If this is the only change then they are truly lost when it comes to what their customers want.
apps
If this is the only change then they are truly lost when it comes to what their customers want.
apps
The 3 HDTVs that I bought for the last 4 years have 4 HDMI ports.
An HDMI pass through would be a far better solution to this problem than analog outputs. This way not only would you save a port while maintaining the quality of a digital signal, but it could even do interesting things like overlaying and "transparent" AirPlay.
Thats like apple putting back a floppy drive because there is only 3 usb ports.
Could this just be the measurements without the small plastic shell?
I said it before and folks on this forum got upset with me, ROKU is the one to beat in this category. They took Apple's concept of App store and created a 'channel' store, and recently even added games.
WSJ has a live channel.So is the problem here games on the ATV?
Or is the problem that AirPlay isn't "live"?
I wanted games on the ATV, and with this latest upgrade it's clear they can do this. The A5X gives you the graphics chops, and the new bluetooth seems like a direct attempt to support game controllers.
But is that the right solution? Wouldn't it be better to use an iPhone running the game, and then beam that to the TV? I think what's needed is a way to have multiple players on their own boxen, whatever those area, and giving them each a chunk of the screen. And lag has to be low to zero.
That seems to be a huge advance over running the games on the ATV itself. I can walk away at any time and keep going. I can play single or multiplayer, no changes at all. It would kick the Wii U butt.
You still need apps for things like TV channels, don't get me wrong. But I am becoming more and more convinced that we already have all the gaming hardware we need and just need a better display system.
I said it before and folks on this forum got upset with me, ROKU is the one to beat in this category. They took Apple's concept of App store and created a 'channel' store, and recently even added games.
As much as I love my Apple ecosystem, I love my Roku. The only thing I can't access on it is iTunes and iCloud, but then again most my music purchases are from Amazon MP3 and I can use their cloud player on Roku.
The drawing in the FCC filing displays the rubbery bottom-part of the AppleTV. That part on my 1st-gen model has exactly those dimensions 93,8 mm by 93,8 mm.
So once the device is fully assembled the outer dimension will remain the same.
They are having the FCC hold the external pics until its released, no reason to do that if it has the same ports.
Smaller translates to less cost? In my reality, smaller usually costs more.
So you think it will have Component Out and an extra HDMI port? How much would you like to bet that it won't?
I never said anything different. I think you're viewing the topic as "Apple saved the music industry" which may- in fact- be true. But it doesn't change what I said about the video guys not wanting to be the next industry to get under Apple's thumb.
I wasn't attacking Apple in that- just pointing out that in hindsight, the music industry likely wishes they had worked this in some other way (and have now spent many years trying to reduce Apple's hold over them). The video guys have the benefit of that hindsight- a very clear view of what happens if you allow Apple to gain domination over your products, pricing, etc. They don't want to repeat what they see as errors made by their music industry cousins.
So is the problem here games on the ATV?
Or is the problem that AirPlay isn't "live"?
I wanted games on the ATV, and with this latest upgrade it's clear they can do this. The A5X gives you the graphics chops, and the new bluetooth seems like a direct attempt to support game controllers.
But is that the right solution? Wouldn't it be better to use an iPhone running the game, and then beam that to the TV? I think what's needed is a way to have multiple players on their own boxen, whatever those area, and giving them each a chunk of the screen. And lag has to be low to zero.
That seems to be a huge advance over running the games on the ATV itself. I can walk away at any time and keep going. I can play single or multiplayer, no changes at all. It would kick the Wii U butt.
You still need apps for things like TV channels, don't get me wrong. But I am becoming more and more convinced that we already have all the gaming hardware we need and just need a better display system.