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ability to watch your television
from anywhere as long
as you have an internet
connection.
“You can be anywhere in
the world. As long as you
have a laptop, iPad, smart
phone and have internet
connection, you can connect
to your own receiver
at home and watch your
own TV as well as programming
you have in your
DVR,” Pereira said. “If you
happen to be in China and
you have your laptop ...
with a fast Internet connection,
you could connect to
your receiver in Fredonia-
Dunkirk area and watch
your local news in China.”
Pereira takes advantage
of this capability when he
goes on vacation, particularly
to the Caribbean.
Pereira will watch the
Buffalo news from his iPad.
The technology to offer
streaming and remote control
has all happened in the
past four years, Pereira
said.
The streaming and the
controlling your TV from
another place has to be
centered around an internet
connection.
“You have to have a high
speed internet connection.”
Hinds Morrison said.
DFT Communications
offers high speed internet
connections for the
Fredonia-Dunkirk area as
well as Jamestown and
other parts of the county.
Not all services are available
in every part of the
county. To ensure availability
in your area, check
with DFT. All Internet
services come with a wireless
router.
“For people to truly get
the most out of all these
devices, they need a very
fast, very stable connection.
We have invested
heavily in our network,
allowing us to offer much
faster speeds because we
know our customers need
more speed than ever,”
Hinds Morrison said.
DFT offers download
speeds of up 12 mbps in
most areas, up to 18 mbps
in Fredonia. Rolling
upgrades are still occurring
so current Fredonia customers
will be upgraded
shortly, if not already. They
do not want their customers
to deal with lag or
poor picture quality.
With multiple people in
the house that are doing
different various things at
the same time having that
all multiple devices you
need that high speed connection
and a wifi connection
to make use of the
technology.
“It’s a very exciting time
for a company like DFT
because we do provide that
high speed backbone. For
us it’s great to see people
really utilizing their high
speed connections and getting
so much more out of it.
In the past we knew the
capabilities were there, but
I don’t know that everything
else had caught up
yet. Now there is this great
convergence of the technology,
the high speed backbone
and the people ready
to use it,” Hinds Morrison
said.
An alternate to Dish
Network or DIRECTV is an
over the top video box.
Over the top video (OTVV)
such as Roku and Boxee
are also gaining popularity.
DFT offers the Roku box
which offers the ability to
watch television through a
high speed internet connection.
The box is similar to
cable and satellite but has
no monthly contract.
Dick Golden TV is
another local store that
offers LCD, LED and plasma
TVs for sale as well as
service. They have been in
service for 48 years,
according to Manager Bob
Golden. They sell brand
names such as Sony,
Samsung and Toshiba at a
low price.
“Low chain store prices
on the products we offer,”
Golden said.
While the store carries
LCD, LED and plasma
TVs, the majority sold are
LED format. The store
does not currently offer
OLED, which is made of
organic glass.
“There’s nothing in
stock at this time but that’s
something that will be
more prominent in the
fall,” Golden said.
Anyone who purchases a
TV from Dick Golden TV
will have the television
installed by a certified HD
technician who will teach
customers about their new
purchase. Dick Golden TV
wants all their customers to
be educated on their purchase.
“Service has become an
educational thing, providing
them with information
on their new technology,”
Golden said.
One trend that Golden
has seen is customers are
purchasing bigger TVs. The
biggest TV they offer is a
70-inch LED screen.
“In the past people really
tried to stay with 27 or 32
inch TVs but we actually
sell more 46 and 55 inch
TVs than any other sizes,”
Golden said.
All those who purchase
HD TVs are impressed
with the picture quality,
Golden said. Like Hinds
Morrison, Golden also
agrees that many TVs are
moving toward Internet
capabilities.
“With many new models
of TVs, people are able to
do internet streaming right
to their TV and have control
over what they watch,”
Golden said.
Dick Golden TV will
help customers install wifi
to their TVs if they have
the capabilities. Dick
Golden will also do repairs
on TVs but the service
aspect has gone more
towards teaching customers
how to work their
device.
Pereira, who attended a
consumer’s electronics
show in January, said more
TVs will have the ability to
connect to the internet
with features such as Skype
in the future.
“(The newer TVs) will
have the same capabilities
as your computer or laptop,”hesaid.
Hinds Morrison agreed
that future TVs manufactured
will be a fully connected
and manufacturers
who do not take that route
will be “foolish.”
“People are not going to
pick up a device that can
only do one thing anymore.
I truly think moving
forward people are going
to want a multitasking
unit, whether that is their
laptop, tablet, smart phone
or their television. They’re
going to expect that they
can do more than just one
thing with it,” she said.
Pereira also said TVs
will become smaller. At
the electronics show, he
saw a model that will come
out later in the year that
was 4 millimeters thick —
the width of approximately
15 sheets of paper. Pereira
also said TVs with 3D
technology is seeing a bigger
push.
“(It’s) something they
show a lot at consumer
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shows. There’s some
resistance though for 3D
glasses and picture quality,”
Pereira said.
DFT Communications
sells 3D televisions in their
store located on Temple
Street.
DFT
Communications offers
regular televisions for sale
including brands such as
Samsung, Sony, Haier,
Toshiba, Mitsubishi, LG
and Sansui. They also offer
accessories and components
for home theater
such as sound bars and
speakers. A sound bar is a
smaller than normal
speaker that is placed in
front of a television set. It
is ideal for those who do
not have the space or do
not like the look of traditional
home theaters but
like the sound of a home
system.
DFT also offers customer
service as one call to
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