Comment by thaumasiotes
2 months ago
> 15 years ago the 500 channel problem looked difficult
Knowing what was on 500 channels may have been difficult, but that's equally difficult now. The problem of navigating 500 channels was solved more than 25 (not 15) years ago by remote controls that had numpad buttons on them. You navigate to channel 351 by pressing buttons 3, 5, and 1 in sequence.
Now you have to log into Netflix, check Netflix. Then log into Hulu, check Hulu. log into prime, then check prime. Then log into Disney plus, check Disney plus. Then check live tv, then find out it’s not in live tv but the tv stations app. So you log into peacock, navigate their insane UI. Finally get to watch what you want