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Next Generation iPhone to Support HD Video and Apple TV-Like Behavior?

Why component and not hdmi?

I would prefer a simple ipod connector to hdmi cable, over a cable that breaks out to 6 connectors. (3 for component video, 1 for regular video, and 2 more for audio.)
 
new apple device

apple netbook will not be a netbook, it will be a hybrid between media player and internet tablet. in a form of bigger iPod Touch, with 720x405 touch screen.
New OS 3 allows bluetooth keyboards and other accessories.
New video output cables will connect its dock to tv or stereo system.
Internet will be tethered via iPhone 3G in addition of wi-fi and bluetooth.
User can see HD movies from iTunes and browse internet and use iPhone apps.
Priced 599-799
 
I feel like everybody is missing the point of the article stating this would be the function of a new iPhone - not any of the existing ones. It's been 2 years - technology exists for mobile HD playback. Yes you don't need it on a screen that small, but it allows for more uniformity of files. I'm sure Apple would be happy to only send out the HD file instead of an HD and SD file every time somebody rents/buys an "HD" film/show.
 
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I'm excited about the cable. I wonder how much they will be selling it for?
 
MacRumors said:


What this could mean is that the iPhone or iPod Touch could act as a make-shift Apple TV. They envision plugging your iPhone into an Apple AV Dock connected to your HDTV. This would then be able to stream video over Wi-Fi from your computer's iTunes library. This added functionality would skip the time-consuming step of syncing HD videos to the device itself and replicate some of the behavior of the Apple TV.

Article Link: Next Generation iPhone to Support HD Video and Apple TV-Like Behavior?
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If this is true, then maybe the next Apple TV software update will restore usable streaming behavior. Currently, Apple TV works primarily via sync - streaming seems to be very much an afterthought.
 
My TV's component inputs are connected to my Wii, and they're on the back of the TV.

On the other hand I have three HDMI ports, connected to one device - a PS3 (providing games, BluRay and DVD playback).

Please, Apple, make a HDMI cable adaptor, not a bulky component cable adaptor.
 
pmjoe said:
LOL! This article is a stretch. The Apple TV won't even play 1080i. Don't look for the iPhone to play back anything more than scaled down stuff for some time yet. And who would want to tie up all their iPhone storage with a few movies of that resolution, because that's all that would fit.
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The Apple TV is a very old design now, and uses a pretty old GPU for video decode assist, and I think it has difficulty over 8mbps streams (whether they're 720p or 1080p) due to its old hardware design. A single chip nVidia Tegra would probably perform better for a fraction of the hardware cost, or an Atom + 9400G if we keep to the x86 world.
 
Sounds fishy to me. What's the point? I plug an iPhone in to a dock, I sit down on my couch, then need to change volume/video whatever... gonna give me another Apple Remote? No thanks.

What iTunes needs, first of all is a name change. Movies/Podcasts/TV Shows, not necessarily 'tunes'.

Secondly, AppleTV has cemented the need for Apple to make a proper iTunes 'server'. Streaming audio/video from iTunes works fine over 11n networks, only issue being iTunes ALWAYS needs to be running on a machine, and consuming copious amounts of HDD space. It's ridiculous that the program ALWAYS needs to be running to sync/stream data on a share.

Build something in to TimeMachine to back up my media, and let me share it out to any computer/AppleTV or iPod\iPhone in range.
 
jicon said:
Sounds fishy to me. What's the point? I plug an iPhone in to a dock, I sit down on my couch, then need to change volume/video whatever... gonna give me another Apple Remote? No thanks.
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you forgot -

...and then some one calls me, i miss it, they leave a voice mail, i stand up check it, sit down then someone else texts/soon to be mms me (a picture).

...annnyyyoingggg
 
Meh - sounds more like a fanboy wish list than something I see Apple doing at this point in time.
Apple has never been a "because we can, we will" kind of company. And I know Apple has never referred to the TV as a "hobby," but would they kill (or cut into sales of) that platform and bundle that functionality with a phone? I'm thinking "no."
Maybe this rumor fits better within the tablet/netbook world?

I mean, on the iPhone = cool. Sign me up. Just doens't feel like something they woudl do, right now.
 
Well, it's ABOUT TIME they consolidated cables! This should have been done since DAY 1 for a $50 cable!!!
 
If they're going to support HD, then support FULL HD at 1080P otherwise it's only a partial implementation!
 
Airforcekid said:
The apple tv will still have more memory it would kind of be annoying if you have friends over and a private text message appears on your 50 inch screen half way through the movie thats why apple tv still would have a chance.:apple:
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Haha and what if it were an inappropriate text! :p THAT would be funny!

I would love this of course, but I would still want my Apple TV. There is a lot the Apple TV offers that a docked iPhone still would not.

What I REALLY want, is for Apple to release and App Store and SDK for the Apple TV! :eek:

Dimka said:
apple netbook will not be a netbook, it will be a hybrid between media player and internet tablet. in a form of bigger iPod Touch, with 720x405 touch screen.
New OS 3 allows bluetooth keyboards and other accessories.
New video output cables will connect its dock to tv or stereo system.
Internet will be tethered via iPhone 3G in addition of wi-fi and bluetooth.
User can see HD movies from iTunes and browse internet and use iPhone apps.
Priced 599-799
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aviddk said:
Ding, Ding, Ding we have a winner!:D
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That is what I have been saying too. People get so caught up on the NETBOOK thing and that is not going to be the major target of the tablet. It is all about the entertainment center and Apple's ecosystem! I AM EXCITED! :)
 
HD output from the touch/iphone is great... but i think it's kind of pointless for it to operate as an Apple TV. Kind of defeats the purpose of a portable video device if you only take it from dock to dock.
 
This will not happen. They're coming out with new cables, maybe a consolidated one or an HDMI one. They're not turning the iPhone into an Apple TV that would be ridiculous. It's a portable device for godssake.

"Hold on while I pause the movie to read my text message"

not gonna happen.
 
With HD movies and a 16GB hardrive, I can put alot of movies on my phone if you think "alot" is 4. I would rather have a longer battery life or more hard drive space than "HD" on a PHONE!!! Thats like a crack whore who advertises she is intelligent. IT'S A CRACK WHORE !!!.. if you're with her, odds are you could care less about debating socioeconomic pitfalls that led to the downfall of the soviet union. All you care about is her energy level and storage capacity.
but I digress. :rolleyes:
 
Superman07 said:
Yes you don't need it on a screen that small, but it allows for more uniformity of files.
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Ding, ding ding! We have a winner!

I don't care if the screen will even display a full 720p picture, I just want the ability to drag my ATV formatted movies, both SD and HD over to the iPhone for portability...

I currently use the iPhone in the car on trips to play movies plugged into the factory DVD system's game port without having to haul DVDs and I've even hooked it up to hotel and the in-law's TV for the kids to watch.

If they will give me a 64GB option on the phone then I wouldn't mind dragging my 4GB 720p movie files over to it to take with me, without having to scale them down...
 
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