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85 responses to “Apple Consolidating AV Cables Ahead of iPhone HD Launch”

  1. Is ZuneHD Actually a Response to Romored iPod Touch HD?? - Zune Boards

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  2. Nick

    Wow… I wonder if this is copying zune hd much…

  3. sfmitch

    If this report is accurate, then all I can say is HOLY COW! This is huge!

    Is the iPhone / iPod Touch going to be capable of streaming hi bit-rate HD (not the Low Bit rate HD Apple and others are offering)?

    However, it is pretty silly to say that this move is targeting a product that doesn’t even exist – the Zune HD.

  4. chip

    sounds good. mini apple tv that can make phone calls.

  5. Christopher Price

    We don’t believe this is directly related to Zune HD. As noted in the article, there are other devices from HTC that boost on-device resolution and would add pressure on Apple to answer their offerings. Apple has historically avoided directly mentioning HTC (I believe Apple has only acknowledged HTC’s existence once… ever…).

    Apple has been moving towards this path for years now, it is after all a logical extension of both company’s platforms (Zune and iPod). Especially with the failure of Apple TV to gain traction, and with the addition of HD-capable GPUs from PowerVR.

    Finally, it is the primary reason for justifying 802.11n hardware on a mobile device. 802.11g can load web pages fine, 802.11n is what you need to reliably buffer and stream 45 mbps HD video over the network.

    It is interesting to compare Apple and Microsoft directly however. Microsoft is sneaking HD streaming into the home via Xbox 360. Most don’t buy a 360 for that purpose initially. Apple appears to be learning from that, with the iPhone’s main purpose not being an HD streaming device. Then, consumers can later add-on the ability for an almost token price (Apple could slash prices dramatically on their AV Cables and AV Dock if they wanted to upsell this platform).

  6. Yourboy

    HDCP anyone?

  7. Apple Nag

    I cannot see tethering an iPhone or a Touch to a dock sitting beside the TV and stereo gear across the room. The phone rings and … we have to get up, undock, stop the video, answer the phone, redock, start the show and return to the couch.

    That’s not at all the way I use my iPod Touch. I’m watching a show from my DVD PLayer, Apple TV, or DVR and multitasking by reading my RSS feeds, checking email and Twitter on the Touch. I simply will not use the Touch, or especially an iPhone if I ever get one, to watch TV.

    Perhaps if Apple gave the Apple TV a boost in capabilities then it would be far superior to using a mobile device for a non-mobile application.

  8. Neue Kabel und Full-HD in kommender iPhone-Generation

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  9. HD video out confirmed for new iPhone?

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  10. HD Boy

    “…The end result is that a user can sit at their HDTV, using an Apple AV Dock and an Apple Remote, controlling their iPhone much as they do an Apple TV today. This ensures that a new iPhone owner will be able to purcase, for under $100, all the equipment needed to access (via the iPhone) all of their computer-stored HD content, on their HDTV….”

    A new iPhone HD would be far more beneficial if it was a fully programmable IR remote that allowed owners to sit in front of their big-screen HDTV to access-and-control the HD content on their computers (or online) through AppleTV (or the Mac mini), which then would be displayed on the big screen. Many users aren’t sitting in office chairs watching HDTV on a small, 24-inch display…we’re watching from the sofa on 50-inch displays…

  11. Apple Nag

    Christopher Price said, “My point is, if you don’t want to “undock to answer the phone”, get a Bluetooth headset.”

    I’m sorry, but I simply cannot imagine sitting in front of the TV with my 5.1 Surround Sound system audio being diminished by having a Bluetooth headset on my ear. Those things are dorky enough to wear while driving. I’m not going to wear one at home while relaxing.

    Apple can add video features and drive up the device cost. All that will mean is that it will be that much less affordable and the vast majority of users will not be buying the device to hook it up to their TV.

    If Apple can’t market and sell many units of the Apple TV that is designed to be hooked up to a TV, I don’t see them being successful by adding fancy video tech to an iPhone.

  12. HLN

    I don’t think this will ever happen, knowing Steve Jobs. He will never kill the Apple TV for this.

  13. sfmitch

    There a LOT of people who dock their iPhones / iPod Touches to listen to music. I see no reason why they won’t dock it for video, too.

    This Apple TV doesn’t need to be killed for this to happen. Apple has shown a pattern of coming up with different ways of leveraging users content libraries. This is yet another way.

    Besides existing cost of iPhone / iPod Touch, this is a very low cost way to make the hardware more useful and to make ‘software’ (homemade video, movies, TV shows, pictures, etc.) more useful.

    This is a great idea – I don’t know why I didn’t think of it.

  14. Apple Nag

    sfmitch said, “There a LOT of people who dock their iPhones / iPod Touches to listen to music. I see no reason why they won’t dock it for video, too.”

    iPods have supported video out for years but a not too long ago poll at a well-attended Mac User Group meeting showed that not one person bought the video cable even though almost everyone had at least one iPod/iPhone cable of video. Were they waiting for HD video? I doubt it.

    I’m just skeptical that if Apple can’t convince enough people to buy the Apple TV to make it more than a hobby (or maybe that’s the reason people won’t buy it), then why would they be successful using HD video out as a selling point for the iPhone/Touch.

    About the only advantage I could see with having HD on a mobile device is that I wouldn’t have to render a separate iPod compatible video stream from an HD podcast and then manage two separate files. I won’t pay much for that simplification though.

    Adding true HD to a mobile device will be nice, but I’m still not going to buy the cable.

  15. Apple Nag

    Typo, “… cable of video.” should read “… capable of video.”

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  17. Notizen vom 20. April 2009

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  18. an_iFruit_hater

    iPhone & Apple in coordination with American “freedom” of choosing Mobile Smart Phone sul*s

    My Nokia 5800 can stream nHD to any TV set or Full HD to any WiFi Plug_n_Play device from Day ONE!

    Welcome to 2006 Apple

  19. iPhone v3 / 4G / 2009 Could be iPhone HD! | GadgetyNews.com

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  20. Rumor: Next iPhone Will Output HD Video

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  21. Bob

    Any idea what video codecs and formats will be supported?

  22. Report: Apple consolidating AV cables for the next iPhone

    […] Phone News seems to think the next iPod will output all sorts of HD resolutions and it doesn’t seem out of the realm of possibility. What seems more likely though, (at least to me)  is that Apple will produce a dock thingie that will take advantage of the new software in 3.0 and closely replicate the functionality of an Apple TV. Meaning, once the iPod is docked, WiFi, 3G video streaming, and locally-stored videos are accessible via an Apple TV-type menu. Or maybe I’m way off base. Who knows. […]

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  24. Scottybe

    With the 3.0 API that lets iPhones/Touches use the connector to talk to other devices, it seems Apple could do a lot with that docking station or other companies could make their own. And with a high-gain microphone and front-facing video camera, video conferencing is a no-brainer.

  25. Apple AV cables and refurbed iPhones going on sale: More signs of a new iPhone? | The Toybox | ZDNet.com

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  26. iPhone TV, Hulu HD = Badass | Mobile Roar

    […] PhoneNews is reporting that the Apple Authorized Resellers are being asked to clear out inventory for Composite AV Cable and Apple Component AV Cable Stock. Why? to make room for the brand new cables that consolidate the Composite and Component AV iPhone cables into one! Remember the Apple TV… who needs it? Apple will be positioning the iPhone as the killer way to bring digital media to your home television. Not only can you play video directly from your device but you can also stream it live! […]

  27. iPhone HD Rumblings Now on Cable? Replacing Apple TV?! | My Apple iPhone

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  28. Next iPhone Rumours Get Sharp, Really Sharp - HD on your iPhone | TouchMyApps

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  29. Next-Gen iPhone To Support HD Video? | Apple iPhone Apps

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  30. iPhone Central » Blog Archive » Next-Gen iPhone To Support HD Video?

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  34. iPhone HD Rumblings Now on Cable? Replacing Apple TV?! | iPhone, The Blog

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  35. The next iPhone Part 2: More of what’s likely and random | gaijINside

    […] Phone News reports that Apple is encouraging clearncing of it’s current stock of Apple video cables, with the intention of releasing a new Apple AV Cable. They continue to go on about how a new iPhone may have a new resolution for HD movies and television. It seems likely that future iPhones can plug directly into a TV to broadcast HD content from their iTunes account stored locally on the iPhone. With the waning interest and support in the Apple TV, Apple could be positioning their iPhones and iPod Touches against the upcoming Zune HD. Additionally, in working with third parties, Apple may be positioning the iPhone to compete against the Wii. It’s not a stretch to imagine a baseball game where the user holds the iPhone as a bat, while processing video and outputting it over a cable to a connected TV. I’m not sure how many people would want to swing $200+ electronics in such a crazy way, but in a world of the Nintendo Wii, people may be a little careful, but still enjoy swinging pricey electronics at other pricey electronics. […]

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  37. Next generation iPhone to support HD video? | iPhonefreak

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  40. Next-Gen iPhone Might Have HD Video-Out | iPhoneIndiaBlog.com

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