02-04-2009, 06:55 PM
Filliam H. Muffman wrote:
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I'm being serious.
I do not believe it, but here goes.
Thanks for your reply.
Not needing another computer to stream files from
Apple TV can sync or stream from computers on the LAN. In addition, Apple TV can stream from Internet-based sources, e.g. HD podcasts.
More standard video formats support in the default configuration
According to...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cod...deo_codecs
...there are 62 current video codecs. My favorite is H.264, Which ones are yours? It's a dog's breakfast world out there...
1080 24p input/output support
Yes, it's a shame that Apple TV--and our Internet infrastructure--doesn't support Blu-ray level resolution and bandwidth.
1080i input/output support (not upscaling 720p)
Apple TV supports 1080i output.
It supports 720p24 sources at 5Mbps average bit rates with burst support to 12 Mbps. Apple TV's upscaling is excellent.
ATSC/QAM/NTSC tuner/recorder
See guitarist's comments above re: "passenger-seat complaints" but, FWIW, I too would like built-in ATSC recording capability. In the meantime, EyeTV to the rescue...
Open browser from Apple
I don't understand. Could you elaborate?
Space for a 3.5" hard drive
Again, I'm confused. Could you elaborate?
It seems to me that Apple only wants it to be a hard wired portal to iTunes or something that will give them their pizzo.
You're obviously mistaken. Take out the word "only" and your comment becomes true but irrelevant because, like other enterprises, Apple wants to earn a profit.