There's no particular need for "cutting edge" output options on a device that can't output anything close to Blu-ray quality. So wasting the silicon and revising the Dock connector specifications is totally unwarranted.
It's not so much the quality, it's the ability to connect that's the issue. Modern devices have DVI, not VGA, and even that is rapidly being replaced by HDMI (and to a lesser degree, Display Port). Like I said, I don't even have anything that accepts a VGA signal anymore. The only reason I can think that they went that road is for projectors for Keynote presentations (still lots of these in the education market). But it's a poor choice for people not doing those presentations. At some point they're going to have to offer a digital output. HDMI makes sense because it's quickly becoming ubiquitous, can carry HD video as well as audio on one cable, has a small size connector, and already has protocols for content copy protection.
I just ordered my 64gig WiFi version BUT there is no option for in-store pickup!!!!!!!
This is making me crazy -- I live one block away from an Apple Store!
Delivery will be on /April 3 UNLESS you live in an area that does not have Saturday delivery.
Between the composite, component, and VGA outputs, the only thing that doesn't connect is a DVI-only desktop monitor, which is not really the intended output device.It's not so much the quality, it's the ability to connect that's the issue.
Absolutely.At some point they're going to have to offer a digital output.
Not really. It's electrically compatible with DVI, so the connector is sometimes thrown in, but nobody is using (or plans to use) HDMI itself natively for computing devices. DVI with HDMI output, sure. But in that case, you can go DP and get DVI, HDMI, component, and VGA as well.HDMI makes sense because it's quickly becoming ubiquitous,
I got up at 3:30 to place my order for a 64GB Wifi iPad.