[JZ]

I agree Brian.


jz


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[Some Random Bloke]

Meh. I was looking forward to the ATV, but with only HDMI I can't use it. Guess Bluray it is.

[Xavier Verhoeven]

I've already pre-ordered an Apple TV. I just hope they're incredibly successful so that we get some good content for it.

[Dylstra]

Xenophos, on 02 September 2010 - 08:13 AM, said:

Meh. I was looking forward to the ATV, but with only HDMI I can't use it. Guess Bluray it is.

Ditto.

[JZ]

Xenophos, on 02 September 2010 - 11:13 AM, said:

Meh. I was looking forward to the ATV, but with only HDMI I can't use it. Guess Bluray it is.

dont you use blu ray with hdmi any way?

if not, why the hell r u using a blu ray player? it's the only way to display HD


jz

[Some Random Bloke]

Most of them have component out as well. HDMI delivers digital signal and component delivers analogue, but both delver HD. My TV is only 1080i anyway, so I'm not really worried about slight signal degradation over analogue. My DVD player is kaput which is why this is an issue - was holding out to see what Apple did.

[JZ]

but why bother using blu-ray if not using it to full potential? a normal upscaling dvd player would do the job.

jz

[BrianB]

You guys have lost me....Xeno, can you explain to me in lamen terms what the issue is with Apple TV and your Blue-Ray player?

And what is ATV?

[Some Random Bloke]

ATV = Apple TV. It only has an HDMI output, no other video out like component or composite. My TV doesn't have HDMI (its one of the early CRT HD TVs), so I can't hook up the ATV.

Jamie - but isn't a downscaled Bluray picture going to be better than upscaling a standard def DVD? The Bluray has to toss away a little bit of info, but the DVD has to interpolate a lot more. There is a noticeable difference between HD and SD TV channels. In any event, part of the equation is future proofing. DVD will go away and since I need something anyway, may as well make the move, even if I don't get the full benefit (although I still think I'll get some benefit). OTOH... oh I don't know!

[BrianB]

Now I feel like a numb nut.....of course...ATV=Apple TV...derrrrr

[JamieD]

I'm looking forward to picking up one of the new Apple TVs in a month or two. The new smaller one will go in the lounge and enable us to move the old model into the bedroom and get rid of the DVD player as I am slowly ripping everything in to iTunes anyway ... well once I get a bit more disc space as I'll need between 2 and 4 TB to hold everything.

[mickdevlin]

bornstein75, on 03 September 2010 - 01:03 PM, said:

Now I feel like a numb nut.....of course...ATV=Apple TV...derrrrr

Much easier to understand, although can't be done on an iOS device, when written as tv. You get the Apple symbol using option-shift-K.

[Some Random Bloke]

I always forget the shortcut!

[Jane55]

hmm, I like the new iPod touch!
If this is magical. Wait till they see my Dell Streak.
It plays Music and it is a Phone, It has a Front Facing Camera, Led Flash and is a Tablet at the same time.
JUST MAGICAL!

[BrianB]

A Dell what? Need I say more....