I've experienced something similar. My grandma recently got into computers because of being able to stream her favorite shows on demand. She now also has an iPad where she can watch her shows and play casual games (solitaire/bejeweled/etc). This is a person who has never really used computers before. My mom is another case. Never used computers seriously other than a rare web lookup, until I got her an iPad. She too now does casual gaming and streams shows.