More than likely, Apple's TV was killed by the Comcasts, TWCs, and other media companies that would not release the programming to them at a reasonable price. Without available shows, no TV will survive.
More than likely, Apple's TV was killed by the Comcasts, TWCs, and other media companies that would not release the programming to them at a reasonable price. Without available shows, no TV will survive.
I dunno. I think MS is onto something with their Surface Hub. There definitely can be a viable market for a "smart" TV in the living room, conference room, and maybe even the classroom.
MS is up to no good. No one wants to a TV strapped to their face all the time. Their demo was completely impractical.
The TV anywhere, anytime approach that Apple is taking with iPhone, iPad and AppleTV minimizes their risk and maximizes their profit.
Most people would not run out and buy an Apple LCD right now because they already have one or more.
Samsung, Sony, Sharp, LG, already make huge displays at very low margins.
Apple has already built 4 TV sets and a 5th set is on the way.
The sizes are 4.7", 5.5", 7.9", 9.7" respectively and a 13" is on the way.
Apple's built TV's longer than that.
And yes, it has full TV functionality.
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Originally Posted by schlack
Apple needs market share and momentum to build their ecosystem. The way to do that is with a $100 steamer on every set in the house. Not an expensive TV in the living room that only gets upgraded every 10 years.
Why not? Apple makes better phones, tablets, and watches than both companies utilizing components made by Samsung / LG. So there's no reason why Apple can't do the same with TV. The secret sauce is in the integration of the hardware / OS / services which neither Samsung nor LG can seem to replicate. They are slowly being relegated to component manufacturers.
But people want that in boxes like current ?TV, not big ass TV sets that get updated once every 10 years.
While referring to TV Steve Jobs once said, "I finally cracked it."
I guess we now know what Steve was talking about. He must have thrown a brick at his TV and busted the poor thing.
No Apple TV "set" I guess. Makes sense. SIRI wouldn't set an Apple TV Set apart, especially when it hears you about as well as the Newton once read handwriting. (For the record, my Newton 2100 is pretty good at cursive handwriting detection, but SIRI on my WIFI iPad stinks like a sewer. I love Apple. It saddens me to say it.)
I hope the story is true. Producing an actual TV has always seemed nuts. It's a low margin business, and with plasma gone and OLED still too expensive, the remaining technology, LCD, sucks as it always has and apparently always will. They'd have to redesign their stores if they wanted to sell them there. It appears they will instead sell a box and service. That's what they've always needed to do. A TV can just be a dumb output device, the dumber the better, in fact, a fact I wish the manufacturers would catch onto.
More than likely, Apple's TV was killed by the Comcasts, TWCs, and other media companies that would not release the programming to them at a reasonable price. Without available shows, no TV will survive.
I think it's the opposite. A TV can display content from Comcast's cable box. Does Samsung and LG and Vizio have deals with Comcast? A streamer box is dead without shows.
I think it's the opposite. A TV can display content from Comcast's cable box. Does Samsung and LG and Vizio have deals with Comcast? A streamer box is dead without shows.
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More than likely, Apple's TV was killed by the Comcasts, TWCs, and other media companies that would not release the programming to them at a reasonable price. Without available shows, no TV will survive.
More than likely, Apple's TV was killed by the Comcasts, TWCs, and other media companies that would not release the programming to them at a reasonable price. Without available shows, no TV will survive.
That's a good point.
I dunno. I think MS is onto something with their Surface Hub. There definitely can be a viable market for a "smart" TV in the living room, conference room, and maybe even the classroom.
MS is up to no good. No one wants to a TV strapped to their face all the time. Their demo was completely impractical.
The TV anywhere, anytime approach that Apple is taking with iPhone, iPad and AppleTV minimizes their risk and maximizes their profit.
Most people would not run out and buy an Apple LCD right now because they already have one or more.
Samsung, Sony, Sharp, LG, already make huge displays at very low margins.
Makes perfect sense. I never saw how good it was for a high-margin corporation to get into low-margin commodities.
I dont want a Router in my living room next to TV Set
I dont want a STB for Cables
I dont want a NAS for recording and storing TV EPs.
I dont want a Apple TV box under it either.
And since they are all next to the TV I really wish they could be combined together.
As a matter of fact this is already happening with Android TV Set, apart from the Router part.
When Mi, LetTV or many other Chinese company could afford to make TV set at half the normal Retailing price of Sony and Samsung.
Surely there must be something wrong with the perception of TV being a low margin business.
Apple has already built 4 TV sets and a 5th set is on the way.
The sizes are 4.7", 5.5", 7.9", 9.7" respectively and a 13" is on the way.
Apple's built TV's longer than that.
And yes, it has full TV functionality.
Apple needs market share and momentum to build their ecosystem. The way to do that is with a $100 steamer on every set in the house. Not an expensive TV in the living room that only gets upgraded every 10 years.
This is why they'll never do a game console.
But people want that in boxes like current ?TV, not big ass TV sets that get updated once every 10 years.
So what does a TV for the 1%'ers look like?
So what does a TV for the 1%'ers look like?
good question. wish I had an answer. Maybe made of Rose Gold?
Why DirecTV of course.
The Smart TV will still be good as well. It can also play the part of a dumb TV.
That doesn't matter. Say you sell 10 TVs per person in the 1%. How many TV's is that?
While referring to TV Steve Jobs once said, "I finally cracked it."
I guess we now know what Steve was talking about. He must have thrown a brick at his TV and busted the poor thing.
No Apple TV "set" I guess. Makes sense. SIRI wouldn't set an Apple TV Set apart, especially when it hears you about as well as the Newton once read handwriting. (For the record, my Newton 2100 is pretty good at cursive handwriting detection, but SIRI on my WIFI iPad stinks like a sewer. I love Apple. It saddens me to say it.)
Oh noz, we all know what this means...
Apple is doomed!
I hope the story is true. Producing an actual TV has always seemed nuts. It's a low margin business, and with plasma gone and OLED still too expensive, the remaining technology, LCD, sucks as it always has and apparently always will. They'd have to redesign their stores if they wanted to sell them there. It appears they will instead sell a box and service. That's what they've always needed to do. A TV can just be a dumb output device, the dumber the better, in fact, a fact I wish the manufacturers would catch onto.
More than likely, Apple's TV was killed by the Comcasts, TWCs, and other media companies that would not release the programming to them at a reasonable price. Without available shows, no TV will survive.
I think it's the opposite. A TV can display content from Comcast's cable box. Does Samsung and LG and Vizio have deals with Comcast? A streamer box is dead without shows.
If you want to drag that old relic into the debate....
They did do a game console, with Bandai. The Pippin. I saw it for sale in Japan.
Apple didn't have a ton to do with that, hence why it was the Bandai Pippin.