the 1960s and your family has gathered in the living room to watch TV. Through this tiny window, you saw the first step on the moon, the assassination of a president, and the daily life of Lucille Belle. All of this unfolded on three networks — ABC, CBS, and NBC.
“The past is behind, learn from it. The future is ahead, prepare for it. The present is here, live it.” - Thomas S. Monson
Television in present
Nowadays, television is getting thinner, so we can just hang it on the wall. It is also getting lighter, so we can move it around easier and it doesn’t need that much space. Television has good HD quality.
Now television can do a lot stuff compare to before. We can watch at least 200 channels, play game, watch 3D television, go online…
It’s the 2010s and your kids are spending more time watching videos on their phones than on TV. In fact, other than global events like the World Cup, your family almost never watches TV together anymore. Poor it!
That’s ok with you because you were never that interested in watching what your family liked anyway. After all, you just want to watch what you like, at a time that works for you, on a device that you have easy access to.
Something else is bothering you. Looking at your bills, you realize that you’re paying cable TV $1,000 a year for dozens of channels that you don’t watch when you could just be paying Google Chromecast $35. It plugs into your TV and grants easy access to multiple streaming services, from Netflix and YouTube to Hulu and Google Play. You can even throw content from your Chrome browser to the big screen.
There are two varieties of Chromecast. The regular Chromecast costs $35 and broadcasts content at up to 1080p. The Chromecast Ultra costs $70 and can broadcast content at up to 4K resolutions with HDR color technology.
Furthermore, there is an application that allows you to float your media literally all over your house, this is Chromecast app for iOS platform. It’s compatible with most current game systems, Roku, Chromecast, mobile devices, tablets, and more. That means you’ll be able to cast your photos, TV shows, movies, and music to virtually any WiFi-connected device in your home.
It also comes with cloud support. That means you can cast things from your Google Drive and other platforms to your Chromecast. It’s one of the must-have Chromecast apps. You can download it for free to check it out before forking out for the premium version. Launch it here.
Television in future
Holograms, yes. Just like you always wanted. Maybe in the future there is a hologram, you only put a tiny projector on the ground, and you don’t need a screen, and the show will like floating in the air.
You can just make a hologram at home. The material you need is a knife, a cd case, glue, smartphone, ruler, or a template. It’s very simple to make.
No one knows what the future looks like. However, we can imagine. For most of us, the future of television is increasingly what each of us chooses to make it based on our personal needs thanks to more diverse technology, as well as improved technology. So let us wait and see what will happen in the future.
