Guys, are you serious?!
A streaming revolution is taking place secretly, quietly and literally before our eyes. It looks like the way we watch movies and series is about to change forever. I just can’t get it into my head.
A comment by Felix Gräber
The revolution has crept up bit by bit. For many people it is smartphone from the simple mobile phone for a long time has become an all-round companion in everyday life – also for pocket cinema. You only have to look around the streets to see that hardly anyone is bucking this trend. However, there are things where the smartphone cannot replace other devices for me. I work on a PC or notebook, gamble on the console and, if possible, watch films in the cinema or on my smart TV at home.
Smart TV vs. Smartphone: It’s tight when it comes to streaming
Apparently I’ll be in a minority with that: We are all experiencing an upheaval. A fleeting moment of technological advancement slips by without us really noticing. Then it is just as popular to watch films and series via app on the smartphone as on the television. I don’t understand that.
In the “Global Consumer Survey” by extra is recorded: 54 percent of those surveyed watched “digital video content” on their smartphone in the first quarter of 2021. That is not only more than half, but also lay exactly the same on with the proportion of those who use Smart TV for this purpose. 54 percent versus 54 percent—a delicate balance of power that makes me wonder: why?
Why do people watch videos on their smartphones? Just watch a cat video on YouTube during the coffee break or maybe you got one sent via WhatsApp – I understand that. But beyond that I lack the imagination to imagine why I should choose the smartphone over the television – or a tablet, which at least 31 percent indicated as their trusted device.
Of course there are commuters who watch an episode of their current favorite series on the train. But commuters will probably be less common overall after the pandemic than before. So am I supposed to believe that there are people who sit at home, turn off the TV and turn on a Netflix or Disney+ movie on their phone? I hope I’m wrong.
This is at least supported by the fact that the percentage distribution has not tilted further in the direction of smartphones. In the fourth quarter of 2021 Consumer Survey At 58 percent, the television is again slightly ahead of the smartphone (55 percent).
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Smartphones simply don’t stand a chance when it comes to streaming
I remember a few well personal, great film moments: In “Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace”, when the film reel broke during the Podracer race of all times. Like me after Part 1 of the Transformers series with hands shaking with adrenaline stumbled back into the light of day. The incredibly impressive 3D worlds from “Avatar: Pandora’s Adventures”, for which I paid the hefty cinema prices several times.
Much of this is already lost when one is forced to switch from the cinema screen to the television at home. But watching blockbusters on a smartphone display that is only a few inches? Or award-winning series that are supposed to captivate with their atmosphere? Admire small-scale acting? This is really not a big cinema.
