16gig iPhone at MWSF. Please, then sure update it again for 3G and 32gig at WWDC. I would sell my old on eBay upgrade for the new one and be happy.
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3G iPhone and Apple TV Updates in 2008?
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Display withTV is just stupid. Why would you put a hardware that need to be upgrade in 2 years on a hardware that people tend to keep for several years?
Doesn't make sense. Unles is a swapable
Unless is a mediocre LCD display that then you can upgrade it without breaking the bank. It doesn't make sense.
I rather see
DVR won't happen, but the rest seems more interesting than a LCD with
I agree - large TV screens is not Apple's core product - a LCD similar to an iphone or ipod maybe, not sure why they would do this though.
New iphone looks sound great, but please not to early, this model is already far above most other mobiles. Higher capacity is always nice, but they shouldn't raise the price in that case.
Apple tv plus lcd? i'm not sure, big competition, but they also did the same in the big mobile market, so it could be possible.. And probably people also quite like the idea of having a tv with wifi and all their photos and videos on, with trailer acces. Apple would even make it better with itunes shop + rental of videos.
Apple tv plus lcd? i'm not sure, big competition, but they also did the same in the big mobile market, so it could be possible.. And probably people also quite like the idea of having a tv with wifi and all their photos and videos on, with trailer acces. Apple would even make it better with itunes shop + rental of videos.
I've been able to do that for about two years now...
Well.. the legal angle is a little in question, but with Freeveiw DTV transmissions and a little receiver and EyeTV it's simple. I can even stream onto my iPhone now.
appleTV updates will probably be software based. i think the LCD is bogus: flies in the face of what SJ said it was designed for. i wish people would stop complaining about what it can't do (DVR for instance). if you own one you know how good it is and the niche that it fills. it gets stuff from your computer to your TV, period.
if there's any hardware improvement, it'll be a bigger drive option or flash memory and maybe some GPU tweaks. also, possibly, the ability to pair a cordless keyboard.
the ATV is built with the same philosophy as the iphone, upgrades will be done with soft/firmware. the hardware is good to go as is. it plays hd content on an old fashioned CRT fer cripes sake!
so the biggest hole in the ATV software is being able to browse the iTS. also, an SDK would be nice but this opens a whole can of worms. unless apple uses itunes to distribute software/plugins like they will with the iphone.
the one feature i'd like to see is the ability to add plugins like perian.
anyway, my 2 cents.
if there's any hardware improvement, it'll be a bigger drive option or flash memory and maybe some GPU tweaks. also, possibly, the ability to pair a cordless keyboard.
the ATV is built with the same philosophy as the iphone, upgrades will be done with soft/firmware. the hardware is good to go as is. it plays hd content on an old fashioned CRT fer cripes sake!
so the biggest hole in the ATV software is being able to browse the iTS. also, an SDK would be nice but this opens a whole can of worms. unless apple uses itunes to distribute software/plugins like they will with the iphone.
the one feature i'd like to see is the ability to add plugins like perian.
anyway, my 2 cents.
I disagree. A LCD screen would be very usefull for itunes and listning music without turning on your tv.
Agreed. Apple needs to cut the "closed-door Apple world" crap. Their products need to start working with other systems and technologies. I said this yesterday but to make
TV successful, either Apple has to change their iTunes business model, or their TV business model.Since the Studios are starting to fight back against Apple, I say modify iTS. Offer a rental service in addition to the option to buy. Give
TV a DVD player, PVR functionality, and "couch-top" access to the iTS TV/Movie page. Then it will truly be the all-in-one home media system. People who want to rent movies/TV shows win, people who watch DVDs win, people who record their own TV shows win, and people who want to do all three (most of us) win big-time.-Clive
What about your Personal Identification Number number
and your Automated Teller Machine machine?
I'm right there with you...
Give
TV doesn't need that. Maybe a Blu-ray player. Everybody nowadays have a DVD, so it will only add to the size and price of TV. I agree with all of your requests, but DVD even Blu-ray doesn't seem to help promote the iTunes Store.As for DVR, I would love one, but once again it conflicts with Apple strategy to sell iTunes content.
This is EXACTLY what Apple should do. You want to see Apple make a killing at the expense of the TV industry, then do this.
Editing the commercials out would be nice, but why not create a software update that allows people to skip 30 seconds? Hit the fast forward button twice quickly, skip 30 seconds.
DVR is a must. Do it Steve!! Please!
As long as they release a firmware upgrade to add any new software functionality in the new AppleTV's to the first generation ones, I'll be happy.
I have a feeling we'll see a major release of iTunes 8 at Macworld, with the rental functionality. To take advantage of this, we'll see software updates to the iPod/iPhone/AppleTV. One feature that will be necessary for rentals to make sense on the AppleTV is a storefront accessible natively on the AppleTV.
I have a feeling we'll see a major release of iTunes 8 at Macworld, with the rental functionality. To take advantage of this, we'll see software updates to the iPod/iPhone/AppleTV. One feature that will be necessary for rentals to make sense on the AppleTV is a storefront accessible natively on the AppleTV.
The greatest upgrade the
Spot on.
The Apple TV's physical hardware is fine, definitely doesn't need an LCD crystal display (
). Minor refinements to the software is all I want.But MAJOR improvements to the iTunes Store content - especially in the UK, where we can't get ANY films (movies) yet. We can get a very limited selection of TV shows - at great expense (far more expensive than the US).
Give
Yeah. And give the iPod an AM radio, and the iPhone CB radio capability, and the Mac a 5.25" floppy drive. Nostalgia here we come...
DVR's are awesome (I have a Tivo since they started), but I think that Apple is moving towards making available free downloads with commercials, hence you don't need the extra circuits for a DVR... or DVR capability to begin with...
Things I'd like to see in the iPhone:
-3G support
-Real GPS support (not just cell tower triangulation)
-Radio
-Voice Memos
-Games/3rd party apps
-More Storage space
-Flash expansion slot (SD, CF, something)
-User replaceable battery
Things I'd like to see on theTV:
-DVR functionality
-Maybe integrated w/ the Mac Mini & Airport base station
-full 1080p resolution
-Full HD content on iTunes
I know, we probably won't see many of these things, but they're all possible if Apple lets them
-3G support
-Real GPS support (not just cell tower triangulation)
-Radio
-Voice Memos
-Games/3rd party apps
-More Storage space
-Flash expansion slot (SD, CF, something)
-User replaceable battery
Things I'd like to see on the
TV:-DVR functionality
-Maybe integrated w/ the Mac Mini & Airport base station
-full 1080p resolution
-Full HD content on iTunes
I know, we probably won't see many of these things, but they're all possible if Apple lets them
Nope.
There will a chorus of whiners even at that size unfornately.
Agreed. There will be whiners at any size level. Either not enough space for their 10s/100s of thousands of songs & movies, or too much space.
Okay, whatever. Blu-Ray. You know what I mean.
Either way, people still use DVDs. DVD purchases still dominantly outweigh hi-def sales. It's not like it's a record player or something.
The gist of what I was saying is that
TV *could* be peoples' complete solution. Instead, it's a unitasker. What a waste.As long as people are still buying their media on a disk, it would be a useful capability for
TV to play such disks.Hey, Bilbo. Why aren't you critiquing Apple for their DVD-drives in their computers? Why not Blu-Ray there as well? Heck, why use optical media all together? Spinning disks are soooooo primative. Let's just skip entirely to solid state.
*rolls eyes*
-Clive
If they are going to add discrete surround capabilities, I hope they atleast choose one of the next-generation formats. I could see them using DD+; Apple has never been one to use old standards just because everyone else is (ie AAC in a MP3 world). Of course, they would need to figure out a way to get them in a proper container, and I believe that is really the heart of the issue.
Like "ATM machine" or "PIN number".
You forgot NIC card. (Network Interface Card Card)
Give
Better yet, give it a FireWire port so I can plug in a 1TB+ external HDD and include a copy of "MactheRipper" that would automatically rip the DVD onto the HDD and then FairPlay DRM it. That way, I can shovel hundreds (and, eventually, thousands) of my DVDs onto the machine directly, but still keep Hollywood off my arse.
And yes, I know that many of us already rip our DVDs without DRM and stream them to our
tvs from our Macs, but the point of this would be to make it "simple" for those who don't have the time or the skills to do it like we do.