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iGenius 
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Originally Posted by foobar
If app support for it takes off, they might add an HDMI or DisplayPort version, but I currently don't see a real use case for it.
Hooking it up to a hotel TV or a friend's TV or your bedroom TV to watch videos. How's that?
I can't image that's what a lot of people would buy an iPad for. It's something to hold in your hands, you pay premium for the mobile experience, after all. I don't think many people want a $499 memory stick for transporting video files...
Sure, it would be nice to have the option, but anything that doesn't use the touchscreen seems kind of besides the point of having one. Imagine having an "all powerful" portable device and having to get up and walk to pause the movie, because it's chained to the TV. Really doesn't sound like the experience Apple wants to sell, does it?

Plus, the iPad screen in your hands will look bigger than most TVs on the wall.

Now, as I said, with wireless transmission the whole thing looks much better. The iPad remains in your hand and is player and remote. That I could see happening...