MrSinatra;686933 Wrote:
> it seems to me that they need a new, cheaper piece of hardware, that has
> no display, that will do audio and video.
>
> sound familiar? i said it years and years ago. apparently apple was
> eavesdropping.
>
> given that server does video now, and dlna, the above just seems so
> obvious to me. if apple can sell a tiny box for $99 that does 720p,
> surely logitech can figure out how to do 1080p for a few dollars more?
>
> THATS how they need to compete and become relevant. if "syncing" is
> all they got, they're done.
>
You are forgetting something, there are three main things that makes
AppleTV a device people consider to buy:
- AirPlay (Making it possible to show the iPad/iPhone image/sound on
the TV)
- iTunes Store (Making it possible to purchase/rent media via device)
- Netflix (Making it possible to view premium video content for a
monthly fee)
Without these three things, the AppleTV would be pretty useless. The
same also applies to a similar device from Logitech. It's pointless to
do video unless you also support some backend media providers. So if
Logitech ever wants to do video again, they have to make sure they have
some media providers available which provides content to the system, I'm
pretty sure this is one of the things which caused Revue to fail, just
providing support for local media files on a computer/NAS is not enough
these days.
Also, based on their experience with the Duet, I'm not sure Logitech
ever want to do another device completely without a display. A simple
LED or LCD display will make it so much easier for the support staff to
investigate problems. Of course, as long as you have a TV output you
should be able to use the TV for troubleshooting, so this is where
video support gets important if the devices doesn't have its own
display.
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