2
Nov
2009
Watching Football on Computer
If this really is to be the future of tv sport, then someone needs to think about cushions.
A wooden Ikea chair is not made with two hours of football viewing in idea, which meant that by the final whistle, I was hankering for the comfy sofa.
How many an other fans paid ‘tween £5 and £12 to watch the equate live was later revealed to be close to half a million. Some were angry about being asked to pay anything.
There was a lack of enthusiasm in my peer group, partly due to the fact that England had already qualified, but also because a 20-inch computing device screen does not have the same appeal as a 40-inch plasma.
Millions of people view broadcasts in this way on the iPlayer, but watching a live event for two hours would be a new feel for many.
Even with a laptop sitting in comfort, or viewing the web on your television via a PC, the picture will not usually be approaching high-definition quality.
So for most people, computers can’t yet offer the modern football experience. What they are good at, however, is forcing people through mundane processes of registration.
