When a thing is overheated, people fall into the demons.

When a thing is overheated, people fall into the demons, thinking that it can flourish, and the result is counterproductive-gold has been well illustrated since last year. Now, the entire industry and ordinary consumers are falling into the box. In this year, the TV box is definitely hot spots, the major Internet companies have launched a variety of features of the TV box, abruptly to fry it into hot spots, and even many people in the industry and users think it will replace cable TV into the living room mainstream products.

Indeed, the current TV box market is unusually prosperous, there is an unacceptable situation. But to say that TV boxes can replace cable TV is perhaps just a beautiful dream. Although the TV box is very hot, the function is also very complete, but in the practical application, the TV box does not have the advantage and the condition which replaces the cable television. Next, let's take a look at some of the problems that can't be looked at in the TV box.

Transmission speed is a mishap.

First of all, TV box of all or practical or fancy functions are based on the network environment. Although the payment, download small capacity applications, web browsing and other broadband transmission speed requirements of the function can be met, but to watch the ultra-clear video, QQ video, such as the need for faster broadband transmission function is muscle. You know, even if China Unicom or the Chinese telecom or less users of railcom, every year in the upgrade of broadband transmission speed, but in the domestic complex network (such as the three or four-tier operators and so on), broadband network transmission speed is an indisputable fact that the average access rate of domestic broadband is still around 4Mbps.

In addition, many are still "fake broadband", in the peak and leisure broadband transmission speed gap is very large, which led to the use of TV boxes to watch over the clear video, QQ video, networking games inevitably or encounter buffering, cotton and even suspended animation phenomenon. It can be said that although the TV box gives the user more freedom, but is limited by the broadband transmission speed, at present did not fully put their own characteristics to play out.

Compared with the instability of broadband transmission speed, cable TV already has a mature transmission network. After the radio and television upgraded to digital TV, many cities have begun to promote high-definition cable TV, pointing to the soft rib of the TV box. High-definition video that can't be played smoothly in a TV box is no pressure on cable TV to replace cable TV, first of all, the basic conditions of broadband to do.

The actual experience is not perfect

Although TV boxes want to give users a sense of freedom, but in the actual experience has been lagging behind. From the control mode, cable TV is generally the number of keys + function keys equipped, whether it is to select a platform or to carry out other operations, are very smooth. The TV box must be manipulated through the function keys on the remote control, because its UI interface is similar to that of smartphones, which causes the TV box to be too complex to operate on all users. Even if the TV box with a wireless mouse and other peripherals, but for older users still have barriers to use. And the current TV loyal users is just the age of the larger groups, if the control is not satisfactory, how to talk about replacing?

In addition, many of the city's cable TV has been added to the demand, look back and many other practical functions, not only to watch the time is particularly smooth, and more than the TV box options. It also shows that cable TV is not as traditional as people think, but has a new direction of development. Counter-View TV box, most of the gimmick, but even basic play video and other basic functions are not done, let people helpless.

Content is not as good as imagined

Speaking of the advantages of the TV box, many people may be the first reaction is that the TV box has rich content. Indeed, in the early days of the development of the TV box, because of the imperfect laws and regulations, many pirated content lawless, also let many users enjoy the benefits. But with the strengthening of anti-piracy awareness, TV box products to the formal, now it is difficult to see the pirated content on the TV box. The contents of the TV box and the video site that provides the content are almost exactly the same and have no advantage.

and the contents of the TV box are basically from the TV station, even after the TV broadcast has finished to play, a bit like eating TV "leftovers." This is because although a lot of video sites have increased copyright procurement efforts, but under the policy constraints, TV box content playback can not be synchronized with the television station, which makes the user of taste is still a fan of cable TV-even in the TV box to watch the program ads less. As for film blockbuster, the TV box should at least be in theaters all over the country to be released after one or two months to play, then the day Lily is cold.

In any case, the TV box has its own distinctive features, attracting the attention of young users. But to say completely replace cable TV, can only say that the road is long, the TV box has a long way to go.