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Apple Working on 4K 'Ultra HD' Television Set for Late 2013 or Early 2014 Launch?
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Another load of rubbish. No one will pay those king off dollars and they will need to be 50-75".
Yeah, when HEVC gets here full-speed, then we'll be in business...
Of course, to really see the difference from back on the couch you'll need about an 80 inch screen...
That makes sense. Getting into the fray with 1920x1080 and cut-throat competition is suicidal for Apple, who always charges premium prices for their products.
That said, any 4k TV is a sight to behold.
That said, any 4k TV is a sight to behold.
Apple Marketing:
"Today we're announcing a feature called Facelift. It takes an ordinary 1080p frame and it enlarges the image using new algorithms we've invented, like the stuff you've seen on CSI. It works like magic. And boy have we patented it"
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DigiTimes.
They may occasionally guess right by luck--we all do sometimes, since Apple is predictable at times--but their track record is one of pure fiction.
DigiTimes postings are not worth noting..
They may occasionally guess right by luck--we all do sometimes, since Apple is predictable at times--but their track record is one of pure fiction.
DigiTimes postings are not worth noting..
Trust me, I've seen a demo one in Hong Kong made by Hitachi in one of the electronic stores, and I would have bought just to play the demo video just to show off.
Never seen Blades of Glory? Haha, gotta love Will Ferrell.
Well there is so much love for Apple in my house. However this is one product I will have miss. As I firstly think my piggy bank cannot bank that kind of money, given the fact i just bought my second SonyHD TV. Secondly for TVs I prefer to stick with big names like Sony and Panasonic at the present moment. Not surprisingly their will be problems Apples new sets, do i hear image retention.
But this does open up exciting opportunities especially for consumers like me who are interested in investing their money in a desktop in the near future. As I bet Apple is holding out all their trump cards for a new retina iMac next year.
But this does open up exciting opportunities especially for consumers like me who are interested in investing their money in a desktop in the near future. As I bet Apple is holding out all their trump cards for a new retina iMac next year.
The price of this kind of display panel is going to go down by 2014. I'd say the price of a good 4k HDTV could very well match the current price of top of the line 1080P displays being sold now.
That combined with the quality h.265 will offer should make this viable. The only thing holding this back is the content providers imho.
I wouldn't exactly say Apple has contributed lack of quality... the reality of current Internet speeds has done so. Apple would gladly sell super-high-bandwidth content if it were practical for most people to receive it. They have no reason not to.
In any case, an AppleTV (purely imaginary at the moment) would not be functionally equivalent to the setup you describe: it would do more.
lol like $9,000 dollars cheaper, a 4k TV at 50 inch would not retail less than $10,000.00 in Australia, if you can stomach that figure. Besides with no content why bother, a full HD will still serve you well until 4k content becomes more mainstream.
