Engadget http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Confirmed: Apple TV can play 1080p content from iTunes, but still only outputs 720p]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/30/confirmed-appletv-can-play-1080p-content-from-itunes-but-still/http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/30/confirmed-appletv-can-play-1080p-content-from-itunes-but-still/http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/30/confirmed-appletv-can-play-1080p-content-from-itunes-but-still/#comments The header says it all folks. We just ran some tests on the AppleTV's playback limits by streaming 1080p movie trailers in iTunes and managed to verify murmurs saying the device can accept 1080p content. Unfortunately, output is a different story, since it downscales the image back to 720p on your display. Yes it's a little frustrating -- especially since it's predecessor was up to the challenge -- but it should at least comfort those with a massive library of 1080p videos who were worried about reconverting for their new black box. Considering the hardware gems discovered in the AppleTV teardown however, we're still holding out for the jailbreak community to let us play our 1080p files, and display them too. Oh, and if they could get to work on Super-Hi Vision support at some point, well, that'd be just dandy.

Confirmed: Apple TV can play 1080p content from iTunes, but still only outputs 720p originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 30 Sep 2010 17:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>1080p1080p video output1080p video playback1080pVideoOutput1080pVideoPlayback720p720p video720pVideoAppleApple TVAppleTvAppleTv2downscalingHD videoHdVideoiTunesitunes streamingItunesStreamingstreaming videoStreamingVideoThu, 30 Sep 2010 17:16:00 EST<![CDATA[Exclusive: Upcoming Apple TV loses 1080p playback, gains apps... and will be renamed iTV]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/11/upcoming-apple-tv-loses-1080p-playback-gains-apps/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/11/upcoming-apple-tv-loses-1080p-playback-gains-apps/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/11/upcoming-apple-tv-loses-1080p-playback-gains-apps/#comments You might remember that we broke news of an updated Apple TV headed to market just a few months ago. If your brain isn't working right, let us jog it: a trusted Engadget source asserted that the gang in Cupertino would be releasing a $99 version of the set top box, similarly sized and packed with internals akin to that of the iPhone 4 (A4 CPU, 16GB of flash storage), and will introduce new iTunes streaming services the box could take advantage of. Well we've gotten a little more info on the project, and it's not all good. Apparently the box won't be capable of handling (or enabled to handle) 1080i or 1080p video. Instead it will only push out 720p clips. The word -- and cause for much internal debate, we're told -- is that this has something to do with the A4's inability to crank on higher resolution content, but we don't see how that's possible considering the iPhone 3GS could play back full HD video. Furthermore, the device will be getting apps and presumably an App Store entry, though it's unclear if there will be cross-pollination between iPad and iPhone / iPod touch offerings and new Apple TV applications.

Oh, and there's one more thing -- Apple will be officially changing the name of the device to iTV, abandoning the current moniker in favor of something a little more in line with its current iOfferings. Interestingly, that was the name of the Apple TV when it was originally announced by the company, so it appears Steve and friends aren't so much moving forward as going back to their innocent, untainted roots. Regardless of which direction the company is heading in name-wise, we can likely expect a full reveal sometime in the Fall... so hang tight.

Update: To clear up any confusion, the loss of 1080p is in reference to the previous information we had (linked above, and here) about the new Apple TV -- not in reference to the current Apple TV.

Exclusive: Upcoming Apple TV loses 1080p playback, gains apps... and will be renamed iTV originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>appleapple i tvapple itvapple tvAppleItvAppleTvexclusivehdhdtvi tvitunesitunes streamingItunesStreamingitvrumorset top boxsettop boxSetTopBoxstreamingWed, 11 Aug 2010 15:56:00 EST<![CDATA[Media Manager for Mac enables iPhone / iTunes media streaming to FiOS TV DVR (video)]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/media-manager-for-mac-enables-iphone-itunes-media-streaming-to/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/media-manager-for-mac-enables-iphone-itunes-media-streaming-to/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/media-manager-for-mac-enables-iphone-itunes-media-streaming-to/#comments We're hearing that the PC version of this here software still beats out the Mac counterpart, but equality is slowly but surely becoming a reality. The main new feature over on the OS X side, however, is a good one: the ability to stream iPhone and iTunes media directly to your TV via your FiOS TV DVR. Fire up an iTunes playlist and watch the fun roll by on your home TV, and there's even support for photo slideshows and the like. It's available to download right now from the read link, and those still skeptical can catch a demonstration vid just past the break.

[Via Zatz Not Funny]

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Media Manager for Mac enables iPhone / iTunes media streaming to FiOS TV DVR (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>appledvrfiberfiosfios tvFiosTvhdiphoneiphone streamingIphoneStreamingitunesitunes streamingItunesStreamingmacmedia managerMediaManageros xOsXsoftwarestreamstreamingFri, 30 Oct 2009 09:01:00 EST<![CDATA[Media Manager for Mac enables iPhone / iTunes media streaming to FiOS TV DVR (video)]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/media-manager-for-mac-enables-iphone-itunes-media-streaming-to/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/media-manager-for-mac-enables-iphone-itunes-media-streaming-to/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/media-manager-for-mac-enables-iphone-itunes-media-streaming-to/#comments We're hearing that the PC version of this here software still beats out the Mac counterpart, but equality is slowly but surely becoming a reality. The main new feature over on the OS X side, however, is a good one: the ability to stream iPhone and iTunes media directly to your TV via your FiOS TV DVR. Fire up an iTunes playlist and watch the fun roll by on your home TV, and there's even support for photo slideshows and the like. It's available to download right now from the read link, and those still skeptical can catch a demonstration vid just past the break.

[Via Zatz Not Funny]

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Media Manager for Mac enables iPhone / iTunes media streaming to FiOS TV DVR (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Probably more than any other facet of Apple, we've seen rumor after rumor regarding iTunes fade away in the sunset. Of course, many of those delightful plans were likely shot down by the likes of the MPAA, RIAA and other so-called content guardians, but we say all that in order to depress your hopes on this one. For whatever it's worth, an undisclosed source at CNET has confirmed an AppleInsider report that Cupertino is prepping an on-demand video streaming service for the next iteration of iTunes. Slated to be dubbed iTunes Replay, the service would purportedly "allow users to stream their iTunes video purchases directly from the company's servers for playback anywhere, anytime without eating up local storage." There's no denying that Netflix's Watch Instantly has been a universal hit, but that's in large part due to the firm's willingness to embed that functionality onto all sorts of devices. Is Apple planning on going toe-to-toe with the market leader via your computer and a box it still regards as a hobby? We've got our doubts, obviously.

[Via CNET]

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Apple prepping iTunes Replay on-demand streaming service? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 12 Feb 2009 08:53:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Probably more than any other facet of Apple, we've seen rumor after rumor regarding iTunes fade away in the sunset. Of course, many of those delightful plans were likely shot down by the likes of the MPAA, RIAA and other so-called content guardians, but we say all that in order to depress your hopes on this one. For whatever it's worth, an undisclosed source at CNET has confirmed an AppleInsider report that Cupertino is prepping an on-demand video streaming service for the next iteration of iTunes. Slated to be dubbed iTunes Replay, the service would purportedly "allow users to stream their iTunes video purchases directly from the company's servers for playback anywhere, anytime without eating up local storage." There's no denying that Netflix's Watch Instantly has been a universal hit, but that's in large part due to the firm's willingness to embed that functionality onto all sorts of devices. Is Apple planning on going toe-to-toe with the market leader via your computer and a box it still regards as a hobby? We've got our doubts, obviously.

[Via CNET]

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