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rarely_upset:
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No bezel - all display (at super-high resolution {think Retina} too)!
Gesture and voice control - to find/change channels and shows definitely. Waving your hands around in front of the TV?
Smartphone/Tablet Interactivity - iPhone as a fancy remote? Angry Birds HD? Start a movie on iPad, finish on iTV? Don't know what they'll do with this.
Apple's been trying to get a deal with media companies for TV channels a la carte - buy what you want.
It's unconfirmed so far, but I won't be surprised if this does happen. What do you think? Will it be everything they say it will? Will it be worth what Apple will charge?
IMO, iTV probably will have most of those features, but cost a LOT. I won't get one any time soon, it probably won't be worth it and I just got a 60" TV over the holidays.
mgz:
ill take the sony tv that will be using kinect technology over itv will prolly cost half the price out of the gates too since it doesnt have a white apple on it anywhere
rarely_upset:
Apple always has the same problem - price.
Can't be helped I guess, white apples don't grow on trees.
metro.:
--- Quote from: rarely_upset on January 10, 2012, 03:29:50 AM ---Can't be helped I guess, white apples don't grow on trees.
--- End quote ---
Fuck yes.
Honestly, it'll also have the problem with the fact it hates interfacing with anything that isn't a Mac.
halfelite:
Will be the same problem with the appletv, its a piece of junk hence why everyone does what is needed to run xbmc on it. Wouldn't be surprised if they lock there tv to 720p also, as they seem to think people dont like 1080p,
And voice commands for a tv is a no go. your are watching an intense movie and someone yells "tv turn off" and bam you miss your movie.
No bezel tv's are already here, LG showed off there 55" oled tv at CES people are showing off there 4k displays when there isnt even 4k content. So having the best display I doubt it. It will be an over priced hunk of icrap that links into itunes only.
But then again its apple so people will eat it up. they will say they are the first to have no bezel the first to stream video to your home, the first to have an iphone controlled tv.
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