According to CrunchGear’s Doug Aamoth, “a pretty substantial update [is coming] to iTunes sometime this month… iTunes HD.”
“Apple has apparently placed a gargantuan order for more AppleTV units in anticipation,” Aamoth reports.
“You’ll soon be able to purchase a selection of high-definition movies and television shows that’ll work on AppleTV,” Aamoth reports.
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but WHAT ABOUT LEOPARD?????
I have a sneaking suspicion that these units will be shipping with Leopard!!
The Revolution Will Be TV’d!!!!
@Jim – Leopard will be out sometime in the next weeks! Stop asking that, and have a little patience!
Sorry dude, but I just cannot wait for Leopard!
BTW, I got one of those new Aluminum Wireless Keyboards yesterday. All I can say is WOW! They are sooooo cool!
@ Jim
Patience my padawan learner….
If this is true then I will buy into AppleTV. This may usurp Blu-Ray and HD DVD.
I hope they also move towards a subscription based service for tv shows and movies kinda like Netflix. They also need to improve their selection of movies too. When I go through their movie site its nothing but R rated trash after trash.
What about bringing the standard video shows/movies to Canada first.
I want Heroes and The Office on my iTunes.
Would be nice if they added WiFi iTunes Store to tv also.
This would be awesome since it will mean I don’t have to shell out $500 for a soon-to-be-worthless-brick BluRay or HD-DVD player.
Now, so long as you can BUY the HD movies as well as rent…
and they need to have the upcoming Blade Runner release.
I’m hoping Battlestar Galactica episodes will be offered in HD. It’s filmed in HD but, incomprehensibly, Sci-Fi Channel STILL won’t switch to HD.
Maybe they’re not making enough money on their s***ty “mutant monster of the week” B-movies.
@Nerd
BBC America are switching to HD next Jan. I think this means the cable / satellite companies have opened the door for the switch. Almost all of SciFi new programing is in HD. Same can be said for a lot of other channels too. It’s the distributors that have been lagging either because of lack of bandwidth or need to upgrade their systems.
Finally I may be able to get the most out of my 2 year old HDTV. That experience is one of the reasons why I am waiting to buy into Apple TV or BluRay / HDDVD.
CNBC and yankees …..the rest i would get from Apple TV.
but intili can watch CNBC and yankees i can’t dump apple TV
@Moo
Apparently a price drop on the Sony PS3 is “imminent.” It’s a great deal even if you’re not a gamer and buy it just for the Blu-Ray drive.
http://www.gamepro.com/news.cfm?article_id=138048&lid=VideoGameNews&pos=2
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Sony says 40GB PS3 announcement ‘imminent’
by Blake Snow | 10/04/2007 | 9:38:39 AM PST
While avoiding specifics, a Sony spokesman reputedly told the AFP that an announcement regarding the rumored $399 PS3 will occur at any moment.
The statement comes after French newspaper Les Echos (a subsidiary of the Financial Times) reported on Thursday that Sony will introduce the unconfirmed 40GB PS3 at a $399 price point in order to boost holiday sales.
Consistent with similar reports, Les Echos says the 80GB Motorstorm bundle will drop by 100 euros ($100 in the U.S.).
“A Sony spokesman would not confirm the figures cited by Les Echos but said an announcement was ‘imminent,'” the AFP said.
^^^^^^
Oh yeah, Amazon is also offering 5 free Blu-Ray movies with the purchase of a PS3.
If this price drop happens, essentially for $399 you will get:
PS3 w/ 40 gig hard drive and built in Wifi and Blutetooth.
Blu-ray drive with full 1080p support.
A gaming console w/ bluetooth remote
5 free Blu-Ray movies. ($150 value.)
It’s looking mighty tempting even though I’m not a gamer.
This is what I have been waiting for. If Apple starts to offer HD content on Itunes then it is game over.
“They also need to improve their selection of movies too. When I go through their movie site its nothing but R rated trash after trash.”
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Did you happen to miss the Disney catalog?
I think what they need to do is extend the itunes store, like they have done on the Touch and iPhone, so that I can buy(or better yet rent) my movie or TV show directly from my living room.
720p is NOT High Definition, it is barely better than the Eurpoean PAL standard used for over 30 years.
True HD will never be implemented due to market greed. In that context however the “HD” term should only be applied to 1080p resolutions.
Canada, Canada, Canada
you are right. but in Canada there are no shows to buy.
I have no idea why they bother selling it in Canada
How long will it take to download a HD movie with a DSL connection?
Voltaic says, “720p is NOT High Definition, it is barely better than the Eurpoean PAL standard used for over 30 years.”
Bullzune! 720p IS HD, according to the ATSC standards… Full HD or whatever is just marketing. If you’re going to say something at least specify that you don’t consider it HD, but when you say that it’s NOT HD, many people who read that will take it for fact, when it is not fact.
“How long will it take to download a HD movie with a DSL connection?”
A two hour 1080p movie with multi-channel audio could take up to 14-16 hours with a standard 1.5 DSL connection.
Now do you see why there is no HD in the iTunes store yet.
Schmluss, totally agree with you. 720P is an HD standard whether or not Europe has had it or not. 1080P is just a higher resolution HD format but 720P is HD and that is a fact.