Convergence
Jan. 9th, 2007 05:18 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
talktoolooseWhile everyone is going on about the new Apple iPhone, I'll pass because I still don't want a cell phone and I don't have or desire an iPod.
However, the new iTV is sort of interesting. I've been figuring out that in a year, instead of buying a new TV, I'd buy a big HD monitor and hook it up to a mac mini and, from there, get my TV signal (still coming from the bunny ears on my TV) through it. In fact, HD is being broadcast through the air.
I suspect that iTV will not be friendly to anything except iTunes TV and movie downloads. No thanks. That's as annoying as buying tunes on iTunes and not being able to put them on my PDA (except, of course, you can if you use Hymn).
But convergence is upon us and I will not buy a dedicated TV if I can have a big screen computer in my living room for a comparable price.
However, the new iTV is sort of interesting. I've been figuring out that in a year, instead of buying a new TV, I'd buy a big HD monitor and hook it up to a mac mini and, from there, get my TV signal (still coming from the bunny ears on my TV) through it. In fact, HD is being broadcast through the air.
I suspect that iTV will not be friendly to anything except iTunes TV and movie downloads. No thanks. That's as annoying as buying tunes on iTunes and not being able to put them on my PDA (except, of course, you can if you use Hymn).
But convergence is upon us and I will not buy a dedicated TV if I can have a big screen computer in my living room for a comparable price.
