Quote Originally Posted by audio amateur
I understand what NF is saying. More and more, you see people watching movies, yes movies on a handheld apparitus, whether it be iphone cell phone laptop and what have you; usually on the go of course. Some people commute for quite a while, so if theyre not reading a book, why not? This will only be more common as cell phone screens get bigger and better.
Are you sure those are movies that people watch on their handhelds, rather than other shorter forms of video content? And where are they when doing this? Certainly not while they're driving, while they're walking down the street, while they are engaged in something else. As I pointed out, mobile devices are increasingly used for web activity, e-mail, messaging, and of course, audio. Those types of activities can be done for short bursts of time and don't necessarily require a big screen.

Quote Originally Posted by audio amateur
Of course it's not the same experience as it is with a massive home screen, but it's still happening. Whether or not it's more popular or will be than home viewing, I can't say. Probably not, but who knows...
It's nowhere near the viewership of home viewing. Electronics firms have figured out how to pack multitudes of features into different devices, but they still haven't figured out how to conquer the sofa/easy chair. The pairing of big screen TVs with sofas represents the perfection of form and function. Compare this with sitting at a computer desk, or balancing a notebook computer on your lap, or staring down at a 4" screen to watch video. That's why TVs dominate the viewing time by such a wide margin.