Netbooks Accelerate Internet-Video-to-the-TV Adoption

How will Internet-Video-to-the-TV be impacted if inexpensive “netbooks” take market share away from conventional laptop computers? By way of background, netbooks are pint-sized laptop computers. Typically they have nine-inch screens as compared to fifteen-inches (or bigger) for a conventional laptop. Also netbooks have less powerful processors, smaller memories, and less sophisticated software. Gartner estimates that they could account for 10% of laptop computer sales by the end of this year. Netbooks could have a big impact on the streaming video market for three reasons. First, despite their lower price they are capable of processing ...