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Apple iTV
1000mAh:
I'm going to circle this crap far away, not gonna touch with a long stick unless I'm forced to.
Freedom Kira:
The biggest problem I have with TVs today is that the screen sizes just keep increasing but the resolution doesn't. A 72" LCD on the market has the same resolution as my 32". Apple's push on the 4K resolution could be a useful first step in giving this problem a good kick in the ass towards improvement.
shikitohno:
I've already got an HDTV hooked up to an Arch desktop that's capable of doing full 1080p. Once Netflix opens up to linux for streaming (which is supposed to be later this year), that machine will essentially do everything I could want from an Apple iTV. Aside from that, I have it does some more fun stuff that an Apple iTV probably won't, like play as a local media server and download stuff with rtorrent. When I get a new TV and desktop in another couple years, that combo will probably get me the same functionality as an iTV and them some, and still wind up costing me less. Another Apple device that I fail to see the need for, but it'll probably be really successful with a certain crowd of people.
Who knows now, though? Maybe this will actually turn out to be an Apple device that actually has something going for it to make me want it. I doubt it though.
kitamesume:
i find 1080p on an 32" lacking, saw some demo units in front of a shop and pixels are still visible from 1meters away.
i'm seeing this sad reality that all people see is money and profit, rather than advancement and innovation. though cant really blame them, without money the latter is well over impossible to achieve =P oh wait, i could blame corrupt people that keeps pocketing their R&D funds XD
GoGeTa006:
--- Quote from: rarely_upset on January 10, 2012, 03:29:50 AM ---Apple always has the same problem - price.
Can't be helped I guess, white apples don't grow on trees.
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wow that is an amazing phrase right there :P loved it!
anyways, even though I doubt I can afford it, it will be really interesting to see whats released. . . WHETHER YOU LIKE TO ADMIT IT OR NOT apple has revolutionized most of the markets it has touched
they are pricey I'll admit it, but TBH they just sell the "synergy" painted in white and it has worked for them for years and it will continue to do so. . .
this project seems promising. . .iono what to expect on a TV these days. . .
I used to sell TV's at sears. . .and seriously. . .TV's now come with some integrated console/PC on them. . .videogames/netflix and all that stuff. . .its amazing what they're comming out with. . . So im really anxious to see if apple will just "join the herd" or will it completely change what a TV is
--- Quote from: Freedom Kira on January 10, 2012, 10:34:01 AM ---The biggest problem I have with TVs today is that the screen sizes just keep increasing but the resolution doesn't. A 72" LCD on the market has the same resolution as my 32". Apple's push on the 4K resolution could be a useful first step in giving this problem a good kick in the ass towards improvement.
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yes I have always wondered that myself. . .having 720p on a 19" and a 42" doesnt really make sense. . . IMO they should sell TV's advertising their DPI instead of their overall resolution. . . that would make more sense IMO (regardless of HD signal comming at 1080)
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