iPod ultimate ipod dock...and its british!

[stormyuklondon1]

when a company like meridian makes a product like this, you know its time to take the ipod seriously..

for me, the standout feature is , at last, a dock with a proper audio digital output! hurrah!

apparently will retail for approx about £250 which will probably mean, oh, about $250 on t'other side of the pond
for those that don't know the company, their website..
http://www.meridian-audio.com/welcome.htm
I now feel very patriotic. a pint of warm, flat beer and a pub fight to celebrate I think

 

[whooleytoo]

Nice!!

I'd imagine it would diminish the lifetime of the drive significantly, but still.. Nice looking dock too.

 

[dops7107]

Um. Maybe I'm missing something. But can the iPod output HD video?

 

[TJIrwin]

Presumably it's just using the iPod as a portable harddrive as opposed to anything else.

 

[Aegelward]

£250 for meridian hardware? i'm disgusted that they are selling themselves to the COMMON market, i'll wait for the £2500 version with internal valve amplifier and 1080p upscaleing.


seriously though. £250 is very good for meridian hardware.

 

[Sesshi]

It upscales 640 x 480 to HD and makes it 1080p. Big whoop.

 

[stormyuklondon1]

It upscales 640 x 480 to HD and makes it 1080p. Big whoop.

your praise is very subdued (not english are you?), but yea, it going to be very good. a double big whoop from me!

 

[Sesshi]

No I'm not. I don't have to praise something because it's made by a certain company or in a certain country. I praise something if it's good or useful. Let me guess - you drive a Rover?

I have a G68/G98 combo if that helps my Meridian credentials any. Unfortunately it's not exactly the best buy I've made in multi-format disc playback.

 

[Sam0r]

Surely if that were in england the iPod wouldn't still be there....

 

[EricNau]

Well, you guys may make a nice iPod dock, but we still make the iPod!

Um. Maybe I'm missing something. But can the iPod output HD video?

It sounds like it takes normal iPod video (like movies purchased from the iTunes Store) and up-converts it, just like some DVD players can up-convert DVDs for HD televisions.

 

[whooleytoo]

It sounds like it takes normal iPod video (like movies purchased from the iTunes Store) and up-converts it, just like some DVD players can up-convert DVDs for HD televisions.

What is the difference between up-converting (or upscaling?) and just zooming the SD video to a HD screen? Is there a difference - a better scaling algorithm?

 

[MacBoobsPro]

Well, you guys may make a nice iPod dock, but we still make the iPod!

Jonathan Ive is British.

Not that im sticking up for Britain as its a complete crap hole.

As my mate once infamously said "Dont come here, its w**k!"

 

[apb3]

Surely if that were in england the iPod wouldn't still be there....

Heh... Made me chuckle.

Now I can't wait for Prince Harry to get his butt over here to win this thing so we can all go home.

I will have to keep a closer eye on my iPod, however.

 

[Dunepilot]

And anyway, the best iPod dock (for music - don't forget kids - this is the main purpose of an iPod ) is this one.

 

[stormyuklondon1]

No I'm not. I don't have to praise something because it's made by a certain company or in a certain country. I praise something if it's good or useful. Let me guess - you drive a Rover?

I have a G68/G98 combo if that helps my Meridian credentials any. Unfortunately it's not exactly the best buy I've made in multi-format disc playback.

drive a rover?!? not in this lifetime, young man!
i drive an american car funnily enough! handles like a ocean going liner but its comfortable enough, and the dog loves it
as for your meridian credentials, i know where you went wrong. entry level meridian to my ears has always been a bit..bland. 800 series is really quite nice, but considerably more expensive.
going back to the original point of this thread, its just nice to see a respected audio company like meridian making an effort and using their considerable expertise in audio/video reproduction to produce a product i know i'd quite happily buy. the British thing was just a bit of fun, if krell, lexicon, bryston or any other hi-end manufacturer produced a similar product, i'd be quite happy to have a look at it

oh, and sam0r, (said in his very best upper class english snob accent) how very dare you! any Englishman worth his salt would've pinched the display first!