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Not that I don't think Apple would ever do this but a 50" TV i mean come on Apple is no where near that realm or size. Do people realize how large 50" is??????? I would think we would see a set top box with Tivo/DVR or like a Home Media system first rather then Apple jumping head first into Home LCD's/Plasma for the living room.
 
asif786 said:
I'm not sure what to think - but Plasma? errr..nah I don't think so. Do people even buy Plasma TVs any more?

LCD is the way to go. I could see a 23 - 30" iHome kind of system. mmm.
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I use to sell electronics at Sears and from what I learned while there I don't want a Plasma TV and tried not to sell them to people unless they were really content on buying one. I much prefer LCD over Plasma, and not completely decided about DLP TVs. Projectors are also a nice option, but has limited usability for most people.

I hope Apple doesn't bother with Plasma, it would be a waste of their time.
 
Beautiful Story!
I laughed - I cried - I had strange cravings for a sandwiche,,, will Apple introduce such a product - hope so. There have been other rumors about Apple getting deeper into the consumer electronics market....
 
Diatribe said:
Hehe, good one. :D

I don't know if I'd buy one... how's the life span of plasmas these days?
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About twice the lifespan of an iPod, maybe more
 
I actually have a fair bit of faith in these rumors about Apple getting in on the whole Viiv/HDTV/Home Entertainment centre thing. If Apple don't get in now, Microsoft and others may steal a golden opportunity. Apple also have a knack of making elegant, simple and clean all in one products - exactly what is needed right now.

My gut feeling on this one is telling me there's more to this than anyone is willing to let slip, but it is also telling me that it's something Apple are going to make a really big push at.

I believe rumors of 40" (and bigger) TV's with some sort of Mac OS interface and usability are true.
 
angelwatt said:
I use to sell electronics at Sears and from what I learned while there I don't want a Plasma TV and tried not to sell them to people unless they were really content on buying one. I much prefer LCD over Plasma, and not completely decided about DLP TVs. Projectors are also a nice option, but has limited usability for most people.

I hope Apple doesn't bother with Plasma, it would be a waste of their time.
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I don't get the 3 posts on here that say LCD's are better than Plasma...
I was at Best Buy on New Year's Eve Day to do some research on the differences between Plasma and LCD and I have to tell you that after I looked at every TV there, the Plasma's had the superior quality pictures compared to the LCD's at larger dimensions over 40".

No one has yet said why they think LCD's are better than Plasma's... It kinda sounds like the classic "Macs suck...my buddy said he knew someone who had one that crashed all the time."

All the LCD's I saw had horrible artifacting that was visible up to 5 feet away. The Plasma's had better color, better Blacks and Darks, and smoother motion. For my knowledge, I would love to hear someone's honest and real reasons they think LCD's are better.
 
ipod mini was broken out like this

jholzner said:
I realize that but I think that the whole story about how the information was obtained is not real but the information itself is supposed to be. I'm not saying it is true but I am saying is that the information itself is a real rumor but the story is just a wrapper.
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There was a story about a bar room drunken conversation about the colored iPod minis that was loaded with facts, days before they were announced.
 
LCD vs Plasma.

LCD's top out at lower sizes. LCDs become increasingly expensive at higher sizes for various reasons. As a result the largest consumer LCD was around 45" as of late 2005.

Plasma's use small cells of "plasma" I guess. These can only be spaced apart only so tightly. So, Plasmas start at 42" and go up from there generally.

There's debate about Plasma vs LCD.... but the bottom line is that it's perfectly reasonable that for sizes up to 30" you might produce LCD's but much bigger than that you would switch to Plasma technology.

arn
 
I somehow doubt this, since a settop box makes a lot more sense if Apple was going to get into the market anyway. but let's say it's true. think about the rumoured massive resolution displays. could these be a cover for a 50" LCD TV? (or the other way around?)

regardless, if you give me an LCD TV with everything built in I want to be able to upgrade everything. I don't just mean RAM and gfx, I mean everything down to the mobo. no way I'm slapping down $5000+ for a TV and then chucking it after 2 years. well, no way I'm slapping down a year's tuition on a TV anyway, but then I'm not in the mid life crisis/more money than sense demographic massive TVs are aimed at.
 
I thought plasma's sucked and burned out rather fast. and I heard that like no one's making them anymore... supposedly...
 
As I posted last night in MR's rumour roundup:

Would everyone please go now and read this thread over at AppleInsider. A member, Rolo, claims to have knowledge that Apple is set to release two oustanding products:

1. iHome w/ HDTV integrated. Think extra-large iMac. iSight included. 42" (2499$) & 50" (3299$) screen using CNT-FED or possibly SED technology.

2. Headless set top box iHome. Front Row 2.0, DVI w/HDCP, etc.

He mentions that the two devices are part of a new lineup; not a Mac product. Apple is apparently set to accomplish what they do best: create a perfect solution with an excellent mix of software, hardware, and services. They are to use Intel's Viiv chip, despite what PR says. He also mentions that Think Secret is set to report this story shortly.

Please note: I assume that O'Grady simply read the AI thread, added some mumbo-jumbo about AirMac (which is what Apple's names AirPort over in Japan), put in Plasma tech, and made it his own with some stupid fictional story.

Also, from what I've been reading, Apple is getting great discounts from the manufacturers like Intel. That's why it's so cheap. I myself thought maybe they'd just reuse the 30" LCDs and it would equal the price point. Rolo, however, seems keen on CNT-FED technology (go wikipedia it). FED tech is apparently supposed to be cheaper to make than LCD and Plasma because it has less total components to it.
 
Oh my god!
I am buying a 50" this is amazing!
Just one more thing....
some sort of hardware that we can store itunes, photos, videos and DVR included. wireless conectivey with my Macs, then I am a happy camper and Apple will steal all my money!
WE NEED APPLE IN THE LIVING ROOM ASAP! :eek:
 
BlueRevolution said:
then I'm not in the mid life crisis/more money than sense demographic massive TVs are aimed at.
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Oh man, that's harsh! But I guarantee you that oversized TVs are disproportionately purchased by single guys in studio apartments, not 40 year old guys like me. You see, a mid-life crisis is about getting out of the house and re-proving your sexual verility. Hence the Porsche.
 
BlueRevolution said:
I somehow doubt this, since a settop box makes a lot more sense if Apple was going to get into the market anyway.
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I think the target market would probably prefer a fully integrated, easy solution and I think that's the entire the point here. Set top boxes are getting messy. I have a DVD player, Freeview box, VHS player all cabled up (VHS player flashing 12:00 because I have never had any need to set it.) It's not very pretty. People also get fed up mucking around with multiple SCART/AUX/PHONO cables, video/audio controllers, multi-adapters and such - How great would it be to do away with all of that?
 
gugy said:
Oh my god!
I am buying a 50" this is amazing!
Just one more thing....
some sort of hardware that we can store itunes, photos, videos and DVR included. wireless conectivey with my Macs, then I am a happy camper and Apple will steal all my money!
WE NEED APPLE IN THE LIVING ROOM ASAP! :eek:
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Did you even read my post above yours.
 
KindredMAC said:
I don't get the 3 posts on here that say LCD's are better than Plasma...
I was at Best Buy on New Year's Eve Day to do some research on the differences between Plasma and LCD and I have to tell you that after I looked at every TV there, the Plasma's had the superior quality pictures compared to the LCD's at larger dimensions over 40".

No one has yet said why they think LCD's are better than Plasma's... It kinda sounds like the classic "Macs suck...my buddy said he knew someone who had one that crashed all the time."

All the LCD's I saw had horrible artifacting that was visible up to 5 feet away. The Plasma's had better color, better Blacks and Darks, and smoother motion. For my knowledge, I would love to hear someone's honest and real reasons they think LCD's are better.
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Have you seen Sony's Bravia range? They are a good example of where LCD technology us heading. Most shops have shocking setups so it is best to go to a specialty stores and factor in reviews in magazines etc. LCDs don't suffer from poor black levels as much anymore and screen lag isn't an issue. Personally I like the mat finish on LCD displaces as well so if I was going to buy a new TV at the moment I would definitely go for LCD - obviously if you want a display greater than 46-inchs then plasma is your only choice. :)
 
"He went on to tell me that he had a friend who had a friend who knew something about a new and special Apple announcement that was going to be made on Tuesday's Macworld Expo keynote address in San Francisco."

This makes me think this is a load of ****.

Those prices are waaaay too high - they won't get many customers.

Smaller specs - maybe.
 
Stella said:
"He went on to tell me that he had a friend who had a friend who knew something about a new and special Apple announcement that was going to be made on Tuesday's Macworld Expo keynote address in San Francisco."

This makes me think this is a load of ****.
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It's a made up story.
 
revenuee said:
Am i the only one that feels that the story within this article was written like a badly scripted highschool play?

"he heard from a friend of a friend of a friend ... Not so loud he mudred ... pretending to organize the salads ... stuffed a few pretezels in my bag"

common!?
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The story reminded me of a toned-down Mac the Knife report from the days of yore (MacWeek.com before it was subsumed by MacWorld).
 
Sounds like a 50" iMac, not a display as such... pretty far out there.

Coming from the same source as the Apple-dropping-Firewire story, I'll have some salt with that. But far out rumors are sure fun :)

Luckily it's Tuesday, so we'll know right away!

EDIT: Wait, it's only Friday!!! :mad:
 
arn said:
LCD vs Plasma.

LCD's top out at lower sizes. LCDs become increasingly expensive at higher sizes for various reasons. As a result the largest consumer LCD was around 45" as of late 2005.

Plasma's use small cells of "plasma" I guess. These can only be spaced apart only so tightly. So, Plasmas start at 42" and go up from there generally.

There's debate about Plasma vs LCD.... but the bottom line is that it's perfectly reasonable that for sizes up to 30" you might produce LCD's but much bigger than that you would switch to Plasma technology.

arn
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I think 37" is the practical limit for LCDs.
 
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