720p is what most good broadcasts are at nowadays- I'm very happy to hear that Apple is using that. Honestly, we couldn't have hoped for anything better- 720p can look nicer than 1080i and 1080p isn't in the spec for broadcast television. I was worried it'd launch with a more bandwidth-friendly 480p, so 720p is great!
Apple TV is crap in a package and its DOA. 720p is horrible, thinking "different" is more like "thinking backwards." Xbox 360 with 1080i is the way of the future, IPTV is going to give the crappy cable companies a run for their $$$ and video on demand services are gonna rule the next generation of TV. Did I mention, the IPTV is gonna be 1080i, not the older 720 which has been around for years and years.
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stretchsje @ Jan 9th 2007 12:45PM
720p is what most good broadcasts are at nowadays- I'm very happy to hear that Apple is using that. Honestly, we couldn't have hoped for anything better- 720p can look nicer than 1080i and 1080p isn't in the spec for broadcast television. I was worried it'd launch with a more bandwidth-friendly 480p, so 720p is great!
spree @ Jan 9th 2007 12:56PM
Apple TV is crap in a package and its DOA. 720p is horrible, thinking "different" is more like "thinking backwards." Xbox 360 with 1080i is the way of the future, IPTV is going to give the crappy cable companies a run for their $$$ and video on demand services are gonna rule the next generation of TV. Did I mention, the IPTV is gonna be 1080i, not the older 720 which has been around for years and years.
Jeff @ Jan 9th 2007 1:06PM
"720p is what most good broadcasts are at nowadays- I'm very happy to hear that Apple is using that."
Forgot to answer this...
The only stations using 720p are ABC and Fox. Every other HD station - *every* one - is 1080i.
jack @ Jan 10th 2007 3:07AM
wth if this was m$soft or another company everyone would be complaining but since its apple its "great theyre only doing 720p" ugh