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RE: Sounds Good
By robinthakur on 6/22/2011 6:32:16 AM , Rating: 2
I agree. Having just bought a new TV with Internet connected services, I have been struck that although there are a surprising amount of Apps available, they all take ages to load and are relatively unpolished, meaning that I don't really use them. They are nowhere near the wuality of iOS ones. The interface mechanism is a bit of a problem as well, with none of the touch control you get on iOS, unless they ship it with some kind of trackpad control (or allow iPhones to control the screen like you can with most modern internet connected TV's)

Having said all that, this kind of move is fraught with potential problems for Apple, such as this being a relatively high price tag sale in a field which updates rapidly, is full of purists and also which Apple has no experience in. Apple have a relatively good reputation for its displays, and the design is sure to be beautiful, so they might be up to scratch, but it still requires a big leap of faith for customers that they won't just abandon it like the Apple Hifi...

A much better idea would be for them to try and get Apple TV integrated into as many CE brands as possible. It is a big selling point if you live in an Apple connected home with an iPad, iTouch, iPhone etc. and it would have swung my recent purchasing decisions if the HC Receiver or TV supported Apple TV integrated and wasn't crazily expensive.

