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pinc_noiz
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Posted - Apr 2 2007 : 1:41PM
Why is it so many ADT-inmates took the iPod as their point of interest, and nobody picked up the Apple TV yet. I thought, being AdultDVDTalk much more a visual than an audio led forum, ...

Oh: prices of both pieces are comparable low ...


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croy
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Posted - Apr 2 2007 : 10:29PM
I've read of people proposing this, but licensing and bandwidth seem to have been the issue.
pinc_noiz
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Posted - Apr 3 2007 : 3:19AM
802.11, HDMI or other protocols used in iTV are beyond 'licensing-issues' IMO. The proposal of simply connecting it to both your audio- and video-set, and have iTV taking over your home entertainment isn't that abject IMO (not new, but marketed as such). Perhaps ones senses have to be re-tuned to receive the full broad bandwidth of possibilities of a system like this?

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croy
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Posted - Apr 3 2007 : 6:13AM
Licensing for distribution rights.
pinc_noiz
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Posted - Apr 3 2007 : 9:04AM
Seen as a hardware consumer-tool, Apple TV is just another (slick) version of Windows Media Center. Instead of a MS stand-alone media-center (or HTPC), iTV is more like an Apple AirPort-based/ hard-disk-added inbetween solution for a DVD-successor, half hub/ half HTPC (Apple silently calls their iTV a 'Mac video extender'). Seeing the slowly but steadily growth in market-share of HTPC's (without an exclusive content provider), I personally don't see the added 'bonus' of DRM'ed iTunes-video that eventually could offer Apple any substantial advantage over MS-based HTPC's.

I'm not aware of any hick-ups related to iTV /content distribution? According to me, there's content and there's distribution, but, as of now, no Apple-exclusive content. As the hardware has been introduced already, lack of exclusive content obviously only is considered a minor hurdle (like the lack of HD/BD-DVD software wasn't hindering introduction of the hardware). Besides, iTV in a set-up as offered today (Mac/PC hub to your audio/video-set) is only a small start of what Apple is capable of creating when things really start of: content distribution will solve itself (sorry for commonly using hotlinks, but a) having bits & pieces of info only randomly available myself, and b) not being a very crafted writer, I'm glad to be able to use texts of people who have already mixed some of that info into a readable format for PA).

The DVD-led forum that ADT is, knowing what HTPC's/ Media Centers do on consumer-markets et large, I assumed some inmates here use these products already, and am curious to know iTV's appeal on ADT-inmates specificly.


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Edited by - pinc_noiz on 4/3/2007 9:07:21 AM




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