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Re: [Semi-OT] Apple TV set (again)

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In article <fmoore-2426A9.11343622102013@mx05.eternal-september.org>,
Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> wrote:

> In article <221020131907015958%YourName@YourISP.com>,
>  Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
> 
> > One day they might print the story and they'll actually be right, until
> > then they simply keep on guessing and hoping.   :-\
> > 
> > From MacRumors.com ...
> > 
> >     Analyst Claims Apple Launching 55- and 65-Inch 4K Televisions
> >     Late Next Year
> >     [snip]
> >  
> > Why would anyone be stupid enough to buy a "4K ultra-high definition"
> > television?? It's even more useless that the recent silly fad of "3D
> > TV", except at least there are some 3D DVDs you can watch.
> 
> Or even more to the point, why would Apple enter the now-low-margin flat 
> panel display market when they can add the most technological bang for 
> the buck with upgrades of the Apple TV box? Let someone else struggle to 
> make a living from producing the monitor, which once purchased, and for 
> a lot of money, is relatively fixed technologically. Apple can easily 
> and continuously upgrade the OS and hardware of the Apple TV. They 
> maintain their flexibility and tech rep without being strapped to an 
> expensive, but low-margin business.

I tend to agree. I can't really see a point in Apple making TV sets.
The screen would be a fixed device, and Apple could include what is
basically the Apple TV box inside the new displays ... making it an
updateable "smart" TV. BUT the problem then is that the "smart" part
would soon out of date spec-wise a lot quicker than the display itself,
unless the "smart" part is on a fairly easily replaceable card.

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[Semi-OT] Apple TV set (again) Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-10-22 19:07 +1300
  Re: [Semi-OT] Apple TV set (again) Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> - 2013-10-22 11:34 -0400
    Re: [Semi-OT] Apple TV set (again) Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-10-23 13:23 +1300

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