"Blu-ray Disc" vs. "HD DVD": Neither Is Winning

[Tjalfe]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=friS4...ble-on-blu+ray

[Elie]

Awesome!!

[Jerry Jones]

Apple today introduced the all-new, upgraded "Apple TV" now with HIGH DEFINITION movie rentals that only cost $3.99 ("Library Titles" - 5.1 surround sound) or $4.99 ("New Titles" - 5.1 surround sound.)

Here is the overview:

http://www.apple.com/appletv/

Here are the new Apple TV technical specifications:

http://www.apple.com/appletv/specs.html

As far as I'm concerned, this spells the end of both Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD.



Jerry Jones

http://www.jonesgroup.net

[Jerry Jones]

Here's an excellent demo of the all-new Apple TV:

http://www.apple.com/appletv/features.html#movies

No computer required.

Just connect the Apple TV to your TV set and you're good to go.

Jerry Jones

http://www.jonesgroup.net

[paulw]

Not much good outside the US and still limited codec set. Seems like the TV shows are still in SD..

[Jerry Jones]

Apple TV.

A guided tour: http://www.apple.com/appletv/guidedtour/



Jerry Jones

http://www.jonesgroup.net

[Tjalfe]

Rent high-definition movies with Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound and standard-definition movies from the same place you watch them: your couch. Just click to rent and — with a fast broadband connection — start watching in seconds. Already have movies on a computer paired with Apple TV? Select My Movies and play them on the big screen.

so for now a niche product, which "may" kill optical media at some point when fast broadband connections are commonplace, without download limits... that will be many years of using optical media

[Tjalfe]

Here's an excellent demo of the all-new Apple TV:

http://www.apple.com/appletv/features.html#movies

No computer required.

Just connect the Apple TV to your TV set and you're good to go.

Jerry Jones
http://www.jonesgroup.net

http://www.apple.com/appletv/specs.html

System requirements

* Mac or PC
* iTunes 7.6 or later
* Mac: Mac OS X v10.3.9 or v10.4.9 or later
* PC: Windows XP Home or Professional (SP2) or Windows Vista
* AirPort Extreme, Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, or 802.11n wireless network6 (wireless video streaming requires 802.11g or 802.11n) or 10/100BASE-T Ethernet network

[Jerry Jones]

I repeat.

No computer required.

With Apple TV, you don’t need a computer to rent digital movies — you rent them directly from your TV. The completely redesigned Apple TV interface makes it easy to browse, rent, and watch movies from every major Hollywood studio.

http://www.apple.com/appletv/rentals.html

Jerry Jones

http://www.jonesgroup.net

[Elie]

Again, your TV service provider have to support this. Not available in Canada AFAIK.

[Jerry Jones]

I don't understand what you mean, Elie.

Are you saying broadband internet is not available in Canada?

Surely you jest.

All one requires is a broadband internet connection.

Jerry Jones

http://www.jonesgroup.net

Again, your TV service provider have to support this. Not available in Canada AFAIK.

[Elie]

Yes we do, but what is the bandwidth required to support the Apple TV in HD?

[paulw]

Yes we do, but what is the bandwidth required to support the Apple TV in HD?

Content is about 5~6 gig per HD movie. I suspect it's not a play on demand format but play when it's on the hard disk..

Do you get access to iTunes TV and movie stores in Canada??

[paulw]

Awesome!!

We obviously have a better sense of humor here. I posted the youtube link onto an Australian HT board and had my account suspended for 3 days..

[Elie]

So we don't have iTunes TV in Canada, however the concern here is streaming not necessarily downloads, most people don't have access to high speed internet to allow for quality HD streaming over the internet.

We are trying to implement IPTV to the house and we are running into bandwidth issues so it won' be deployed anytime soon (unfortunately as I was waiting for it big time)