Quote Originally Posted by Mr Peabody
I think that's the crux of the whole thing. Hand held devices provide a mobility to video. On a long trip, plane or train, I could see some one watching a movie on a small screen. It makes time fly and small screen is better than no screen. The young find time and places to watch video we couldn't imagine.
Yep, and that's why I point out that mobile video is well suited to viewing clips and short form programs. It's for that bloc of time when people are on the go. But, for the most part, people are home bodies and couch potatoes. That's why the TV represents the immovable object in this whole scenario. My opinion would be swayed if the viewing time for TV actually declined in sync with the increase of available portable viewing options. But, that has not happened, and in fact, the Nielson surveys show that the total mobile video viewing time is actually less than just the year-to-year growth in TV viewing time.

And in North America at least, the vast majority of travel is done by cars with solo drivers and no passengers. That's well suited to iPods, but not for portable video viewing. Having a portable DVD player is a godsend for traveling with a two year old. But, we use it only about every other month when we have a long car ride or plane trip. Otherwise, the rest of our daughter's viewing takes place at home on a TV.