All I have to say is LOL to the Zune HD.
Right now, the Zune HD has the feature built in. The iPod Touch/iPhone doesn't (or at least it's crippled).
I'm hoping for a refresh to the touch in September that gives HD playback through video out.
All I have to say is LOL to the Zune HD.
The screen is 480x320. Why waste the storage space and battery life to play more pixels than the LCD is capable of displaying?
I could care less if Joe Sixpack shows HD movies of his kids.
Makes sense to cripple the software, else people would whine about the capacities. Still, 1080p at 30 Mbps is rather impressive.
I'm still waiting for a reasonably prices camcorder that does 720p without being more blurry than a normal standard definition camcorder and doesn't skip frames when recording.![]()
How long it took to get mms? oh wait still dont have it! well kind of dont have it, capable of it but still cant use it..... So HD output would be great but it might take a while.
What remains most entertaining, is that MS strategically announced the Zune HD on May 26, a time during which they knew that the iPhone 3GS would be in mass production. Perhaps they figured they could beat the iPhone to the punch with a "killer" feature, one which would be too late to be built into the iPhone, and that HD, as "The Social," would distinguish the Zune as being the first small media player to sport HD(720p). Little did they know....ha ha its so sneaky of Apple to add HD ability on the 3GS lol, it will take away the limelight from the Zune HD when launched.
Seriously though why do Microsoft even bother??, the iPod has been an established name since 2001, Zune hasn't even put a dent in the MP3 market Sony probably sell more walkman players & stuff
iPhone OS 3.1, released one week before the Zune HD, with HD video playback supported through a new iPhone/iPod HD Dock.
Oh, and here's the new iPod Touches, with that support as well.
$199, $269, $399. Yeah, cheaper too.
Media Out Interface. Seeing as Apple TV SKU's are likely getting a refresh, it's posssible that we'll see the iPhone being able to do video playback via a TV/Screen. Would be useful in gaming too...
From back in May:
https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/7620756/
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HD playback would be very cool, but I doubt the iPhone or the upcoming Touch will accept .mkv formats.
You do understand that h.264 can be associated with many extensions, including in this case .mp4? An extension associates a format with a program (in this case .mp4 to itunes) or can be associated with a format (h.264 to .mkv). Just like you can rename a .ogg to .mp3 and Winamp will still play it, but iTunes won't.
What are you babbling about?
He doesn't know what he's talking about. He isn't aware of the difference between a codec and a container format.What are you babbling about?
I have it, and have been using it every day since OS3.0 came out; it's great!
Oh, you mean *you* don't have it in *your* country. Nothing to do with Apple I guess then, it must be your cellular provider.
So the point of your whiney post is? It might take a while for sure, but it's a little different to MMS don't you think; can't see that HD video output has much to do with cellular networks, unless you're streaming it (which is not under discussion here).![]()
Great, now a hand held phone is more useful than the AppleTV.![]()
The phone itself is excelent but is woefully let down by the 3 mpx camera which is appaling in dark conditions.