Apple TV Release Date Includes Full Specification

Apple already have a functional prototype of television. An arrival of Apple TV next year?

The subject of a television by Apple is not new and sounds of corridors return regularly stir up the fire. This is the case since the release of the iPad because many now wonder what will be the next major movement of Cupertino. And rumors are returning strike force with a prototype that would already be in the pipes.

Already ready prototypes?
One of the main sources of power supply of this rumour is Gene Muster, analyst at Piper Jaffray. He gave several series of timephased information. Thus, in January of this year, several meetings have occurred in Asia to prepare the ground, in particular seeking to secure channels of LCD screens and taking contact sufficient supplies to find suitable partners. This year, several patents were identified, all related to a potential television, as the number 7 865 927.

Last month, a contact would have indicated for the first televisions Apple prototypes were already ready and functional. This means that the partners would be already found but especially the project would have sufficiently matured so that the firm is considering marketing. Because rumors are completed.

Apple TV release on January 2012?

Apple TV could happen as early as next year
As the marketing could according to Gene Munster intervene as early as next year. Analyst is thus engaged in a few tests on the performance of such a product sales. 2012 would see 1.4 million units to flow, to $ 4.3 million in 2014. These figures are based on an average sale price of 1800 $ (which is excessive) that would allow to Cupertino to take 3% of the market of the TV are connected by 2014.

But the question of the use of an Apple TV raises the question of its capabilities. It is easy to imagine that it would be an LCD TV with the capabilities of the Apple TV, the small black box currently sold 119 euros. It is clear as Apple boosts its prerogatives in the field of cloud computing and are for example learned recently that iCloud accounts would be probably able in the future to allow streaming of movies purchased on the iTunes store.

The creator of the iPod and iTunes would be at the controls
And since talking about iTunes, its creator Jeff Robins who would be at the controls of the project of television at Apple, at least according to Bloomberg. Three persons close to the project have confirmed this information. Apple never confirmed officially the existence of these works, even if Steve Jobs biography indicates that the former CEO had spoken on this subject, concluding that a solution had finally been found to develop a television simple and able to synchronize all kinds of content.

A synchronization that must probably be richer than now with the Apple TV, because iTunes is required and the number of supported formats is particularly low.

Ultra HDTV has its standard 7680 x 4320

The democratization of the Full HD 1080p standard is not completed, even, that his successor already point the tip of his nose...

TV Ultra high definition (UHDTV) already sees its technical characteristics defined by the experts of ITU (International Telecommunication Union) and it is indeed already in experimentation at the Japan on the NHK channel.

A resolution of 7680 x 4320 (definition 8 K) displayed images are then composed of 33 million pixels "only" 2 million for the current 1080p or a nose and incomparable image quality 16 times more. Of course the sound part will not left since the standard specifications provide support of 22.2 channels (!).

UHDTV

A first model of compatible TV of a diagonal of 85 inches has already presented by Sharp last September at the IFA in Berlin. Unfortunately, the arrival on the market for televisions UHDTV is not expected before 2020, but demonstrations are expected during the London Olympic Games in 2012 in some public places with retransmission of certain events captured in 4320p.

In the meantime, the transition will be surely format Quad Full HD (3840 x 2160 pixels - definition 4 K) already in force in some cinemas and may be available on future consoles PS4 and Xbox 3...

Panasonic Corp will reduce plasma TV panel production and cut up to several thousand jobs

As its loss-making television unit struggles to compete with Asian rivals...

According to REUTERS, Panasonic Corp will reduce plasma TV panel production and cut up to several thousand jobs, as its loss-making television unit struggles to compete with Asian rivals, domestic media reported on Thursday.

Panasonic will stop plasma panel production at its Amagasaki No. 3 factory in Hyogo prefecture in Southern Japan, broadcaster NHK and the Yomiuri newspaper said on their websites. NHK cited a source close to the matter, while the Yomiuri did not give sourcing.

Amagasaki No. 3, the largest plasma panel factory in the world with production capacity of 330,000 panels per month, was completed in December 2009, the Yomiuri said. It makes large panels from 42 inches to 150 inches, the paper said.

Panasonic's logo is seen on an electronics shop's wall in Tokyo April 28, 2011. (Credit: Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon)

The company is also considering selling off a liquid-crystal display panel plant at Mobara in Chiba prefecture, next to Tokyo, the reports said.

Panasonic will cut staffing by several thousand, including through voluntary redundancies, the Yomiuri reported.

A spokesman for Panasonic said the company was considering various options for its television business, but had nothing to announce at this point.

Panasonic, along with domestic rivals Sony and Sharp, is struggling to compete with the likes of South Korea's Samsung Electronics.

The firm is set to announce its July-September earnings and give an update on strategy on October 31.

LG 47 inch TV only consumes 28 Watt

The Korean giant LG presents a 47 inch TV that consumes very little energy...

LG has unveiled a prototype LCD panel for energy efficient televisions. This 47-inch solution leverages a particular light-emitting diode backlight. LG has reduced dramatically the amount of LEDs used, allowing this LCD panel to consume 28 Watts only!

The brightness is 400 cd/m², according to LG would be sufficient for a Full this diagonal HD television. The bezel of the TV shows a thickness of 8.5 mm. Beyond the aesthetics, it also reduces manufacturing costs. LG did not specify when he planned to market this new technology.

Apple HDTV TV: All Apple TV Rumors

Apple HDTV: Will Apple present his first television in March 2012? The rumor kitchen bubbles: a model not only should there come, presume the Apple disciples, but like a TV set in three size options.

With the resignation of Steve jobs as CEO of Apple the question came up in Apple forums and in the daily press, whether his successor Tim Cook brings innovation to invent a groundbreaking Apple product: after all had jobs with iPhone and iOS new segments and device classes revolutionized. But what's next big thing? All the rumors point to an entry into the television market. Are we soon can see TVs made in Cupertino?

Apple HDTV Operation via app: more convenient as it gets.

Apple HDTV to come - if we are to believe the rumors - , equal in different sizes, where the facilities of the devices should be probably identical. We could inject although no undercover investigators in the Apple Development Department, but for you, all current information compiled and made our own thoughts could look like as an Apple TV and should be equipped:

Apple HDTV Design and Display Technology
The most important point in an Apple HDTV is of course the design - the users expect in this case aluminum, glass, and that there are no visible buttons. Also a TV from Cupertino would have to meet these, quite high expectations. Models there are, in principle, but even in its own product portfolio: it is not too far-fetched that the appearance of a future-oriented Apple HDTVs on the current iMacs and Apple Cinema Displays. Is also possible that Apple invented a whole new look.

The question arises, would rely on what panel technology of television then. Most likely would be well-LCD technology with LED backlight, as it is already in the Cinema Displays are used. Although Apple is happy to set trends, an OLED display is conceivable, but unlikely - they are currently still very expensive, since prevailing in the production of large OLED panels are still very high rejection rates.

Apple HDTV Use and content
Many will now say "at moment, there are already Apple TV" - right! However it is this - product for Apple atypical, because not very successful - in principle a streaming client with iOS operating system that brings content from the network (iTunes) and the Internet to the TV. Therefore, it would be quite conceivable that exactly this small black box could form the core of an Apple TV. Is to say, the Apple HDTV gets its content from iTunes, the Internet and probably also of quite classical TV receivers. Special "TV apps" in Apple's app store would bring more content to the device, the operation could be done about iOS devices like iPad, iPod touch and iPhone by means of remote access - although including Apple airplay support, but not open to streaming formats such as DLNA and UPnP-AV. These unsupported Apple namely so far.

And the resolution? So far Apple uses content from the iTunes store, and also on the AppleTV only 720 p resolution. But that is not optimal for a television set with 40 or more inch screen size. So full-HD 1920 x 1080 pixels or more: after all, already the current Apple Cinema display offers 2.560 x 1440 pixel resolution, and even the four-time HD version - is is conceivable for a TV, as they show some TV manufacturers in the prototype stage.

Apple HDTV Interfaces, 3D, and more
With the network, the TV like almost all Apple devices will connect certainly via Wi-Fi n - in addition also a LAN port should exist but in our opinion. But what about the 3D hype topic? A modern TV should contain already 3D technology. Apple would have to decide as between Polarisations-and shutter technology or even a technique for 3D without glasses. Or the subject, but as yet completely ignore - which is certainly easily offer 3D content through the iTunes store had.

Apropos ignore: Apple ousted so far successfully also Blu-ray disc. This type of drive is not to be found in current MacBooks or iMacs - in this respect we surprised that rumors are circulating, the Apple TV could have a built-in Blu-ray disc player. And also the interfaces we are very curious: will there be HDMI jacks to connect for example, another streaming client or a Blu-ray disc player? So far followed all of its modules rather Apple isolationist policies - we hope that here the reason WINS and an Apple HDTV with all classic connectivity will be equipped.

Apple HDTV Bottom line
Three questions remain unanswered in fact: How likely is an Apple HDTV, what chances of success, Apple has it, and what such a device will cost?

We are starting to back: the TV market is hotly contested, the manufacturers supply a real price war. This is of course something that does not fit into the rigid Apple pricing policy without price reductions. An Apple HDTV would certainly priced located in premium - because where are frolicking, for example, Lion TV. Thus no "mass" can be however make - the Apple TV would be more of a collector's item for Apple fans.

Unlike as in Apple iPad before also a brutal competition in the TV market with strong players such as Samsung, Sony and Panasonic. The opportunity is there as a new competitor successfully classified, is so certainly much smaller. While many at the entry of Apple's in the mobile market thought and is demonstrably wrong. This proves the iPhone every day.

So, how likely is the appearance of a television with the Apple logo?

Participate instead of watch: HbbTV changed television viewing habits

Interactive television is becoming more real: Thanks to HbbTV TV viewers in commercials can turn on.

The future dream car across the screen just goes in the commercial. Simply click on the remote control, and the scene enters a virtual dealership: appear on screen price lists, specifications, contact information, and finally a model of the car, which the customer can put together according to his wishes. So "Hybrid TV" or called "Smart TV" devices work. You have the official standard hybrid broadcast broadband TV, short HbbTV.

HbbTV combines the traditional, one-sided and linear television with the interactive world of the Internet. It's not just about the TV chair to surf the Internet, but the inclusion of entirely new advertising and TV formats. HbbTV with the viewer can interactively design their program by, for example, as described above, during a commercial retrieve additional information from the Internet.

There are already some examples based on this technology: the HD Teletext, which contains additional audio or film, or the libraries of the public and private TV channels. And now, the Fraunhofer Institute for Open Communication Systems (FOKUS) in Berlin have developed in cooperation with Volkswagen and SevenOne Media, the marketing company of the ProSiebenSat 1 group, a new application developed: the "interactive car configurator". With it, the viewers can make the car out of the current advertising itself and change or click with the remote control by supplementary information.

So if you just looking for a new car and sees your desire, has to remember not all the information must to view on the PC. HbbTV brings information and additional animations or videos directly on the screen. Because the transmitter sends a small addition to the commercial data stream, the link to HbbTV advertising integration. The bulk of the additional content that the advertiser, in this case, VW, provides, is available online. Pressing a button on the corresponding button on the remote control activates the link and the viewer ends up in an interactive environment. While running in parallel in a smaller window, the regular program, you can put together on the sofa and his personal dream car, compare different models and prices, or book a test drive at local dealers. Videos, animations, photo slide shows that are possible and can be controlled with the remote. With another push of a button, you will return to normal TV program.

The Fraunhofer researchers ensure that Web content can be displayed on the TV and use the entries and the users find their way back into the grid. They must consider both the different type of programs as well as the environment and the changing user behavior. "Basically, we create special Web pages for the TV, which we extend the usual programming," says FOKUS researcher Robert Seeliger. "The more personal is the audience itself can actively design, the more the TV program." Meanwhile, there is a uniform standard to prepare special online deals on the TV, and receivers that can handle both signals.

To use the HbbTV bids, however, consumers need a device that has an Internet function, and a transmitter that sends the offer combined with his program. Advertisers, broadcasters and equipment manufacturers are currently working on the technical foundations to switch to interactive advertising as the newest hybrid live TV service soon.

Toshiba 46UL875G: Great LED TV without 3D

Toshiba dispensed 3D at the 46UL875G

Otherwise, everything is in there in the Toshiba 46UL875G what makes a good TV. Since also the image quality is true, the TV loose conquered one of the front seats in the Hall of Fame.

Toshiba 46UL875G potter in total four tuners: you can receive television via analog and digital cable (DVB-C), digital satellite (DVB-S (2)) or a digital TV antenna (DVB-T). The image of "normal" resolution TV channels (standard definition, SD) liked us very well in the test. Toshiba's own image enhancement technology, "Resolution +" to ensure success for a sharpening of important details: motion blur of stay, edges are crisp and colorful, nice picture.

Even the image of the HD tuner, there is no reason to complain: it works in 720p and 1080i resolution also sharp and detailed. Despite an occasional, slight smoke pixels in homogeneous areas of the total TV delivers excellent HD picture quality.

Toshiba 46UL875G: Great LED TV but without 3D

Great detail, much overscan
The coloration of the DVD picture is very good with lots of details, even if a light irradiation (Clouding) Edge LED backlight in darker sequences a little disturbing. Also worthy of criticism clearly recognizable overscan. Here, the TV increases the frame-filling image, but cuts it generously on the edges. "Super Live" and "widescreen" but the Toshiba has different formats, but when swallowed both about the same area. This problem occurs with Blu-ray discs do not like it he is one to one dar. But as the drawing by a little less good than for the display of DVD movies. Overall, the Toshiba 46UL875G LED TV renders Blu-rays very well.

Good sound, Settings for image professionals
The Toshiba 46UL875G sounds like a total beautifully clean. However he begins to echo something, before he is really loud.

The OSD of TV offers many setting possibilities, especially for image adjustment and optimization. The menu is this however quite nested and confusing. The remote control is in the hand and is clearly designed, only the tax "Ring" with eight keys resulted in the test repeatedly operating errors.

User-recognition and Internet
An integrated camera, the TV detects movements and different users. You can store four personal profiles with individual picture and sound settings, as well as personal channel list. The television then record the user from a camera and activates the appropriate profile.

Thanks to two USB jacks, you can record broadcasts from the DVB tuners on a storage medium. In addition, the TV plays from all popular multimedia formats from external stores. Over the network (DLNA) of the television shows slightly less willing to format: he plays only movies in the MPEG-2 or MPEG-4 format as well as MP3s and photos on the home network. Speaking, network - connected with the Internet, you have to access content from the Web. But only by means of widgets, a browser is missing.

Conclusion
The Toshiba 46UL875G provides a great and sharp picture that visible benefits from the resolution + images by channels in the SD format in the test. Also broadcasts in 720p and 1080i resolution and convincing picture of the DVD and Blu-ray discs is beautifully detailed, very good detail in dark sequences. To do this there practical equipment features - only 3D is missing.

Alternative
The Sony KDL-46EX725 also offers 46-inch screen size, but a little cheaper than the Toshiba TV has around 1,200 euros. Also, it supports the playback of 3D content in good quality, it produces hardly disturbing double contours (ghosting). But even in 2D, the Sony makes a good figure. If SD or HD TV via the four tuners, DVD or Blu-ray disc: the image has a colourful and sharp.