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A6-Based Apple Television to Come in Three Sizes Ranging from 32 to 55 Inches?

"I'm still not sold on the idea of Apple making a TV".

Hah, this reminds me of the people who said that same thing about Apple making a desktop, then a laptop, then a all in one, then a music player, then a phone, then a tablet.........Apple wouldn't be doing this unless they put their best foot forward. Apple continues to innovate to revolutionize every industry they enter, I think this will be another step.
 
Ryth said:
You know...the same thing was said about the phone...Phones DO NOT need to do ANYTHING but make and receive calls.

We saw how that has turned out.

You are thinking in the past and only by what you know currently. You have no clue what Jobs or Ives and the software team has come up with. If it's like the phone in the way it changed the game, then it could very well be that TVs will never be the same again.
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You mean cellphones, right? Because my home phone can only make and receive calls.

I already have 2 devices that can stream Netflix (and other services) connected to my main TV. The reason I have 2 is because my BD player is too old to have Netflix capabilities and I don't have video games hooked to it. If I had all that it would be about 5 devices.

What purpose would be served with it in the TV, too? Sure, that may help some people with no other devices, but it certainly doesn't change anything (let alone "The Game") in many, many homes.
 
adildacoolset said:
Same, my source that has asked himself to be unnamed but is 'Familiar with the matter' has reported that Apple will indeed build one, and the nuclear reactor will be manufactured by LG(No jokes, they do make reactors).
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So, what do you think they're going to use to power that new spaceship/ spacestation they're building in Cupertino over the next 5 years? It will be interesting to see if they attach the building to the foundation, or if it just sits on it. ;)
 
I wonder if Samsung is going to start suing Apple for copying their TV shape. Then maybe Samsung can send Apple a recommendation list on how to avoid infringement. :rolleyes:
 
What gets me about all of these Apple Television rumors is that they seem to stress that this will be some magical interface that will replace your Set Top Box. And how are they going to do that: Cable only? No Direct TV, Dish, or uVerse?

The existing Apple TV as another SOURCE seems to make sense to me, and it works great.

I know, I know, people can't switch from Video 1 (STB) to Video 2 (Apple TV), but that is really the thing that makes the most sense.

If you want to revolutionize TV for the common everyday viewer, replace their table top full of remotes with a single remote. People are amazed when they see this. Of course if they switched their Blu-Ray player from a coax connection on channel 3 they might be even more impressed.

Maybe Apple should make an iRemote that can do all of the things a Harmony remote can, with the Apple interface.

Now THAT would probably revolutionize TV for most people.
 
fender4645 said:
I call BS on all these Apple TV rumors. No one had anything to say previously and then all of a sudden, when it's 'outed' in the biography, everyone now has these exclusives.
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Exactly.... there are plenty of ideas and concepts that never come to fruition. Jobs talked about it, so internet authors write up speculation in case it comes true while citing anonymous sources.

Ryth said:
You know...the same thing was said about the phone...Phones DO NOT need to do ANYTHING but make and receive calls.

We saw how that has turned out.

You are thinking in the past and only by what you know currently. You have no clue what Jobs or Ives and the software team has come up with. If it's like the phone in the way it changed the game, then it could very well be that TVs will never be the same again.
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Yes because Apple invented the smart phone right :rolleyes:? They packaged a lot of existing technologies in a positive way and created a good environment for developers. That's not a bad thing, but no one is going to replace a 55" TV every year or two as they do with phones, and the margins really aren't the same. Perhaps services are included in the revenue model, but the bulk of Apple's profits isn't in the app store according to their figures, especially after you factor for operating costs. It's there because it helps sell phones and promotes brand loyalty by locking you into their ecosystem.

onthecouchagain said:
I wonder if Samsung is going to start suing Apple for copying their TV shape. Then maybe Samsung can send Apple a recommendation list on how to avoid infringement. :rolleyes:
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It could use Samsung parts.
 
I can see OLED happening. LG and Samsung are pledging 55" sets next year and the technology ready for a 1st gen large TV. If you were LG which would seem more profitable: sell directly to the public and maybe sell 10k units at a larger profit margin or sell 100k units to Apple (guaranteed sale) and let them worry about selling them to the public?

To be honest, I've thought about getting a new TV as they've got so cheap (my high-ish end 40" LCD cost £800 in 2008 - now a much better 40" can be had for ~£400), so will hold fire to see what Apple come out with - but it had better be spectacular. As I work for an OLED company I'd love it to be OLED-based.
 
I've not seen many replies look at the implications of switching to an Apple television set in your main viewing room. What happens in the bedroom and the kitchen if you've cancelled the cable subscription because of your new 55" Apple TV?

I'm firmly in the camp the envisions an updated Apple TV 'set top box' with Siri etc... that maybe uses Bluetooth 4.0 and your iOS devices to give an even more enhanced experience. After all, your iPhone/iPad has a camera, a microphone and a nice touchscreen display...
 
I know this story is fake/unlikely but I just want to voice 2 concerns I have with this in general.

#1. Apple making a TV would be like MacBooks/MacMinis/MacPros/iPads.etc requiring an Apple monitor to use whatever external video out they have. It would be stupid like cutting off one hand in hopes of catching more money in the other hand.

#2. 55" is NOT big enough to compete with high end sets from every other major TV manufacturer.... and this leads back into #1. If someone wants a TV that is bigger or smaller they will not make a sale.

Best to keep the AppleTV what it is, some kind of additional hardware to interface with generic TV's/Displays.
 
I sincerely hope that Apple ships the Apple TV unit separate from a HDTV. If not, they will lose many customers. How many customers will be purchasing a new HDTV every year when Apple updates Apple TV?
 
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Could an A6 even drive any of these things?

Besides, if Steve only "Finally cracked" this TV thing just recently, we're looking at a good five years of development before the "cracked" version of :apple:TV hits shelves.

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goMac said:
A 55" OLED?

Yeah, fake rumor.
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Seriously, I stopped reading right there. What would that cost, like $20,000, if it's even possible to make them that size? Ridiculous. For reference, LG was selling a 15" OLED display for $2,500 in 2010. And there are technical as well as financial reasons Apple hasn't adopted OLED technology for mobile products yet, I don't think they're going to start with something 20x-30x the surface area.
 
I'm happy enough just having an Apple tv 2. If they did actually have something like this available when I decide to replace my current set I'd certainly check it out.
 
Also, remember we get broadcast television in many different ways around the world, using many different standards: over the air, cable, satellite; DVB-S, DVB-S2, DVB-T, DVB-T2 etc... Never mind the fact that this clearly wouldn't be the financial release many people expect - if large numbers of people started ditching cable, the companies would simply whack the cost of the internet up to compensate and probably give the TV packages away "free". Thankfully in the UK, media and telecoms remain largely separated.
 
This sounds interesting but we will have to wait and see.

When Jobs said he 'finally cracked it' he wasn't referring to the way the TV is controlled, he was referring to the way the content is delivered to the TV.

I think the future of television will be a system where programming will no longer "air" at a certain time. I imagine everything will be on-demand even the local news and american-idol. The process of recording a program on a hard disk inside a DVR to watch later is outdated and will be a thing of the past. A DVR allows you to watch what you want when you want. Well, with cloud computing (and server farms in oregon) the programming can be stored offsite and the user can choose what to watch when it is most convenient.

I am surprised content delivery hasn't evolved much.
 
aross99 said:
Maybe Apple should make an iRemote that can do all of the things a Harmony remote can, with the Apple interface.

Now THAT would probably revolutionize TV for most people.
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It would need 2 way communication to beat the Harmony. Which could only happen with bluetooth or the old serial standard, neither of which is available on most equipment sold right now.

But I agree that's what would be the best upgrade.
 
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