Updated Apple TV with 1080p Video Support to Maintain $99 Price Tag
9to5Mac reports that it has now received pricing information from reliable source "Mr. X" on the part number for the updated Apple TV revealed last week, with the new model coming in at the same $99 price as the current model.The Apple TV J33 model, MD199LL/A – J33 BEST -USA, which we’ve covered before will come in at the same $99 price point (and similar prices globally). We know from previous reports that it will have updated hardware internally including Bluetooth 4.0 Broadcom chip as well as a higher powered processor capable of 1080P video.
It will likely look the same with similar ports otherwise, though that hasn’t been confirmed.
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$4.99 console quality games on the Apple TV
The $39 item is probably a new case for the iPad 3.
$39 HDMI Dongle for iPad HD airplay mirroring?
AirPlay is wireless. i.e. No dongles. That's the whole point.
And Apple already sells a $39 dongle for wired HDMI output from an iPad or iPhone 4/4S.
An Apple TV *is* the dongle you attach to an HDTV to send AirPlay video to it.
This is probably temporary, and by that I mean this product will be discontinued. They're obviously working on the new Apple Television which will eventually replace the Apple TV.
Not likely. Take a poll amongst your friends / family, I can virtually guarantee that nearly none of them buys a new 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 TV every year when the new model comes out.
Most people buy a TV and keep it for at least 10 years, maybe even longer, because there's simply no compelling reason to upgrade. Unlike a computer or an iDevice with their yearly increases in processing power, allowing us to do more with it, a TV's job is simply to show us stuff. Once bought, with proper care, it'll keep showing us stuff for 15-20+ years.
Sure, lots of people are currently upgrading their old tube TVs and RPTVs with the new LCD flat panels but once they're bought do you honestly expect people to go "Ooooh, Apple's new shiny TV! I totally have to junk this perfectly fine 60" 1080p LCD LED panel I spent 4 grand on 5 years ago so I can have easy access to the iTunes store from my couch (which I already have with my iPad and AppleTV via AirPlay)."
Not saying Apple shouldn't release an AppleTV TV, my perfectly fine 1080i RPTV is close to 10 years old and has some burn in around edges (not to mention crazy overscan) so I wouldn't mind replacing it and if the AppleTV TV looks good it'd definitely be a contender. But realistically its going to be a niche product, kind of like the Macs are now (notice how the iDevices are an overwhelmingly large part of Apple's business), because even with a kicking interface people aren't going to be rushing out every spring to buy a new AppleTV TV every spring.
... for the updated Apple TV revealed last week, ...
It wasn't "revealed" last week...only Apple can do that. It was rumored.
I think he means a HDMI dongle you plug into a tv that acts as an airplay receiver for iPad mirroring.
They already make that. Its called the AppleTV. No way they'd sell a $39 device that cannibalizes their $99 device's large selling point.
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