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[Shawn Miller]

[tony west] “When you say right now you are already done. These people don’t think about right now.

They think about 10 years down the line.”

Aren’t we talking about buying devices for right now, though? Why invest in technology that may or may not be useful in the future, aren’t you just guaranteeing that you’ll have a painfully outdated device by the time your hoped-for technology even becomes relevant?

At some point, I’m sure 4k videos will be the norm in home entertainment… question is, will I want to play them on a four year old device that cost twice as much as the ‘current’ technology?

Shawn

[Dominic Deacon]

[tony west] “I could see apple cutting a deal with hollywood to provide them with 5k content kind of like they cut a deal with the music industry for iTunes or at for their phones. Once they figure out a way to deliver i”

It’s not just a matter of figuring out how to deliver it. The content doesn’t exist to be delivered. Television is not made at 5k. Very few films- next to none in the grand scheme of things- have been scanned at 5k.

4k kind of makes sense as it’s close to the resolution of 35mm but why 5k? It’s just completely unnecessary. Even IMax does not consider that sort of resolution necessary and their screen is rather larger than 55 inches.

All that said, it does sound like the sort of thing Apple would do… But didn’t they just drop the 17 inch MacBook Pro because those 2 extra inches were too hard?

[Joseph Owens]

[Dominic Deacon] “4k kind of makes sense as it’s close to the resolution of 35mm but why 5k?”
You’re kidding me right? My amplifier goes up to “11”. Its a very special custom job built only for me.

And 5K would look really great on a 17′ rMBP.

jPo

“I always pass on free advice — its never of any use to me” Oscar Wilde.

[Clint Wardlow]

[Bill Davis] “I just think good technology wins.”

I’m not sure that is always the case. If so, I think we would still have Amiga Computers.

I think it is more a matter of marketing the technology than being the first to come up with it.

[Chris Harlan]

[TImothy Auld] ” Nonetheless I remove you from the SMPTE enemies list in perpetuity (if we could only find the damned thing.)
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It might be a little soon for that. I think we should keep an eye on him a wee bit longer.

[Chris Harlan]

[Walter Soyka] “It further strikes me as very un-Apple to have a set-top box instead of a totally self-contained appliance.”

Just ask the Mac Pro!