It's 2009 Again: Apple is Apparently Reconsidering Making a TV

[Chungry]

If you know what G-sync is, you’re not the target for playing games on the Mac. I don’t believe the Mac will ever be targeted at the serious PC gaming market. It’s targeted at people who play consoles and would like to play a few games on their Mac.

I love the serious gamers who try to make it work as a challenge. It’s the equivalent of driving screws with a hammer. Sure you can do it but you have to ask yourself, why are you doing it? If you’re doing it because there’s a select few games you like on the Mac then it makes sense. If you’re doing it just to be different then it really doesn’t make sense.

Hey I get it. It’s why I spent my entire Mac budget building a gaming PC and buying a Samsung Odyssey monitor for it. But lots of people have consoles and will notice the difference too with this theoretical Apple TV.

 

[outcoldman]

Would not hate a TVPlay (like CarPlay) experience. You buy any TV, and the TV providers allow you to just boot the Apple TV experience and never see their WebOS/AndroidTV ads supported experiences.

 

[Chungry]

Would not hate a TVPlay (like CarPlay) experience. You buy any TV, and the TV providers allow you to just boot the Apple TV experience and never see their WebOS/AndroidTV ads supported experiences.

Interesting concept but manufacturers wouldn’t bite. They’d lose their analytics-riddled experience so it’ll never happen

 

[Octothorpe]

I'd love to see a slight convergence in user experience. First, I'd love to see Apple make a studio display with fast and easy input switching AND picture-in-picture. I'd gladly buy a mac mini if I could easily use it as a casual gaming and Apple TV.

 

[DarthDon]

I can see it now. 60Hz "Apple TV" for 1999€.

999$ Wheels avalible. 499$ Wallmount 😂.

 

[itsboi]

None of the TV manufacturers are factory calibrated in the way Apple does their displays. I'd be here for it, it's sad OLED TVs aren't used to their fullest potential without professional calibration.

 

[Greenmeenie]

I would love an Apple made TV. But my gut tells me this rumor is never gonna come to be. I just don’t see Apple entering the crowded TV market. Just like how they dropped the Apple Car, it makes more sense for Apple to just make the software to go with these two segments like Car Play & Apple TV+. I dunno. I just don’t see an actual Apple TV happening. But hey, would love to be pleasantly surprised.

 

[Apple_Robert]

This will end the same way the car did.

 

[Rychiar]

Sounds awful, would probably cost more than the Vision Pro which has all but replaced my tv anyways

 

[Chungry]

This will end the same way the car did.

I hope they don’t waste tens of billions to figure out what’s fairly obvious to even casual observers

 

[webkit]

Wake me when someone decides to make a 'dumb' TV again. Something with a gorgeous display that does absolutely nothing except display whatever content I feed into it via a variety of ports.

Is that too much to ask???

There are companies that still make "dumb" or "non-smart" televisions. A couple of examples include budget brands Sceptre and Supersonic. I'm not sure about the quality, though.

Smart televisions can be setup as "non-smart" too.

 

[Chungry]

Sounds awful, would probably cost more than the Vision Pro which has all but replaced my tv anyways

I wish I could replace my TV with my Vision Pro but the tech isn’t there yet. So my AVP sits there collecting dust while I wait for its collectors value to skyrocket

 

[Apple Knowledge Navigator]

Steve Jobs saying that he'd "finally cracked it" has been misinterpreted. He just let go of the Wii remote.

 

[Chungry]

Steve Jobs saying that he'd "finally cracked it" has been misinterpreted. He just let go of the Wii remote.

Best comment in the thread, no one is going to top this

 

[UK-MacAddict]

Tech Specs: Full 1080p HD, LCD Display, 1GB RAM, no HDR, no 120Hz

This is the best TV ever…… for those who want tomorrow’s technology today…….

Price: £10,000

 

[majkom]

I was pleased that my new Sony, my first new TV in 18 years, gave me the option to set it up as a dumb TV with the Sony interface, rather than all that Google crap.

Every sony tv allows this

 

[blodyholy]

As with others, I’m extremely skeptical about this prospect. There isn’t much that Apple can bring to this market that already hasn’t been done. Throwing their name on yet another panel; integrated Apple TV, or not, is a fleeting market.

 

[Le0M]

A set of Apple TVision Pro, a pair for each family member. A headset just to watch media content. At an "affordable" price.

 

[pcd213]

• A beautiful display, provided by LG
• A price $1000 above the comparable LG G4 (or whatever comes next)
• Apple Intelligence to be a central feature

 

[xxFoxtail]

They should call it "Apple TV Studio"

• Powered by M4
• 65" MiniLED / OLED Screen
• Probably would cost something like $6999

Nano texture option for $1000 but only on the 1TB version or higher.

 

[xnu]

Wait, I thought we were all strapping TVs on our eyes? Did you guys start putting them back on your walls without telling me?

 

[majkom]

None of the TV manufacturers are factory calibrated in the way Apple does their displays. I'd be here for it, it's sad OLED TVs aren't used to their fullest potential without professional calibration.

Panasonics are

 

[Ctrlos]

It would have to be the right price. A 42" Studio Display wouldn't exactly be cheap.

 

[Darren.h]

I would buy one if it doubles as a huge 55 inch to 65 inch Apple monitor with 5k and 120 to 240 hz refresh rate for gaming.

 

[Chungry]

Panasonics are

To this day my Panasonic plasma was one of the best pictures ever