iTV, cablecard, .n

[rogerhoward at rogerroger.org]

On Dec 11, 2006, at 12:36 PM, j o a r wrote:


>> But, it's clear a lot of folks want their recorded shows (not just  
>> iTMS downloads) to seamlessly integrate with Front Row.
>
> Anything that can be played in QuickTime can be played in Front  
> Row, right? I would guess that the same thing holds true for iTV.  
> Steve likes his home video projects, so I'm sure you will be able  
> to play more than iTMS downloads through the iTV.

Front Row has access to the complete Quicktime stack. Unless the iTV  
is a repackaged Mac Mini, I would seriously doubt that *anything*  
that can be played in Front Row will be playable on iTV. Granted most  
people just think simple video/audio when they think Quicktime, but  
QT playback on Mac and Windows supports far, far more, and I'd be  
shocked to ever see all that functionality available on a device like  
iTV. More likely, we'll see a subset of what's playable in Quicktime  
- more like iTV will support what iPod supports (and perhaps extended  
to support higher resolution).

Best -Rh