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Seems like a worthwhile topic of discussion is predictions for 2012. I know a lot of podcast hosts are doing it around now since it gives them a podcast to drop in the hopper while they're off on vacation. Seems like there might be some worthwhile opinions on this forum, so maybe this'll catch a few comments.
I'd suggest: - Make all your predictions in one post - Comment on others predictions by replying to their post. - Make your own predictions by replying to this root post.
I want to "cut the cord" on TimeWarnerCable and opt for a mobile solution e.g Verizon mifi 4G LTE hotspot. I am worried about the 10GB data cap - I stream 2-3 TV episodes on AppleTV and will blow my 10GB data cap in no time with mifi...what are my options?
This is an updated version of what I posted last week. Will appear in this week's gdgt newsletter. Go to gdgt.com/newsletter to subscribe. I don't think anyone doubts that Apple could make a stunning HDTV. It'd look great, have an amazingly crisp screen, and sport a clean, intuitive interface with impressive features like Siri-powered voice control, access to tons of apps, and an HD FaceTime cam. It'd probably make every other HDTV on the market seem clunky by comparison. That's the easy part. We...
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I can see Google TV being of interest to me, but what's the deal with these guys? the WDTV has such a vast codec support and has Netflix and the chip it has would allow other sites like amazon to be added. enlighten me.
This would make an excellent gift for my parents, aunt and uncles as it should give them access to Gmail/Email and Facebook, in addition to video content. However, rumored prices have it at $300, which would be a major disincentive. DVR capabilities is not a major concern for me. For me, Web Browsing is make or break. Do Roku players, or Apple TV have web browsing abilities/access to the FULL internet?
And you can use a bluetooth keyboard to it. Can Netflix access the video out through the dock connector or is it just for Apple's own apps? And now the Apple Tv makes even less sense.
could use a larger capacity one by now...however, I discovered, if you have a powerful enough PC and leave iTunes open, whatever you were not able to fit on the Apple TV itself, will stream through iTunes off your PC to your TV.....I experience a little lag, but that is probably because I store everything on an external hard drive....so it needs to tell the computer to wake up the external hard drive if it's been "asleep", and pull data from there.....still pretty nice.....but...
make a device/platform to which content creators can latch on to, the way magazine publishers are limpetting themselves to the iPad. The problem is that no one has yet produced a product that can fully replace a laptop connected to a TV/projector. Today, there are three main options for doing this: 1) Apple TV/Xbox 360 These both have pretty much the same story to them: you buy content from the respective stores, through the device, then watch it on your TV. Apple TV can transfer content from...
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There's been some buzz over this television recently because of the fact it uses Android to display a bunch of internet related media. It seems like this is the future of of televisions (containing onboard, interactive firmware or operating systems that connect to the internet). Is it really necessary though. Every year, we see manufacturers release another hundred individual models of their latest and greatest HDTV in every size. I don't think there's much incentive for them to...
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Anyway, I'm curious as to what Apple's "next big thing" will be (real and/or predicted)? The rumors I'v seen picked up are: (1) An Apple branded HD TV (with internet capabilities and Iphone/Ipad functionality), (2) A Netbook (why this makes sense, god only knows) and (3) A broader move into the electronic appliances market. Rumor 1 sounds somewhat credibility and it would definitely be one sexy TV (PLEASE NOT 3D). Rumor 2 makes absolutely NO sense given a) The release of...
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I just installed the Boxee Beta on my AppleTV last night and it is stunning! There are still some things I like a little better about the controls in XBMC for navigating lists, but this is really an amazing piece of work. The Queue feature, though, is sheer brilliance. It finally does everything I need a network player to do, so I am sold. I did not experience any performance issues, despite the anemic hardware, so this bodes well for the Boxee Box and other devices that will be coming soon. It...
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Hey guys! For anyone looking to take even more advantage from the Apple TV, there's now a way to play almost any HD content with XBMC (previously impossible due to the lack of CPU power). The dev team at XBMC found a way to use a Broadcom chip (Crystal HD) instead of the Wireless card to decode those 720p/1080p MKV files! Of course the tradeoff is a wired-only apple TV but for the 23$ that the chip costs and the very little time it takes (assuming you are familiar with this type of things)...
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I am on the fence with this, should i or should i not buy it, on the one hand i would love to because it would be awsum!!! on the other..... i already have about 100GB of videos and movies on my computer, some from ITunes and most are in HD, and these things only come with built in memory up to 160GB!!! And allot of my HD movies are MKV, and they dont work with the Apple TV!!!!! Can you upgrade the memory?? 1TB would be worth it but i have over 500 DVD's and that is allot in GB's so...
I know there's talk of a new ATV coming. Thought it would be interesting to start a discussion on what is not on the current version that would be good to see. I've always used streaming rather than synching, as a result, HDD size is not that important. I'd like to see the next ATV come in two forms: a pure solid state model with only enough memory for the system and buffering as well as the traditional HDD model (with perhaps a larger 320 GB drive). The new model should be capable...
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