I am very disappointed with Apple. The new Apple TV is not a breakthorough nor does it even have the capability that most other set top boxes have.
So Apple TV is here, http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/22/technology/22pogue.html?hp, and can do what the Home Automation crowd was doing more than 5 years ago play a video in SD on a TV. It works by having you use iTunes on your computer to download videos. Then the set top box synchronizes down the video or music you wish to play. It is actually quite primitive. Other boxes like xBox can do the samethig and include more features like
- HD video
- Recordings via Media PC
- Games
- Internet
- Home Automation control
- DVD player
At least NY Times mentions that Apple TV picture is grainy. Their hardware or software does a poor job of up converting the SD content to HD. My $100 uconverting DVD player is better. And Apple does not even give you all the cables you need to hook it up to your HDTV.
At least they did not name it iTV and take over iDaho!!
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