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If the iTV didn't have HD capability right now, they would not have bothered with HDMI and component connections. They could have slapped in VGA and S-video a great deal more inexpensively. Apple != idiots. Come on now. Edit: I'm having iss…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Frank777 The whole reason for the announcement was to ensure that people do not buy competing boxes for Christmas. That is the only reason Jobs even mentioned it. Hand > Forehead > SMACK! Of course. I was t…
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Quote: Originally Posted by SpamSandwich Still curious if iTunes movies come with Special Features... commentary tracks... y'know, all the stuff you'd get from a DVD? Sorry I didn't address this earlier. Short answer: no. You go from US l…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Mr. H Wooooooo hoooooooo 1000th post! Thanks sCreeD. Glad to hear it's not letterboxed, or even worse, full 4:3. I can live with that resolution, I'm much less disappointed in Apple now. What do you think of the e…
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Ditto. No discount for education faculty and/or staff. The margins must be getting tighter.
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Okay done. Gross Pointe Blank Duration: 1:47:25 File Size: 1.12GB Download time: 21 minutes (corporate network) Format: widescreen (CONFIRMED!) no black bars Resolution: 640x344 (ugh!) Notes: 1) Also plays in Quicktime player (assuming compu…
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And yet still no field for conductor for classical tracks. Sad. Still downloading... Now there is a separate screen for downloads and the ability to pause one or all. Nice.
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All right, that tears it. I'm buying one. Screed: Official AI Guinea Pig I'll get Grosse Pointe Blank. BRB
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Quote: Originally Posted by 1984 The new iPod nano and shuffle models look nice. Interesting to see the iTV will have HDMI and component video in light of the outdated 640x480 4:3 video resolution announced today. I don't know what to make of th…
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I Apple! Better iTunes UI and the floaty controller during fullscreen mode. Yay^2!!! Disappointing: 1) no widescreen iPod, probably January, if ever. 2) near-DVD quality movies for $9-$14 Damn you, Hollywood studios, damn you! Surprises: …
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Okay good. I'm glad for him.
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Did they steal cover flow or acquire it????
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Quote: Originally Posted by othello agreed! that is why i have gone for the infant readyNAS -- because it offers all of that plus *claims* to be mac compatible. infrant have support forums with an apple section (kudos to them) so i'm reading up on…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Denton You don't send text messages, do you? Nope, not a one. Proud of myself about that. If I did, I'd buy a Blackberry.
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Quote: Originally Posted by melgross With faster connections such as my Covad 6.144Mbs speed, a 2 GB download takes 47 minutes. The 2 hours for a 2Mbs connection is not taking network traffic into account. True, I'm well aware that there faster…
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Quote: Originally Posted by ZachPruckowski You can compress DVD-sized video down to a GB or two of data. 1 gig costs Apple 50 cents or so of bandwidth. For a $10 movie, not a huge issue. 1 to 2GB is about right. Even for HD content. Using …
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Quote: Originally Posted by bdj21ya I think this is a good candidate for the funniest thing I will read/hear today, and it's still not even 9:30 in the morning. I hope Steve someday realizes that people are actuall pretty good with multiple bu…
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Quote: Originally Posted by e1618978 Isn't this a conflict of interest? Both Google and Apple are targeting Microsoft, and could conceivably become competitors at some point (with office software, for example). The operative words there are "c…
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From John Gruber at Daring Fireball.
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Heh, the equivalent of iChat Theater is in that video too. (2/3rds in)