Does anybody remember Web TV?  Web TV was the name of a device that hooked up to your phone line and TV.  It allowed you to surf the web and do email on your TV.  It was very lackluster.

Now, Web TV is owned by Microsoft and named MSN TV.  Web TV is still, not that impressive, however out of all ways of watching TV (cable, dish tv, FiOS, U verse, online), Web TV might be the sleeping giant.

Recently, the CEO of Netflix is raving about the return of Web TV.  He doesn't mean the Web TV device per se but the idea that internet attached TV's will replace TV's that use satellite or cable.

Don't go cancelling your cable or dish tv service yet!

This will not happen overnight, or even in your grandparents' lifetime.  Gradma and Grandpa will probably never change to Internet TV, Web TV, Online TV, IP TV or any of the other names floating around.  This will be slow.  Cable and Telephone companies, including cellular companies, will turn into the backbone of your hookup.  Someday you'll have just "TV", you'll have a fast internet connection to your house and can switch TV providers at a whim.

Someday soon you will only be conscerned about water, electricity, gas and internet connections to your home.

For now, and the rest of your lifetime though, cable and dish will be around and get constantly better.