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Re:In spite of an increase in Internet speed, webpage speeds... by formerly_proven on Tuesday August 04, 2020 @03:37PM (#24053681)
> Today if you had such a scene they'd be like, "okay <presses remote, waits five very immersion-breaking seconds>".

But they still have these scenes in movies

The way these scenes work now is "picks up phone - check the news!", they grab the remote, and turn the volume up on one of the many already running and tuned in wall-mounted 24/7 on TVs ... :)

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Re:In spite of an increase in Internet speed, webpage speeds... by SilasX on Tuesday August 04, 2020 @03:44PM (#24053743)
>But they still have these scenes in movies

Yes, and if such a TV turns on instantly, that scene is not realistic.

(I think if the were going for realism today, they'd say "pull up reddit/Drudge/google news".)

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