Comments on: Apple doesn’t want a full television set

By: jjmfe

jjmfe — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 03:26:00 +0000

And that speaks to my point. Not all markets have those services available, or are they affordable. All those options are available in specific urban areas. I’m buying the top tier of service available in my area for business users.

but don’t get me wrong, I’m not ready to give up those resources.. they’re just ahead of the curve. the functional promise hasn’t been realized for many buyers.

By: Ralph Oberstein

Ralph Oberstein — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 21:24:00 +0000

Its very dumb for any business to combine TV smarts with a big expensive flat screen display.

TV monitors (big screen LCD displays) are expensive assets that people expect to last many years. I had my first HD tv for 9 years and I expect to keep my current 58 inch LED LCD for at least as long.

A computer that works like an iphone or DVR is WILL become obsolete anywhere from 1 to 3 years after it’s come out. Building this into an expensive TV will quickly anger people who buy their screens for the long haul.

By: Alexandru Knight

Alexandru Knight — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 00:06:00 +0000

same point as the article made… i strongly feel there’s no need for apple to make an actual TV display. on top of all the reasons above… how expensive would it be? TV’s of GOOD quality go for about $2,000 for 55inches these days. Apple always makes things at a premium and good materials. the costs would sound like it’d be in the $3,000 range. too expensive when people can just buy a normal tv and the apple tv device. unless they don’t make a 55inch or LARGE tv. … stick strictly to the lower end…. which isn’t apple style. besides, their 27″ monitor is like 2k already.

By: Deftdrummer

Deftdrummer — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 15:09:00 +0000

Because you are using an outdated ISP for use with way to many devices. DSL is 1999 homie. Try a T1 connection or the new fibre optic lines Google and Verizon have.

By: Bill

Bill — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 19:40:00 +0000

My question to the author is why does apple produce computers when they produce a mac mini?

By: jjmfe

jjmfe — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 19:31:00 +0000

I agree. The TV panel itself is not an idea that’s ready for prime time yet. There’s no significantly important improvement steps (holographs?) immediately available, and there are lots of good monitors. But a well functioning content hub device that attaches to your already competent TV, and with an intuitive interface will add value. Particularly if it utilizes Siri or some other innovative means of controlling it.

The bottleneck in the current generation of Apple wireless content devices is the “pipeline” that feeds them. As long as the DSL pipeline is as restrictive as it is now, the dream of a full house wireless network is just that… a dream. I’ve reached the end of my expansion (5 Apple TVs to 5 LCD Tvs,, 3 computers, 2 printers, 6 pairs of speakers, 6 Airport Express, 2 BluRay, and a couple smartphones, iPad, etc.). At this point any one of the Apple TV units, or one of the blueRay players chokes the network, and causes the picture to frequently stop, and re-buffer, and my speakers to drop sound when streaming from iTunes.

Obviously I’m not using all devices at the same time. It won’t support that. Frankly, it compromises the perceived promise of streaming. Purchased movies on current generation AppleTV units are sometimes not available for 3 hours, and in the meantime the network is slowed to a crawl for any other functions. Streaming might be the “holy grail” but it just doesn’t work in the typical home for more than one or two devices. This is where improvement is needed.

Perhaps Apple sees themselves driving the demand, but without decent DSL support all this stuff is still just a hobby, a dream. Why aren’t the tech writers talking about this rather than just oohing and aahing over the latest Apple product offering?

By: Steven

Steven — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 16:20:00 +0000

The Apple Tv box could do all those and fit any t.v. in any size room. No need to try to build a t.v. to fit every room.

By: khaled mourad

khaled mourad — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 18:20:00 +0000

Do we need an HD TV or Smart TV in the future?

we will need a Streaming Screen that wired or Wireless could receive Video, TV broadcasting, Online Content, PC Mirroring, etc from Ultrabook, Tablet, Smartphone, Setup box, etc

By: plunder

plunder — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 17:53:00 +0000

The Apple design principal is minimum hardware maximum fulfilment, so this fits right in. Apple iTunes was built on relationships with content providers, this is a logical extension.

By: AmiRami

AmiRami — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 17:18:00 +0000

i don’t think that’ll happen. The content providers (comcast, etc..) would never allow it because it would cut into their revenue stream.

By: AmiRami

AmiRami — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 17:17:00 +0000

Just because Apple might not make an actual television set doesn’t mean they can’t work with providers just like xbox does with comcast

By: casinrm

casinrm — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 17:16:00 +0000

My hope is that Apple finally lets people buy individual channels instead of paying exorbitant amounts for the whole package that you never watch. Other than that, I can’t see the control mechanism itself being that revolutionary as Samsung TVs already do voice control, gesture control, and phone/tablet control.

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 16:35:00 +0000

This thinking seems a bit short sighted. The introduction of a TV allows apple to potentially own the living room. Possibilities of gaming, Facetime, Siri- all in the living room and woven in with your iPad, iPhone or Mac. If it was JUST a TV with the current Apple TV embedded into it, this shortsightedness would make sense, but it is what it is- shortsighted thinking.